by Renee Paolino | Jun 19, 2023 | Blog
The Count of Monte Cristo has been discussed on this website, so the only fact I would add is that this novel has never been on our GB schedule. Edgar Allan Poe also makes his debut this year with two short stories. St. Benedict’s The Rule has made it on the schedule...
by Renee Paolino | Jun 19, 2023 | Announcements
Summer will fly by, as it always manages to do. We have a lengthy novel to read for our October 3rd Great Books meeting. Pick up The Count of Monte Cristo and start reading! As I recently told a GB member, I am unapologetically smitten with the Count. This was not...
by Renee Paolino | May 18, 2023 | Announcements
We closed out a grand year of lively discussions covering a myriad of subjects. Great Books 77 is ended. Now it is time to look forward, to tackle the novel slated for the opening meeting of Great Books 78 (2023-24). On October 3, 2023, we will meet for a conversation...
by Renee Paolino | Apr 25, 2023 | Announcements
This is it, folks: our very last conversation of Great Books Year 77 (2022-2023). We will be discussing Les Blancs, the remarkable play by the remarkable but short-lived playwright, Lorraine Hansberry. Hansberry tackles racism and colonialism head on. Let’s do the...
by Renee Paolino | Apr 19, 2023 | Announcements
Our final assignment of Great Books Year 77 is Les Blancs by Lorraine Hansberry, to be discussed on Tuesday, May 2, 7:00 p.m. at the South Euclid – Lyndhurst Library (or Zoom with us). It can’t be any easier to complete this assignment. Why? Because all you have...
