Essex Library: Literature Seminar Series

This fall, take a deep dive into three of Flannery O’Connor’s short stories with Tom Kelly as he leads a literature seminar series at Essex Library. O’Connor, an American novelist and short story writer, is well known for her Southern Gothic writing style and major contributions to American Literature, before her death from lupus at the young age of 39.

This program will help participants read critically, focusing on specific writing techniques used by the author to create meaning. Kelly will also help participants identify patterns, representations and ideas found in the following short stories.

Oct. 16 – “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor

Oct. 30 – “Revelation” by Flannery O’Connor

Nov. 13 – “The River” by Flannery O’Connor

This program is free and open to the public regardless of residency at Essex Library, 33 West Avenue, Essex, CT. Seating is limited. Registration is required.

Please email Adult Services Librarian Elizabeth Reinhart at ereinhart@essexlib.org if you need assistance locating these selected works by O’Connor.

About Tom Kelly
Thomas Kelly earned a B.A. in English from Wesleyan University in 1981, and an M.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut in 1984. He taught English for forty years at various local secondary schools: New London High School, The Williams School, and St. Bernard High School, and during that time also taught at the University of Connecticut at Avery Point, Mohegan Community College, and Mitchell College. He retired after the 2019/2020 school year, and has since read most of what he did not have time for while teaching.