Topic: Literature

Author Melissa Pritchard on Florence Nightingale

Guest speaker Melissa Pritchard Schley, who now lives in Columbus, is an award-wining novelist, biographer, essayist and short-story writer. She’ll talk about her latest novel, “Flight of the Wild Swan,” a work of historical fiction about Florence Nightingale. Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. but join us early for coffee and conversation. Visitors and guests … Continue reading Author Melissa Pritchard on Florence Nightingale

Kristen Miller Zohn — “With Such a Smile Over the Face”

Join us for a deep dive into Pride and Prejudice. Art Historian Kristen Miller Zohn, who has written about Jane Austen, will explore the 18th-century practice of judging character by scrutinizing facial features and expressions. (In the novel, Elizabeth Bennet judges Mr. Darcy’s character by examining his smiling face in a portrait.) Kristen Zohn, who … Continue reading Kristen Miller Zohn — “With Such a Smile Over the Face”