The Blackbird Bookclub, Part 2
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Tess Maginess, BA, MA, PhD, PFHEA 

New Year 2025 

10 weekly sessions on Mondays 11.00 am to 1.00 pm, starting 20 January 

The Blackbird meets again in the New Year.  New participants welcome.  

20 January-  William Faulkner, ‘The Bear’ In Go Down Moses - tutor,  Linda McKeown 

27 January - Anton Chekov, ‘The Chameleon’ - tutor, Tess Maginess 

3 February - The Odyssey, 4, 'Helen at Sparta' - tutor,  Geraldine O’Neill 

10 February -  Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca - tutor, Louise McIvor 

17 February - Sebastian Barry, Old God’s Time - tutor, Tess Maginess 

24 February -  Wendy Erskine poetry reading and talk - tutor, Wendy Erskine 

3 March - Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake  - tutor, Alison MacKenzie 

10 March - Dag Solstad, Shyness & Dignity  (trans Sverre Lyngstad) - tutor, Eamonn Hughes 

24 March - The Angry Young Men: George Orwell, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, Keith Waterhouse’s Billy Liar and  Julian Barnes, Metroland.- tutor,  Martin Tyrrell 

31 March - Gerard Manley Hopkins, ‘Spring’ - tutor, Tess Maginess 

Dates and speakers correct at time of going to print. 

Fee £92.00 (concession rate £66.00) 

10 CATS Points (Level 1) 

This class will take place on QUB campus  

No class on Monday 17 March 

Concession: The concession rate is available for those who are in receipt of State Benefits (including pension), or are full-time students, part or full-time Queen’s students or are members of University staff holding a valid staff card:

Course: Full RateConcession Rate