We will start reading "Washington Square" by Henry James. The novel tells the story of a naive and unattractive heiress who falls in love with a fortune hunter.

We will read and discuss newspaper articles together and we will start reading the autobiographical book "Knife" by Salman Rushdie. Mr. Rushdie also calls his book "Meditations after an attempted murder". The attempted murder happened in 2022 in upstate New York.

We'll read and talk about the autobiographical book "Knife" by Salman Rushdie. Mr. Rushdie also calls his book "Meditations after an attempted murder". The attempted murder happened in 2022 in upstate New York.