Category: Common Read

Apr 01 2022

45th Reunion Book Club (Virtual and In-Person) – May 27 3-4 pm Virtually and In-Person

  • April 1, 2022

Thanks to all who expressed interest in our 45th Reunion Book Club. The votes are in and Lee Kravetz’s debut novel, The Last Confessions of Sylvia P., is the winner! The reviews suggest that this will be enjoyed by Plath aficionados as well as those who aren’t her biggest fans! Adam Johnson (Pulitzer Prize winner) writes, “Lee Kravetz has created a bit of a miracle, a plot-driven literary puzzle box whose mystery lives in both its winding approach to history and its wonderous [sic] story. It’s a book full of ideas about inspiration and a love for language that translates across borders, physical and generational.” 

Join classmates either in person or on zoom to discuss this seductive literary mystery incorporating the perspectives of Plath’s psychiatrist, a rival poet and, years later, a curator of antiquities. Even if this was not your first choice, please consider giving it a try. No problem if you didn’t vote, sign up now!

Please complete the form below. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScE50AwLeknC3oDKGUUG_hL8JR0S2l-92UJSs8QmsvXo8Np1Q/viewform

Best regards,

Susan Granahan Colgan

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Oct 12 2020

From Class President – Thanks to Ann Reynolds, Simonne Roy and Nicky Mesiah and More 

  • October 12, 2020

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Hi everyone, lots of things to share with you:

1.    Many, many thanks to our amazing classmates, Ann Reynolds, Simonne Roy and Nicky Mesiah as they led us through a Celebration of the Arts on October 2nd.  Twenty-six of us learned about composing Cuban jazz music, painting views of Provence, and baking healthy goodies.   A link to the Video is here.  Simonne would like to invite the Class to follow her art adventures, see her newest paintings, and receive invitations by subscribing to her monthly newsletter, https://www.simonneroy.com/email-newsletter.  Ann has lots of information about her work and her band at https://www.annreynoldsmusic.com.  And Nicky has all kinds of stories on her website as well as a way to order her delicious products at http://www.missnickys.com 

2.    Don’t forget, MOUNTAIN DAY will be one day this week…keep checking your email inbox!

3.    The Common Read this year is select essays from The 1619 Project https://www.mtholyoke.edu/media/2020-aug/1619-project-common-read-2020

4.    I have started to participate in the AA Book Club and am enjoying it.  I am reading books that I normally would not, so that’s been great.  Check out the link https://mtholyoke.pbc.guru

5.    You all should have received a survey from Alex Woody, the Chair of our new Class of 1977 Communications Committee, asking questions about ways we can better connect within our class.   I hope you all take a couple of minutes and complete the survey by Wednesday October 14th, thanks!

6.    And one last thing – watch for another eblast from me announcing our next Class Zoom meeting with Deb Stone Roth, again leading us in ways of Self-Care.  We are planning on scheduling it in November, before the rush of the Holiday Season is upon us.  So…stay tune!!!

Hope you find all of this helpful,  

Liz

 

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