All patrons and friends of the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library are welcome to join Page Turners, the Library’s book discussion group. Our August meeting will focus on three short stories by American women: Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour”; (1894), Mary E. Wilkins Freeman’s “The Revolt of Mother”; (1890), and Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers”; (1917). These classic stories open up fascinating questions about women and marriage at the turn of the twentieth century, especially in rural America, and about the short story form that dominated the popular press from the late nineteenth century until the 1970s. This will be a hybrid gathering on Zoom and in the library’s community room.

Page Turners maintains a discussion list through which members receive background information and discussion questions for each book selection. Please contact Sue Lanser (925-6244 or lanser@brandeis.edu) if you would like to learn more about the group or wish to join our mailing list.