Tara Hayes
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Jane Austen’s Emma
Literary Masterpieces, Part One
Thursday, January 29, 2026, 10am
Sharon and Timothy Ubben Signature Event Space
Tara Hayes, lecturer
Learn more about Jane Austen’s longest and most complex novel, Emma, in this thought-provoking discussion with Tara Hayes, Ph.D., a Book & Film Club professor who has advanced degrees in English literature. In this discussion, Hayes will talk about the novel’s plotting and how Austen’s writing divulges the flaws, struggles and transformations that make us human.
Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations
Literary Masterpieces, Part Two
Friday, February 27, 2026, 10am
Sharon and Timothy Ubben Signature Event Space
Tara Hayes, lecturer
Join fellow readers and literary lecturer Tara Hayes, Ph.D., for a discussion about Charles Dickens’ masterpiece, Great Expectations. In this discussion, Hayes will talk about the novel’s compelling characters, intricate plot and how its timeless themes of ambition, love, social mobility, and redemption remain relevant 160 years after it was first published in serial form.
Mark Twain’s
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Literary Masterpieces, Part Three
Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 10am
Sharon and Timothy Ubben Signature Event Space
Tara Hayes, lecturer
In this discussion, literary lecturer Tara Hayes, Ph.D., discusses what many consider Mark Twain’s masterpiece and the greatest of all American novels — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Join Hayes as she takes you on a ride down the Mississippi and discusses the novel’s timeless themes of friendship, morality, and the hypocrisy of antebellum society.