Writers on The Shelf Life have been reading “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot  Díaz (Riverhead, $14), which won a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. (Best-seller list description: “A nerdy Dominican-American struggles to escape a family curse.”)

We’re going to talk about “Oscar” live online starting at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15. If you’ve read the book, join us then on The Book Shelf and share your thoughts.

Join us at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 for a live chat about “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.” Be sure to sign up below to get an e-mail reminder about the discussion.