Bringing Crime Literature to Light REPEAT from Winter '25

Dates: 1/7/26 - 2/11/26

Time: Wednesdays, 2:40 - 4:00 pm

Location: Mahler Museum 118 E. Bridge St. Berea, OH 44017

Room: TBD

Instructor: Jack Wallingford

Class #: W26-29

This class will break down the vast array of crime literature and its various guises from noir, pulp, police procedural and more into a practical guide that will help delineate characters and recognizable themes while exploring some of crime’s greatest authors.

In addition to standard crime writers such as Elmore Leonard, George Pellecanos, Dashiel Hammet and James Lee Burke, sidebars will include Shakespeare, Faulkner and great moviemakers.

The movie, Key Largo, will be shown and critical thought encouraged to enhance the understanding of this film in the crime genre...Read More

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Registration opens on 12/7/2025 at 9 am

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Jack Wallingford: Known as “the city that lights and hauls the world,” Schenectady, New York, was where I was born. My parents wrenched me out of this environment when I was young and moved me to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. I floundered through school until I landed at Kent State University, graduated with an MA and started my first professional job at the Plain Dealer. Today, I am a retired teacher and an avid reader and writer.