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[These virtual sessions are hosted by the New Bedford Whaling Museum. To register, see below.]

Join NBWM's Moby-Dick Book Club, a virtual series exploring Herman Melville’s iconic American novel. The next two sessions will be on the third Tuesday of the month in October, and November 2025. These sessions will prepare readers for the 30th Moby-Dick Marathon at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, taking place on January 3, 2026.

Tuesday, October 21 at 5:30pm EDT:
Chapter 48 to Chapter 95
Theme: Race, Nation, and Representation
Featured Guests: Professors Bob Wallace & Wyn Kelley

Tuesday, November 18 at 5:30pm EST:
Chapter 96 to the Epilogue
Theme: Melville and the Ocean
Featured Guests: Professors Mary K. Bercaw Edwards & Jennifer Baker

To choose which session to attend and to register for the zoom link, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u5Nzv2FQQG-dze2JsuFxGw#/registration

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