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Best American Short Stories 

If you enjoy reading fiction and are interested in exploring the power of the short story, our study group is for you.  The beauty of our group is tha ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 03/02/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (3/2/2026-6/8/2026)

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Four Masters of the Short Story: Bambara, Krauss, Fitzgerald, Hemingway 

Short stories may be short on pages, but they span a world of people, places, and masterful authors. Toni Cade Bambara opens doors to African-American ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 03/02/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (3/2/2026-6/8/2026)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Chinese Mysteries 

Mysteries and detective fiction are usually thought of as the inventions of Edgar Allan Poe, but they have been popular in China for over a thousand y ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 03/02/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (3/2/2026-6/8/2026)

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The Campus Novel; Then and Now 

Join us for a literary trip back to college! We will read and discuss two fine examples of the campus novel genre, Changing Places by David Lodge (Pen ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 03/02/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Weekly - Mon 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (3/2/2026-6/8/2026)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Dickens' Swan Song: Our Mutual Friend 

Some of us, a few pages into a Dickens' novel, find ourselves wondering why we ever bother to read anyone else. If this describes you—or if you are cu ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 03/03/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Weekly - Tue 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (3/3/2026-6/2/2026)

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Poetry for Pleasure 

Join us for an exciting and uplifting experience as we discover a wide variety of poets and poetry—some known, some less familiar. Choices may include ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 03/04/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (3/4/2026-6/3/2026)

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Tapestry of Voices: Short Stories of Ireland 

According to a popular saying, “Ireland is a tapestry of songs, stories and spirit.” This study group will delve into a wide array of these classic ta ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 04/22/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Wed .

Weekly - Wed 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM (4/22/2026-6/3/2026)

Email olli@northwestern.edu for more information.
 
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Three Stoppard Masterpieces: The Real Thing, Arcadia, and Leopoldstadt 

Prolific and brilliantly original, Sir Tom Stoppard has produced a remarkable body of work as a playwright and screenwriter over 50-plus years. We wil ...  View More

Location: 500 Davis Center Location : 
  500 Davis Center.

Start date: 04/23/26

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Weekly - Thu 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM (4/23/2026-6/4/2026)

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