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or avid readers, the upcoming release of a juicy new thriller or jaw-dropping expose is bested only by the opportunity to come face-to-face with its creator.

Established in 2012, the Duquesne Club’s Literary Society celebrates and shares the cherished pastime of reading through events like its Luncheon Speaker Series and evening Fireside Chats.

The society annually supports “Autumn in Spring,” a gala that benefits Autumn House Press, one of the nation’s most respected not-forprofit literary publishers. This year’s charity event on May 4 features notable Pittsburghers sharing their favorite poems. The Literary Society even takes its gatherings beyond the cozy nooks of the Club to introduce book enthusiasts to accomplished writers and timeless tomes in theaters and other writerly haunts. In February, for example, the society invited a limited number of members to a VIP reception and lecture at Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse to meet Jim Acosta, CNN chief White House And to all this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading.” – Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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correspondent and author of the new book, “The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America.”

The Literary Society has scheduled an impressive line-up of events to kick off the decade. Highlights include a Fireside Chat with the Club’s own Grant Oliphant, who debuts his ‘90s-era thriller “Ring of Years” in March; an evening reception and lecture featuring Anne Gardiner Perkins,

historian and author of “Yale Needs Women: How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant” in April; and a theater night with preshow cocktails and dinner before enjoying Neil Simon’s classic play “Barefoot in the Park” at the O’Reilly Theater in May.

Established in 2012, the Duquesne Club’s Literary Society celebrates and shares the cherished pastime of reading through numerous events.