NOVEL CLUB 2025-26 Season

October 7, 2025

Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver

Biographical Paper:  Peter Haas

Critical Paper:  Lee Haas

Host:  Linda Sandhaus and Roland Philip

November 4, 2025

Americanah– Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Biographical Paper:  Toby Siegel

Critical Paper:  Jonathan Witmer-Rich

Host:  Rob Ware

December 2, 2025

Catch 22 – Joseph Heller

Biographical Paper:  Hugh Weinberg

Critical Paper:  Jim Schilling

Host:  Jonathan and Maria Witmer-Rich

January 6, 2026

The Book of Goose– Yiyun Li

Biographical Paper:  Steve Eppell

Critical Paper:  Catherine LaCroix

Host: 

February 3, 2026

The House of Doors – Tan Twan Eng

Biographical Paper:  Andy Fabens

Critical Paper:  Leigh Fabens

Host:  Diane Stupay

March 3, 2026

Madame Bovary – Gustave Flaubert

Biographical Paper:  Susan Schwartzwald

Critical Paper:  Tom Mester

Host: 

April 7, 2026

James– Percival Everett

Biographical Paper:  Jennie Kaffen

Critical Paper:  Jonathan Kaffen

Host: 

May 5, 2026

The Mighty Red– Louise Erdrich

Biographical Paper:  Natalie Bauman

Critical Paper:   Rebecca Carmi

Host:  

June 2, 2026

Howard’s End– E.M. Forster

Biographical Paper:  Jonathan Freilich

Critical Paper:  Melvin Schwartzwald

Host:  Andrew and Leigh Fabens

June 9, 2026

Annual Meeting — Potluck Dinner

Host: Irad and Rebecca Carmi