Reading Groups
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Groups+Workshops
Members Only: The Literarians
Wednesday, 12:30 pm EDT - 2:00 pm EDT May 19, 2021
The Literarians is a free monthly discussion group open to members of The Center.
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Groups+Workshops
Beyond the Tropes II: African American Voices in Speculative Short Story Form with Marc Abbott
3 Monthly Sessions Sundays, 12:00 pm EDT - 1:30 pm EDT June 13 to August 8, 2021
In these sessions, we take a look at short form speculative fiction stories by African American authors from the two volumes of the Dark Matter...
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Writers on Writers with Sheila Kohler
4 Monthly Sessions Wednesdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT June 16 to September 15, 2021
We will read four novels by writers on writers: Penelope Fitzgerald on the poet Novalis (Frederick von Hardenberg) in the beautiful The Blue...
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Rachel Cusk’s Outline Trilogy with Miriam Tuliao
3 Monthly Sessions Thursdays, 6:30 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT June 17 to August 19, 2021
At once introspective and incisive, Rachel Cusk’s acclaimed literary trilogy—Outline (2015), Transit (2017), and Kudos...
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Groups+Workshops
The Stories and Secrets of Women of Color with Regina A. Bernard
4 Monthly Sessions Wednesdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT June 30 to September 29, 2021
Why do we keep secrets? What makes the stories of women of color feel like secrets we shouldn’t repeat but that we must tell or at the very least
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Groups+Workshops
Rethinking Race in Fantasy Literature with Joy Sanchez-Taylor
Every Other Week Thursdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT July 1 to August 12, 2021
J.R.R. Tolkien literally wrote the map for fantasy literature with his detailed world building and European folkloric influences
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Groups+Workshops
Love in War Time with Anne Fernald
3 Monthly Sessions Mondays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT July 12 to September 13, 2021
In this reading group, we dive into three novels by women, each about a love affair during a time of war. Each offers intrigue, romance, politics, and love
We can only offer full refunds if you cancel one week prior to the start of class. After that, before the start date of class, we can offer a 50% refund. We cannot refund day-of cancellations or refund or partially refund the fee once the class has begun.