Beginning in January, Philip Weinstein, the Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor of Literature at Swarthmore College, will present a nine-part seminar on Zoom, Known and Unknown Worlds: Fictions of the 21st Century, studying six of the most resonant novels published (in English) in the 1st two decades of our new century.

Registration is required. Zoom login information will be sent to registered participants prior to the first session in January. A limited number of copies of the book will be available for pickup at the library, or can be requested through CLAMS.

6pm Thursday Jan 18 2024: Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections, Part 1 of 2
6pm Wednesday Jan 31 2024: Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections, Part 2 of 2
6pm Wednesday Feb 14 2024: W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz 
6pm Wednesday Feb 28 2024: Edward P Jones, The Known World Part 1 of 2
6pm Wednesday Mar 13 2024: Edward P Jones, The Known World Part 2 of 2
6pm Wednesday Mar 27 2024: Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad
6pm Wednesday Apr 10 2024: Ann Patchett, The Dutch House 
6pm Wednesday Apr 24 2024: Colum McCann, Apeirogon Part 1 of 2
6pm Wednesday May 8 2024: Colum McCann, Apeirogon Part 2 of 2