The Pickwick Book Club is a community of local bookworms, students, and teachers who meet monthly to discuss a nineteenth-century novel. Join us from February through June for conversations about Charles Dickens's novel Barnaby Rudge, with guest speaker presentations to help us contextualize our readings.

Guest Speakers:

• February 10: John O. Jordan, Director of the Dickens Project and Professor Emeritus of Literature, UCSC
• March 10: Bruce Thompson, Lecturer of History, UCSC
• April 14: TBA
• May 12: Brian Malone, English Instructor, De Anza College
• June 9: Animal Studies Panel Discussion

This reading group is presented by The Dickens Project and supported by the Santa Cruz Public Libraries.