Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On December 14th we will discuss an excerpt from A Christmas Carol, "Marley's Ghost" by Charles Dickens.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On November 30th we will discuss excerpt from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, "Tom Sawyer Whitewashing the Fence" by Mark Twain.

Як змінився жанр інтерв’ю із використанням нових медіа майданчиків? Чи говорять про Україну в США та Європі? Дізнайся, що думають про це відомі українські та американські письменники, блогери, журналісти та лідери громадської думки. Запрошені гості: Сергій Жадан, Тетяна Терен, Катерина Казімірова, Ніна Карнаух, Андрій Курков та Кейт Цуркан.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On November 16th we will discuss "The Thanksgiving Visitor" by Truman Capote.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On November 2nd we will discuss "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On October 5th we will discuss "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On September 21st we will discuss "A White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On September 7th we will discuss "The Real Heroes are Dead: A Love Story" by James B. Stewart.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On August 23rd we will discuss "The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On July 26th we will discuss "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry.

There is no secret that both Ukrainian and English languages have a lot to give to their learners. But have you ever seen a book that can boost your progress in mastering them from the standpoint of both languages at the same time? The Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary, compiled by Dr. Yuri Shevchuk of Columbia University covers the most frequently used segment of the modern Ukrainian lexicon and describes how each entry is used in actual speech in detail.

Global analyst and CNN Opinion contributor Michael Bociurkiw kept a keen eye on unfolding COVID-19 events. Piecing facts as they occurred and providing predictions of our global future, Michael’s unique perspective came together in his self-published book “Digital Pandemic”. How did countries around the world handle the onslaught of COVID-19? How and by whom was the pandemic manipulated? We will talk about this and more during our public event with the author himself.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On July 12th we will discuss "The Million Pound Bank Note" by Mark Twain.

During the event, you will learn more about American food culture and Independence Day traditions of different regions in the United States. Summer barbecues, hot dogs, potato salads and pies, lots of fun and festivity – we will talk about these and many more attributes of the 4th of July celebration!

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On June 29th we will discuss "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On June 14th we will discuss "Testimonial" by Edwidge Danticat

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On May 31st we will discuss "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On April 26th we will discuss "The Sound Machine" by Roald Dahl.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On April 12th we will discuss "The Chaser" by John Collier.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On March 29th we will discuss "This is Not Who We Are" by Naomi Shihab Nye.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On March 15th we will discuss "Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On March 1st we will discuss "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On February 15th we will discuss "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker.

Short Story Club is the perfect place for you to learn more about American culture through its literature, keep your reading list updated, and improve your English at the same time. On February 1st we will discuss "Home" by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Short Story Club will feature a variety of short stories by American writers, coupled with a discussion about the meaning and language used in the text. For this session we will discuss “Thank You, M’am” by Langston Hughes.

На лекції мова піде про рецепти як засоби культурної комунікації, а також як специфічні літературні тексти, котрі цікаво читати, навіть при цьому не готуючи. Що спільного у літератури та кулінарії та чим збірка рецептів подібна на автобіографічний роман? Як за допомогою описів приготування страв автори реалізовували державну політику та створювали національні бренди?

Come and join us for a book presentation Ukrainian Heart by Bill Arthrell. During the presentation Bill will tell his inspiring story, answer questions and read his favorite poems.

This week at WE@AH we are discussing the importance and traditions of literature and reading.

Американський дім та видавничий проєкт Addenda Press запрошують на читання перекладів американської поезії, які відбудуться під час фінісажу виставки студії Aza Nizi Maza Волту Вітмену 200 років. Під час поетичного вечора ви почуєте оригінали і переклади поезій Волта Вітмена, а також інших американських поетів за участю українських перекладачів.

Guaranteed to make you crack a curious smile, Lorrie Moore’s wryly bizarre ‘How to Become a Writer’ is our story for this week. See you there!