Have you ever wished you could invite a literary critic and professor emeritus in contemporary literature to your book club meeting to explain the nuances of plot line and characters? Well, we have the next best thing!
You and/or your book club can go to her! Every season at Artis—Naples, the Critic’s Choice Life Long Learning Program hosts Elaine Newton, professor emeritus of humanities at York University in Toronto, Canada. She has just completed the 35th season of the Critic’s Choice Literary Series and has an enthusiastic and loyal following. Season ticket holders attend on Thursdays and individual ticket holders attend on Saturdays.
Every April, Elaine posts her Critic’s Choice Summer Reading List online. In late summer, she posts the Critic’s Choice Series of six contemporary literary selections for the season, many of which are from her Summer Reading List. She often invites an author to join her and interviews them onstage. Recent authors have included Amor Towles, Ann Patchett, and Meg Wolitzer.
Make a day of it! The Waterside Shoppes are a short walk from Artis-Naples, with several nice restaurants for lunch while discussing the book and program.
Elaine Newton’s Summer Reading List can be found at artisnaples.org. Go to Learn, Lifelong Learning, Critic’s Choice.
