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SUMMARY:Online Modern Novel Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for Year Eight of the Modern Novel Group. This is an informal discussion group of committed readers who want to better understand each book’s history, context, assumptions, and resonance. Free and open to the public. Meets on Zoom.\nThis group will meet on the third Thursday of each month, from September to June, 10:30am-12pm. Group members can expect to read one novel each month, and members of the group will share responsibility for introducing books and leading discussions. Books can be requested from the library.\nPhilip Weinstein, a well-known and highly respected literature teacher on our Island and Professor Emeritus at Swarthmore College, is the co-organizer of this discussion group. Phil will not lecture or formally teach the group, but he will be an active member.\nSpace is limited. If you are interested in becoming a member in this group, please contact co-organizer Jeff Nason. You can reach Jeff at 617-285-3160 or jnasonmd@gmail.com.\nModern Novel Study Group 2025-26 Schedule:\nSeptember 18, 2025. James Joyce – Dubliners (1914).  \nOctober 16, William Butler Yeats, selected poems, TBD. \nNovember 20, Samuel Beckett, Molloy (1947).\nDecember 18. Roddy Doyle, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. (1993).\nJanuary 15, 2026. William Trevor, The Story of Lucy Gault (2002). \nFebruary 19, John Banville, The Sea. (2005).\nMarch 19, Anne Enright, The gathering, (2007). \nApril 16, Emma Donaghue, The Pull of the Stars (2020).\nMay 21, Claire Keegan, Small Things Like These (2022) and Donald Ryan, The Queen of Dirt Island (2022).\nJune 18, Sally Rooney, Intermezzo, (2024).\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please join us for Year Eight of the Modern Novel Group. This is an informal discussion group of committed readers who want to better understand each book’s history, context, assumptions, and resonance. Free and open to the public. Meets on Zoom.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This group will meet on the third Thursday of each month, from September to June, 10:30am-12pm. Group members can expect to read one novel each month, and members of the group will share responsibility for introducing books and leading discussions. Books can be requested from the library.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Philip Weinstein, a well-known and highly respected literature teacher on our Island and Professor Emeritus at Swarthmore College, is the co-organizer of this discussion group. Phil will not lecture or formally teach the group, but he will be an active member.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Space is limited. If you are interested in becoming a member in this group, please contact co-organizer Jeff Nason. You can reach Jeff at 617-285-3160 or jnasonmd@gmail.com.</span></p>
<p><b>Modern Novel Study Group 2025-26 Schedule:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">September 18, 2025. James Joyce &#8211;</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Dubliners</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (1914).  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">October 16, William Butler Yeats, selected poems, TBD. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">November 20, Samuel Beckett, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Molloy</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (1947).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">December 18. Roddy Doyle, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. (1993).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">January 15, 2026. William Trevor, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Story of Lucy Gault</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (2002). </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">February 19, John Banville, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sea.</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (2005).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">March 19, Anne Enright, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The gathering, </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">(2007). </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">April 16, Emma Donaghue, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Pull of the Stars</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (2020).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">May 21, Claire Keegan, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Small Things Like These</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (2022) and Donald Ryan, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Queen of Dirt Island</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (2022).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">June 18, Sally Rooney,</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Intermezzo</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, (2024).</span></p>

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