Short story, book, and film discussion classes are scattered throughout the year to give you ample time for pleasure reading and viewing between each one. Pick a course or two to suit your literary tastes and register today!

Author Visit: Elizabeth Harris

How to Sleep at Night (2025)

Wednesday, April 2 • 1:00pm-2:15pm • Zoom •

Course 13155 • $30

In conversation with Anna Katsavos, Elizabeth Harris, a New York Times reporter, will discuss her timely debut novel, How to Sleep at Night (2025). The protagonists are a married gay couple with different political party affiliations and beliefs. After the Republican half of the duo decides to run for Congress with his husband’s consent, the drama unfolds in their relationship.

Author Visit and Book Discussion:

Beena Kamlani

The English Problem (2025)

Monday, April 21 • 1:00pm-2:30pm • Shaarei Tikvah •

Course 13149 • $30

Meet Beena Kamlani, whose extraordinary debut novel The English Problem came out on January 29, 2025. Set against the backdrop of the Indian independence movement, protagonist Shiv Advani is selected by Mahatma Gandhi to travel from western India to study law in England for the purpose of returning home better equipped to drive the British colonialists out. Before leaving, his family insists on his betrothal in an arranged marriage. Once in London, Advani's allegiances -- to his family, culture, and politics -- are tested. Beautifully written in understated prose, this tender saga illustrates one man's personal liberation as it also shows the multifaceted relationship between British and Indian culture and the impact of Gandhi's nonviolent resistance.

Books will be available for sale and signing.

Author Visit: Lisa Wingate

Shelterwood (2024)

Tuesday, April 22 • 11:00am-12:15pm • Zoom •

Course 13156 • $30

In conversation with Anna Katsavos, Lisa Wingate, author of the best-seller Before We Were Yours (2017), will be discussing her newest book, Shelterwood (2024). Through dual narratives set in 1909 and in 1990, this historical novel intertwines stories of child and land exploitation, escape, survival, and the pioneers who fought for justice in Oklahoma amid power-hungry land barons. The story was inspired by the bizarre reports of “elf children living in a hollow tree,” and the investigation that led to the discovery of the children’s true identities.

Author Visit: Sarah Easter Collins

Things Don't Break on Their Own (2024)

Wednesday, April 30 • 7:00pm-8:15pm • Scarsdale High School • Course 13143 • $30

Meet Sarah Easter Collins, UK-based Edgar Award finalist, during her US tour for a discussion of her debut novel, Things Don’t Break on Their Own (2024). This heart-wrenching mystery tells the story of a woman whose life has been defined, in many ways, by her sister’s disappearance and the belief that she can be found alive. A stray comment at a dinner party proves seismic in exposing the tricks that memories play and the secrets that soon come to light.

Due out in paperback on 4/29/25, books will be available for sale and signing.

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