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WED, JANUARY 16, 2-4: BOOK GROUP, CELESTE NG
In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned – from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren – an enigmatic artist and single mother – who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl. Voted Reader Favorite of the year by Goodreads, and Best Book of the year by many sources, including NPR. Soon to be a Reese Witherspoon produced miniseries. Barbara Lesch McCaffry will lead the discussion
WED, FEBRUARY 20, 2-4: BOOK GROUP, HENRY GATES, JR.
As part of Black History Month, we discuss Hannah Crafts: The Bondwoman's Narrative.
As a special treat, Hollis Robbins, Phd, Dean of Arts and Humanities at SSU will come to add her expertise to the conversation.
Gates found the manuscript of the novel, believed to be the first written by an African-American woman. Once it was authenticated, he edited and published it. Research since then has identified her as Hannah Bond, a slave from North Carolina who escaped to New Jersey in 1857.
As a special treat, Hollis Robbins, Phd, Dean of Arts and Humanities at SSU will come to add her expertise to the conversation.
Gates found the manuscript of the novel, believed to be the first written by an African-American woman. Once it was authenticated, he edited and published it. Research since then has identified her as Hannah Bond, a slave from North Carolina who escaped to New Jersey in 1857.
WED, MARCH 20, 2-4: BOOK GROUP, LITTLE WOMEN
An immediate success in 1868, this book by Louisa May Alcott continues to attract readers. It has remained in print, been made into six movies, six television series, an opera, and even Japanese anime. Greta Gerwig is directing a new film version due in 2019. Despite its being so widely read, some group members never have done so, and others look forward to revisiting the story. Why does it remain popular? Why is it not in the literary canon, but kept aside as a "girls' book"? Clarice Stasz will introduce with new scholarship on Alcott and the book.