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 – | ||
| Date | Presenter | Title |
| Sep 17 | Donna Ramer | Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer |
| Oct 01 | Larry Shapiro | William Cooper’s Town: Power & Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic by Alan Taylor |
| Oct 15 | Joyce West | Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton |
| Oct 29 | Wayne Cotter, Art Spar | 1929 by Andrew Ross |
| Nov 12 | Babette Cecotti | Vermeer’s Hat by Timothy Brook |
| Dec 03 | Marty Green | Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari |
| Dec 17 | Ellie Schaffer | TBD |
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