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Great Books Discussion Group

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2025-08-11 19:00:00 2025-08-11 20:30:00 America/Chicago Great Books Discussion Group Co-sponsored by the American Association of University Women Elgin Area Branch. Click on the event title for a list of assigned books. Facilitated by Barbara Njus and Gail Cohen. Please Register. Main Library - Conference Room, Info Serv - Zoom

Monday, August 11
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-11 19:00:00 2025-08-11 20:30:00 America/Chicago Great Books Discussion Group Co-sponsored by the American Association of University Women Elgin Area Branch. Click on the event title for a list of assigned books. Facilitated by Barbara Njus and Gail Cohen. Please Register. Main Library - Conference Room, Info Serv - Zoom

Main Library

Conference Room, Info Serv - Zoom

Co-sponsored by the American Association of University Women Elgin Area Branch. Click on the event title for a list of assigned books. Facilitated by Barbara Njus and Gail Cohen. Please Register.

Great Books Reading List: January - November 2025

January 13 (novel) – “The Master and Margarita,” by Mikail Bulgakov

February 10 (epic) – “Gilgamesh,” translated by Stephen Mitchell

March 10 (novel) – “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” by Charles Dickens

April 14 (play) – “The Iceman Cometh,” by Eugene O’Neill

May 12 (novel) – “The Lowland,” by Jhumpa Lahiri

June 9 (play) – “The Tempest,” by William Shakespeare

July 14 (novel) – “Tenant of Wildfell Hall,’ by Anne Bronte

August 11 (novel) – “Things Fall Apart,” by Chinua Achebe

September 8 (novel) – “The Handmaid’s Tale,” by Margaret Atwood

October 13 (short stories) – “Thanks for the Ride,” “How I Met My Husband,” and “Dear Life,” by Alice Munro

November 10 (novel) – “Revolutionary Road,” by Richard Yates

December 8 –  no meeting

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Hybrid | Book Clubs & Discussion Groups |

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