COURSES – FALL 2026 / Literature / NONFICTION GEMS

Coordinators: Donna Ramer, Carole Blane, Ellie Schaffer

Discover books you’ve intended to read or rediscover others you’ve meant to revisit as we delve into a mix of topics and themes.

At each session, the presenter will walk us through a nonfiction book ranging from history to science to adventure to culture… to wherever your curiosity takes you. This course will offer an engaging and eclectic lineup to illuminate your world.

B WEEK / THURSDAY / 10:30 – NOON / IN-PERSON / ROOM 19


B Week Thursday –
DatePresenterTitle
Sep 17Donna RamerProust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer
Oct 01Larry ShapiroWilliam Cooper’s Town: Power & Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic by Alan Taylor
Oct 15Joyce WestRaising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Oct 29Wayne Cotter, Art Spar1929 by Andrew Ross
Nov 12Babette CecottiVermeer’s Hat by Timothy Brook
Dec 03Marty GreenSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Dec 17Ellie SchafferTBD



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