Short Story Discussion Group
Schedule
Tue Feb 03 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
151 N. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17603 | Lancaster, PA
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Join us on the first Tuesday of each month as we read and discuss works in the Short Story genre! From classic to contemporary, we’ll cover a variety of authors and stories to help us explore well-known works and introduce us to new favorites. 2026 Reading List:
January 6: “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Márquez
February 3: “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury
March 3: “A Biography” by Penelope Lively
April 7: “Better Living Through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer
May 5: “A Temporary Matter” and “Mrs. Sen’s” by Jhumpa Lahiri
June 2: “The Harvest” by Amy Hempel
July 7: “Mr. Death” by Alix E. Harrow
August 4: “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty
September 1: “How to Pronounce Knife,” “Chick-A-Chee,” and “Edge of the World” by Souvankham Thammavongsa
October 6: “The Summer People” by Shirley Jackson
November 3: “The Lottery Ticket” by Anton Chekhov and “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” by Jack Finney
December 1: “The Burglar’s Christmas” by Willa Cather (under the pseudonym “Elizabeth L. Seymour”)
For assistance finding copies of each story, please contact the library at 717-394-2651 ext. 1350 or [email protected].
Registration is encouraged but not required!
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