Reading Groups

Cover to Cover: Gloria Naylor's Linden Hills with Channelle Russell

$35

1 Session

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Monday, 6:30 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT August 17, 2026

Online via Zoom

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Hell is a lot of different things to a lot of different people. In Gloria Naylor’s 1985 novel Linden Hills, an explosive and dynamic allegory of Dante’s Inferno, it sure looks a lot like the Black suburban middle class. This quietly intelligent book turns considerations of class, racial uplift, and progress on their head. Any and all readers interested in discovering one of America’s greatest unsung authors are welcome.

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What to expect from this reading group: After a brief preamble and launch of discussion from the instructor, this course will be organic and participant-driven, with light notes about significant themes and scenes presented by the instructor.

What to read in advance: Please read Linden Hills in its entirety.

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  • Channelle Chevelle Russell

    Channelle Russell

    Channelle Russell

    Channelle Chevelle Russell is a writer and Ph.D. candidate studying English & Comparative Literature at Columbia University. When not in the library plying through volumes of cultural theory, Channelle can be found taking much-needed walks through the park and working on her first novel. Channelle has held previous positions at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and earned her graduate degree in Creative Writing from Scotland’s University of St Andrews. She studied Black diasporic literature and history at Emory University and writes the newsletter Girl Uninterrupted.

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