Vermont Humanities

A Mysterious Lens on American Culture

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Reading and Discussion

In these mysteries, mayhem and murder play out against a cultural/ethnic backdrop—illuminating more than simply whodunnit.

Books in this Series

  • Barbara Neely, Blanche Cleans Up
  • Faye Kellerman, Ritual Bath
  • P. L. Gaus, Blood of the Prodigal
  • Sherman Alexie, Indian Killer

Available Facilitators

How to Book this Series

Please browse the list of available facilitators above. Then contact your chosen facilitator to discuss the timing and other details of the series. Finally, select the “Book this Series” button and fill out our online Reading & Discussion Request Form.

Questions?

Please contact Richelle Franzoni at (802) 262-1355 or rfranzoni@vermonthumanities.org.

 

Vermont Humanities*** April 5, 2018

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Poet Sarah Audsley joined us at the Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park for Words in the Woods.

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Humanities Camps are filled with reading and writing projects, field trips, and outdoor activities.

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We won a 2020 Schwartz Prize for best public humanities programming in the U.S. for Vermont Reads 2019: “March: Book One.”

Group on tour in snowy Burlington

We supported Historic New England’s “More than a Market” project that explored the experiences of new Americans through food markets.

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Our free public events help bring the power of the humanities to communities across Vermont.