Bob Talks Lecture Series 2025

Popular presenter Robert Van Dellen, PhD, is returning to the Elliott Museum in the Forum with a new series of engaging talks on enduring themes in literature. He has been presenting his BobTalks on Literature since 2016 at the Elliott Museum and has delivered nineteen “Lectures on Literature” for the Elliott Museum, complete with Power Point slides.  Five of these talks have been converted to essays and published in his book, Reflections on Literature:  Exploring Meanings and Messages; Volume I:  The Modern Novel from the Roaring Twenties to the Mythic West.  Volume II in this three-volume series is scheduled to be published in February or March of 2025.

3:00-4:30PM
BOB TALKS (on Monday in Jan, Feb, Mar, & Apr) dates and topics are listed below.

4:30-5:00PM
Book sales/signing        

DATES & TOPICS

JAN. 6 at 3:00PM
The Worlds of Kristin Hannah: One of Our Very Best Contemporary Novelists
FEB. 10 at 3:00PM
William Kent Krueger: A Master Murder-Mystery Storyteller
MAR. 10 at 3:00PM
Shakespeare’s Wondrous World: His Tragic and Comic Visions

COST:  Admission, FREE to members

MEMBERS: Please call 772-225-1961 to book your space.