Reappraisal Reading Circle

Open meeting to discuss a prolific, popular author of the past whose works are held in quantity by the Athenaeum. Meetings are bi-monthly on Third Wednesdays—hybrid sessions. Sign up here for Zoom link

2026–27 Discussions:

Sept 16, 2026
Pearl S. Buck  (1892-1973)
American writer and humanitarian. Nobel prize winner for literature. Also an advocate for women’s rights and racial equality.

Nov 18
J. B. Priestly  (1894-1984)
English novelist, dramatist, literary critic, and essayist.

Jan 20, 2027
Bruce Lancaster  (1896-1963)
Massachusetts author (Worcester and Beverly) who left the foreign service to write historical novels and nonfiction.

Mar 17
Paul Gallico  (1897-1976)
American who wrote mostly short stories and novels, many of which inspired films.

May 19
Nevil Shute  (1899-1960)
English Aeronautical engineer, war correspondent, and novelist.