East of Eden – John Steinbeck

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Chapters 1-17

Google Meet: Sun, June 7, 2026, 8-9 PM EST // Twitter: Tues, June 9, 2026, 8-9:15 PM EST

Chapters 18-33

Google Meet: Sun, July 26, 2026, 8-9 PM EST // Twitter: Tues, July 28, 2026, 8-9:15 PM EST

Chapters 34-55

Google Meet: Sun, Aug. 16, 2026, 8-9 PM EST // Twitter: Tues, Aug. 18, 2026, 8-9:15 PM EST

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General Resources:

Biography from Critical Companion to John Steinbeck- A Literary Reference to His Life and Work
"East of Eden" from Critical Companion to John Steinbeck- A Literary Reference to His Life and Work (SPOILERS!)
"The Art of Fiction No 45: John Steinbeck" by Nathaniel Benchley for The Paris Review

Critical Articles:

"The Courage of a Teacher: Samuel Hamilton in East of Eden" - Brian Fry
"East of Eden" - Isobel Murray and Jim Merrilees
"Frommian Subtleties in Charles's East of Eden Letter" - Tracy Hoffman
"Horrifying Conclusions: Making Sense Of Endings In Steinbeck's Fiction" - Scott Pugh
"John Steinbeck's Beacon in Darkness: East of Eden as a Morals Paradigm for Sons" - Barbara A. Heavilin
"Revising Allegory in Steinbeck's Big Book" - Jeremy S. Leatham
"Steinbeck’s East of Eden" - Rebecca Barnes
"'The teller would be opinionated'... and so will the reader: Opportunities for Response to John Steinbeck's Journal of a Novel and East of Eden" - Cecila Donohue
"Working at the Impossible: The Presence of Moby-Dick in East of Eden" - Robert DeMott

Podcasts:

Close Reads podcast series on East of Eden
"Episode 490: East of Eden by John Steinbeck" from Overdue
"Episode 197: East of Eden" from Literary Disco
"Episode 112: Thou Mayest: East of Eden by John Steinbeck" from Made You Think
"Episode 57: John Steinbeck's East of Eden Examined" from Books of Some Substance
"Episode 10: East Of Eden: Steinbeck, Sin, and Redemption" from The Book Club

Videos:

"How to Read East of Eden by John Steinbeck" from Benjamin McEvoy
"Dr Danny Levin’s lecture on Timshel in East of Eden to Intl. Steinbeck Conf. San Jose, March 2023"
"John Steinbeck: The Great Writer Many Love to Hate" from John Jermain Memorial Library

Chapters 1-17

June 9, 2026

Chapters 18-33

July 28, 2026

Chapters 34-55

August 18, 2026

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