I agree with Monroe and others: first, bring the current MDDM to a satisfying conclusion. Those of you who've worked hard at it deserve that much. 
But we can sure begin figuring out what to read next.  Seems with all the titles and names being dropped, it may take a while to reach a decision anyway. 
Assuming we read an author other than P, some things to consider: 
1. Do we want an American author, or not? 
2. Do we want a 20th Century author, or earlier? 
3. Do we want a book of a particular length? What's this about the two-year rumours, Mr. Monroe? 
IMO, it might be fun to read an early pomo work like Tristram Shandy (thanks, Monica darlin'!) for a change. 
Of course, if we choose to read another P text, it might not be a bad idea to create a list-generated "anthology" of P non-fiction, including "Nearer My Couch to Thee," Lotion liner notes, and other goofy stuff. 
sep7 

 jbor wrote: I guess the next question is, how do we decide?

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