The book cover for “Mona’s Eyes” by Thomas Schlesser, featuring a close-up of a painting of a face with a cracked texture, sitting on a windowsill next to a houseplant.

Visualizing Literature: Book Club for Art Lovers

Name: Visualizing Literature: Book Club for Art Lovers
Start: 2027-04-14T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2027-04-14T14:30:00-05:00
Location: The Joslyn Art Museum

Wed Apr 14, 1PM–2:30PM

General public, $10; FREE for Joslyn members; advance registration required; walk-ins accepted as space allows. Registration opens Feb 17.

Visualizing Literature: Book Club for Art Lovers explores connections between the literary and visual arts through moderated book discussions and gallery tours led by Visualizing Literature Volunteers. Discussions begin in the Community Room and conclude in the galleries. The program occurs four times per year on selected dates in September, November, February, and April. Featured books are available for purchase in The Shop.

April book: Mona’s Eyes (2025) by Thomas Schlesser and translated by Hildegarde Serle; purchase in The Shop: $30 (member price $27.50)

An international bestseller, Mona’s Eyes, is a moving story about art and family devotion. When ten-year-old Mona faces permanent blindness, her grandfather takes her on a secret, 52-week quest through Paris’s greatest museums, using one masterpiece each week to fill her mind with beauty before the darkness arrives.

Looking ahead—Visualizing Literature programs will resume in Sep 2027; our four book selections and dates for the 2027-2028 season will be announced in July on our website and in our membership magazine.

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