
February 2023
THE MILL ON THE FLOSS by George Eliot
featuring Kimberly J. Stern, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature One of the most beloved heroines in the English canon —With its poignant portrayal of sibling relationships, The Mill on the Floss is considered George Eliot’s most autobiographical novel; it is also one of her most powerful and moving.—Penguin Classics —No writer ever lived who had anything like her power of manifold, but disinterested and impartially observant, sympathy. If Sophocles or Cervantes had lived in the light of…
Find out more »Margaret Edds presents WHAT EYES CAN’T SEE: RALPH NORTHAM, BLACK RESOLVE, AND RACIAL RECKONING IN VIRGINIA, with Dr. Lloyd Kramer and Dianne Jackson
Co-sponsored by Flyleaf Books Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - Signing Line at 5:30 pm, Talk begins at 6:00 pm Click here order your book, and please indicate in the comments if you’d like 1-2 seats held for you at the event! Flyleaf will offer seating for up to 60 in-person guests, with priority access given to folks who purchase the book. Masks recommended. There will be no streaming option for this event. The transformation of Governor Ralph Northam Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's…
Find out more »THE MILL ON THE FLOSS by George Eliot
featuring Kimberly J. Stern, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature One of the most beloved heroines in the English canon —With its poignant portrayal of sibling relationships, The Mill on the Floss is considered George Eliot’s most autobiographical novel; it is also one of her most powerful and moving.—Penguin Classics —No writer ever lived who had anything like her power of manifold, but disinterested and impartially observant, sympathy. If Sophocles or Cervantes had lived in the light of…
Find out more »ELECTRA by Sophocles vs ELECTRA by Euripides *SOLD OUT*
*Sold Out* - email human@unc.edu to be added to the waitlist featuring William H. Race, George L. Paddison Professor of Classics Emeritus An essential classic of Ancient Greek drama On Sophocles' Electra: —Although it has been at times overshadowed by his more famous Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone, Sophocles' Electra is remarkable for its extreme emotions and taut drama. Sophocles presents this story as a savage though necessary act of vengeance, vividly depicting Electra's grief, anger, and exultation.—Oxford University Press —Electra's journey of…
Find out more »Nationalism and Democracy in Eastern Europe
featuring Chad Bryant, Professor of History Humanities in Action Wednesdays Travel around the world with Carolina Public Humanities as we explore topics of current interest. Stop by Flyleaf Books on Wednesday afternoons (or tune in from home) to learn more about the world around us. The Humanities in Action hybrid lecture series will take place on Wednesday afternoons from 4:30-6:00 pm at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill. Your registration allows you to attend in person at Flyleaf Books OR virtually…
Find out more »ELECTRA by Sophocles vs ELECTRA by Euripides *SOLD OUT*
*Sold Out* - email human@unc.edu to be added to the waitlist featuring William H. Race, George L. Paddison Professor of Classics Emeritus An essential classic of Ancient Greek drama On Sophocles' Electra: —Although it has been at times overshadowed by his more famous Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone, Sophocles' Electra is remarkable for its extreme emotions and taut drama. Sophocles presents this story as a savage though necessary act of vengeance, vividly depicting Electra's grief, anger, and exultation.—Oxford University Press —Electra's journey of…
Find out more »March 2023
Can Humans Live Sustainably on Our Planet?
featuring James W.C. White, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Humanities in Action Wednesdays Travel around the world with Carolina Public Humanities as we explore topics of current interest. Stop by Flyleaf Books on Wednesday afternoons (or tune in from home) to learn more about the world around us. The Humanities in Action hybrid lecture series will take place on Wednesday afternoons from 4:30-6:00 pm at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill. Your registration allows you to attend in person at…
Find out more »BEWARE OF PITY by Stefan Zweig
featuring Gerald Postema, Cary C. Boshamer Professor of Philosophy and Law Emeritus One of the most popular writers in the world during the 1920s and 1930s —The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig was a master anatomist of the deceitful heart, and Beware of Pity, the only novel he published during his lifetime, uncovers the seed of selfishness within even the finest of feelings.—New York Review Classics —Zweig has chronicled a hopeless and tragic relationship in a manner that so…
Find out more »Politics and Populism in Mexico
featuring Cecilia Martinez-Gallardo, Associate Professor of Political Science Humanities in Action Wednesdays Travel around the world with Carolina Public Humanities as we explore topics of current interest. Stop by Flyleaf Books on Wednesday afternoons (or tune in from home) to learn more about the world around us. The Humanities in Action hybrid lecture series will take place on Wednesday afternoons from 4:30-6:00 pm at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill. Your registration allows you to attend in person at Flyleaf Books…
Find out more »BEWARE OF PITY by Stefan Zweig
featuring Gerald Postema, Cary C. Boshamer Professor of Philosophy and Law Emeritus One of the most popular writers in the world during the 1920s and 1930s —The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig was a master anatomist of the deceitful heart, and Beware of Pity, the only novel he published during his lifetime, uncovers the seed of selfishness within even the finest of feelings.—New York Review Classics —Zweig has chronicled a hopeless and tragic relationship in a manner that so…
Find out more »HERE COMES THE SUN by Nicole Dennis-Benn
featuring Petal Samuel, Assistant Professor of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and Winner of the LAMBDA Literary Award —A lithe, artfully-plotted debut, Here Comes the Sun is deceptively well-constructed, with slow and painful reveals right through the end.—The New York Times —Impossible to forget, Dennis-Benn’s writing is as lush as the island itself....She knows how to make the women so complex that we believe every hairpin turn of her…
Find out more »Iranian Women’s Rights Movement: Past and Present
featuring Claudia Yaghoobi, Roshan Associate Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Director, Center for the Middle East and Islamic Studies Humanities in Action Wednesdays Travel around the world with Carolina Public Humanities as we explore topics of current interest. Stop by Flyleaf Books on Wednesday afternoons (or tune in from home) to learn more about the world around us. The Humanities in Action hybrid lecture series will take place on Wednesday afternoons from 4:30-6:00 pm at Flyleaf Books…
Find out more »HERE COMES THE SUN by Nicole Dennis-Benn
featuring Petal Samuel, Assistant Professor of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and Winner of the LAMBDA Literary Award —A lithe, artfully-plotted debut, Here Comes the Sun is deceptively well-constructed, with slow and painful reveals right through the end.—The New York Times —Impossible to forget, Dennis-Benn’s writing is as lush as the island itself....She knows how to make the women so complex that we believe every hairpin turn of her…
Find out more »Ethics, Integrity, and Gender in the US Border Patrol
featuring Erin Siegal McIntyre, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Humanities in Action Wednesdays Travel around the world with Carolina Public Humanities as we explore topics of current interest. Stop by Flyleaf Books on Wednesday afternoons (or tune in from home) to learn more about the world around us. The Humanities in Action hybrid lecture series will take place on Wednesday afternoons from 4:30-6:00 pm at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill. Your registration allows you to attend in person at…
Find out more »April 2023
BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE (select essays) by Hannah Arendt
featuring Gabriel Trop, Associate Professor of German One of the most original and fruitful minds of the Twentieth Century —In Between Past and Future Arendt describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory.—Penguin Classics —It is hard to name another thinker of the twentieth century more sought after as a guide to the dilemmas of the twenty-first.—The New Yorker —Arendt…
Find out more »BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE (select essays) by Hannah Arendt
featuring Gabriel Trop, Associate Professor of German One of the most original and fruitful minds of the Twentieth Century —In Between Past and Future Arendt describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory.—Penguin Classics —It is hard to name another thinker of the twentieth century more sought after as a guide to the dilemmas of the twenty-first.—The New Yorker —Arendt…
Find out more »Duets with Banjo and Classical Guitar
Join us at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill for musical performance and conversation featuring Hank Smith, Lecturer in Banjo, and Billie Feather, Adjunct Guitar Professor, Meredith College. Tickets are $5. Purchase tickets in advance online or by calling us at 919.962.1544. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.
Find out more »THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE: The Dupin Stories by Edgar Allan Poe
featuring Sarah E. Boyd, Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature The birth of detective fiction as a genre —Edgar Allan Poe introduced to literature the concept of applying reason to solving crime, inspiring the creation of countless literary sleuths, among them Sherlock Holmes.—Modern Library Classics —"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is almost a complete manual of detective theory and practice.—Dorothy L. Sayers —Poe’s formula appealed in the nineteenth century because detective stories promised that reasoning could…
Find out more »Adult Spelling Bee
Spelling fun for grownups is back! There will be a Grand Prize for on-stage contestants and plenty of chances for all to test their orthographical skills. Featuring celebrity judges and special guests. This event is free and open to the public.
Find out more »May 2023
Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe: Complicity and Conscience in America’s World War II Concentration Camps
Book reading and conversation featuring author Eric L. Muller, Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law. This event is free and open to the public.We will have more information about how to guarantee a seat at Flyleaf Books closer to the date.
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