This class will meet once a month to discuss a literary work. The selections below have been made from novels, collections of short stories, and memoirs that have received critical acclaim from peers, reviewers, and the reading public. Class members are encouraged to participate in discussions on characterization, plot, structure, dialogue, style, and atmosphere.

September 19 - The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray (2021)

October 17 - To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (1927)

November 14 - Mr. Bridge by Evan S. Connell (1959)

December - No Meeting

January 16 - Long Day’s Journey into Night (a play in four acts) by Eugene O’Neill (1956)

February 20 - Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small-Town Life by Sherwood Anderson (2019)

March 19 - The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (2002)

April 16 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (2022)

May 21 - Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout (2022)


This class will be held in-person at WIH