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SUMMARY:Online Modern Novel Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for Year Nine 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 monthly from September 2026 to June 2027, 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 2026-27 Schedule:\n\nSeptember 10, 2026: Herman Melville, Moby Dick (Part 1, through Chapter 70)\nOctober 15, 2026: Moby Dick (Part 2, Chapter 71-end)\nNovember 19, 2026: William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury\nDecember 17, 2026: lan McEwan, Saturday\nJanuary 21, 2027: Louise Erdrich, Love Medicine\nFebruary 18, 2027: Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant\nMarch 18, 2027: Jenny Erpenbeck, Go, Went, Gone\nApril 15, 2027: Ben Lerner, The Topeka School\nMay 20, 2027: Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings\nJune 17, 2027: Andrew Miller, The Land in Winter\n\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please join us for Year Nine 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 monthly from September 2026 to June 2027, 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 2026-27 Schedule:</b></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">September 10, 2026: Herman Melville, <em>Moby Dick</em> (Part 1, through Chapter 70)</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">October 15, 2026: <em>Moby Dick </em>(Part 2, Chapter 71-end)</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">November 19, 2026: William Faulkner, <em>The Sound and the Fury</em></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">December 17, 2026: lan McEwan, <em>Saturday</em></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">January 21, 2027: Louise Erdrich,<em> Love Medicine</em></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">February 18, 2027: Kazuo Ishiguro, <em>The Buried Giant</em></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">March 18, 2027: Jenny Erpenbeck,<em> Go, Went, Gone</em></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">April 15, 2027: Ben Lerner, <em>The Topeka School</em></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">May 20, 2027: Marlon James, <em>A Brief History of Seven Killings</em></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">June 17, 2027: Andrew Miller, <em>The Land in Winter</em></span></li>
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