Moby-Dick Marathon Reader List

Please note that all times are approximate.

Saturday, November 9

  • 2:00 p.m. | Ishmael’s arrival kicks off the Moby-Dick Marathon
  • 2:05 p.m. | Chapter 1, Loomings | Owen Corey
  • 2:21 p.m. | Chapter 2, The Carpet-Bag | Michael Toner
  • 2:29 p.m. | Chapter 3, The Spouter-Inn | Eugene Halus
  • 2:35 p.m. | Chapter 3, The Spouter-Inn (Continued) | Darren Winston
  • 2:41 p.m. | Chapter 3, The Spouter-Inn (Continued) | Emilie Parker
  • 2:47 p.m. | Chapter 3, The Spouter-Inn (Continued) | Sydney Coffin
  • 3:05 p.m. | Chapter 4, The Counterpane | Samuel Delany
  • 3:10 p.m. | Chapter 4, The Counterpane (Continued) | Fran Wilde
  • 3:15 p.m. | Chapter 5, Breakfast | Andrew Nurkin
  • 3:20 p.m. | Chapter 6, The Street | Graham Cook
  • 3:27 p.m. | Chapter 7, The Chapel | Ruth and Peter Laibson
  • 3:35 p.m. | Chapter 8, The Pulpit | Bill Adair
  • 3:41 p.m. | Chapter 9, The Sermon | Charles McMahon
  • 4:08 p.m. | Chapter 10, A Bosom Friend | James Armstrong
  • 4:18 p.m. | Chapter 11, Nightgown | Nancy Moses
  • 4:23 p.m. | Chapter 12, Biographical | Peter Norberg
  • 4:28 p.m. | Chapter 13, Wheelbarrow | Michael Barnett
  • 4:34 p.m. | Chapter 13, Wheelbarrow (Continued) | Barbara Sutherland
  • 4:40 p.m. | Chapter 14, Nantucket | Eileen Cunniffe
  • 4:45 p.m. | Chapter 15, Chowder | Kevin Quinn
  • 4:53 p.m. | Chapter 16, The Ship | John Brady
  • 4:59 p.m. | Chapter 16, The Ship (Continued) | Jamil Gordon
  • 5:05 p.m. | Chapter 16, The Ship (Continued) | Karima Bouchenafa
  • 5:10 p.m. | Chapter 16, The Ship (Continued) | Lesley Valdes
  • 5:15 p.m. | Chapter 16, The Ship (Continued) | Liza Herzog
  • 5:20 p.m. | Chapter 16, The Ship (Continued) | Jake Marini
  • 5:35 p.m. | Chapter 17, The Ramadan | Jennifer Summerfield
  • 5:40 p.m. | Chapter 17, The Ramadan (Continued) | Kyle Cassidy
  • 5:45 p.m. | Chapter 17, The Ramadan (Continued) | Mary Kinney
  • 5:50 p.m. | Chapter 18, His Mark | Peter Crimmins
  • 5:54 p.m. | Chapter 18, His Mark (Continued) | TBD
  • 5:58 p.m. | Chapter 19, The Prophet | Kalela Williams
  • 6:05 p.m. | Chapter 20, All Astir | Jim Averill and Caleb Grimes
  • 6:10 p.m. | Chapter 21, Going Abroad | Pam Merstock-Wolfe
  • 6:17 p.m. | Chapter 22, Merry Christmas | Margaretta Noonan
  • 6:24 p.m. | Chapter 22, Merry Christmas (Continued) | Jack Noonan
  • 6:30 p.m. | Chapter 23, The Lee Shore | Greggory Keith Spence
  • 6:33 p.m. | Chapter 24, The Advocate | Janine Utell
  • 6:39 p.m. | Chapter 24, The Advocate (Continued) | John-Paul Spiro
  • 6:45 p.m. | Chapter 25, Postscript | Kevin Kent
  • 6:47 p.m. | Chapter 26, Knights and Squires | Siobhan Reardon
  • 6:51 p.m. | Chapter 26, Knights and Squires (Continued) | Jim Reardon
  • 6:55 p.m. | Chapter 27, Knights and Squires | Eileen Walker
  • 7:01 p.m. | Chapter 27, Knights and Squires (Continued) | Kate O’Neill
  • 7:07 p.m. | Chapter 28, Ahab | Michiko Quinones
  • 7:12 p.m. | Chapter 28, Ahab (Continued) | Marsha Manns
  • 7:16 p.m. | Chapter 29, Enter Ahab; to Him, Stubb | Paul Kennedy
  • 7:23 p.m. | Chapter 30, The Pipe | Edward G. Pettit
  • 7:25 p.m. | Chapter 31, Queen Mab | TBD
  • 7:31 p.m. | Chapter 32, Cetology | Josh Hitchens
  • 8:15 p.m. | Chapter 33, The Specksynder | Stephan Salisbury
  • 8:22 p.m. | Chapter 34, The Cabin-Table | Christine Nelson
  • 8:26 p.m. | Chapter 34, The Cabin-Table (Continued) | Derick Dreher
  • 8:30 p.m. | Chapter 35, The Mast-Head | Tom McLaughlin
  • 8:36 p.m. | Chapter 35, The Mast-Head (Continued) | Christopher Baldini
  • 8:42 p.m. | Chapter 35, The Mast-Head (Continued) | Elaine Byrne
  • 8:48 p.m. | Chapter 36, The Quarter-Deck | Mal Whyte
  • 9:13 p.m. | Chapter 37, Sunset | Sadhbh Walshe
  • 9:17 p.m. | Chapter 38, Dusk | Evan Towle
  • 9:20 p.m. | Chapter 39, First Night-Watch | Elizabeth Fuller
  • 9:23 p.m. | Chapter 40, Midnight, Forecastle | TBD
  • 9:30 p.m. | Chapter 40, Midnight, Forecastle (Continued) | TBD
  • 9:38 p.m. | Chapter 41, Moby Dick | Ted Howell
  • 9:45 p.m. | Chapter 41, Moby Dick (Continued) | Jeremiah Budzik
  • 9:52 p.m. | Chapter 41, Moby Dick (Continued) | Karen Reideburg
  • 9:59 p.m. | Chapter 41, Moby Dick (Continued) | Dennis Tafoya
  • 10:06 p.m. | Chapter 42, The Whiteness of the Whale | Jaime Sipp
  • 10:13 p.m. | Chapter 42, The Whiteness of the Whale (Continued) | Dennis McCrossen
  • 10:19 p.m. | Chapter 42, The Whiteness of the Whale (Continued) | Mark Blumberg
  • 10:25 p.m. | Chapter 43, Hark! | Kelly Brennan
  • 10:40 p.m. | Chapter 44, The Chart | Rob Berry
  • 10:55 p.m. | Chapter 45, The Affidavit | Mary McGinley
  • 11:01 p.m. | Chapter 45, The Affidavit (Continued) | William Gavula
  • 11:07 p.m. | Chapter 45, The Affidavit (Continued) | Natalie Risser
  • 11:13 p.m. | Chapter 45, The Affidavit (Continued) | Grant Engel
  • 11:18 p.m. | Chapter 46, Surmises | George Hart
  • 11:25 p.m. | Chapter 47, The Mat-Maker | Kevin Travers
  • 11:32 p.m. | Chapter 48, The First Lowering | Caitlin Perkins
  • 11:38 p.m. | Chapter 48, The First Lowering (Continued) | Catherine Schmitt
  • 11:44 p.m. | Chapter 48, The First Lowering (Continued) | Jay Thomson
  • 11:50 p.m. | Chapter 48, The First Lowering (Continued) | Phaedra Tinder
  • 11:56 p.m. | Chapter 48, The First Lowering (Continued) | Robert Klepp

 

Sunday, November 10

  • 12:01 a.m. | Chapter 49, The Hyena | Jadzia Axelrod
  • 12:07 a.m. | Chapter 50, Ahab’s Boat and Crew. Fedallah | Christina Doe
  • 12:14 a.m. | Chapter 51, The Spirit-Spout | William Sinton
  • 12:20 a.m. | Chapter 51, The Spirit-Spout (Continued) | Tara Cattell
  • 12:26 a.m. | Chapter 52, The Albatross | Lisa Fox-Pfeiffer
  • 12:33 a.m. | Chapter 53, The Gam | Susan Glassman
  • 12:43 a.m. | Chapter 54, The Town-Ho’s Story | TBD
  • 1:40 a.m. | Chapter 55, Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales | Alden Cole
  • 1:47 a.m. | Chapter 55, Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales (Continued) | Lee Price
  • 1:53 a.m. | Chapter 56, Of the Less Erroneous Pictures of Whales | J. Baylor Harton
  • 2:01 a.m. | Chapter 57, Of Whales in Paint | Rory McIntyre
  • 2:07 a.m. | Chapter 58, Brit | Don Plump
  • 2:14 a.m. | Chapter 59, Squid | Charlie Allison
  • 2:20 a.m. | Chapter 60, The Line | Joan Plump
  • 2:29 a.m. | Chapter 61, Stubb Kills a Whale | Judy Allison
  • 2:41 a.m. | Chapter 62, The Dart | Jim Allison
  • 2:45 a.m. | Chapter 63, The Crotch | Gary Pett
  • 2:48 a.m. | Chapter 64, Stubb’s Supper | Jennifer Yuan
  • 2:54 a.m. | Chapter 64, Stubb’s Supper (Continued) | Christian Geirsson
  • 3:00 a.m. | Chapter 64, Stubb’s Supper (Continued) | James McGill
  • 3:06 a.m. | Chapter 65, The Whale as a Dish | Michael McShane
  • 3:12 a.m. | Chapter 66, The Shark Massacre | Mike Green
  • 3:16 a.m. | Chapter 67, Cutting In | Chris Higgins
  • 3:21 a.m. | Chapter 68, The Blanket | Mordecai Martin
  • 3:29 a.m. | Chapter 69, The Funeral | Claire Lutz
  • 3:32 a.m. | Chapter 70, The Sphynx | Staci Weiss
  • 3:38 a.m. | Chapter 71, The Jeroboam’s Story | Patrick Stone
  • 3:46 a.m. | Chapter 71, The Jeroboam’s Story (Continued) | Aja Beech
  • 3:53 a.m. | Chapter 72, The Monkey-Rope | TBD
  • 3:58 a.m. | Chapter 72, The Monkey-Rope (Continued) | TBD
  • 4:03 a.m. | Chapter 73, Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale | TBD
  • 4:10 a.m. | Chapter 73, Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale (Continued) | TBD
  • 4:16 a.m. | Chapter 74, The Sperm Whale’s Head | TBD
  • 4:21 a.m. | Chapter 74, The Sperm Whale’s Head (Continued) | TBD
  • 4:26 a.m. | Chapter 75, The Right Whale’s Head | TBD
  • 4:34 a.m. | Chapter 76, The Battering Ram | TBD
  • 4:50 a.m. | Chapter 77, The Great Heidelburgh Tun | TBD
  • 4:55 a.m. | Chapter 78, Cistern and Buckets | TBD
  • 5:01 a.m. | Chapter 78, Cistern and Buckets (Continued) | TBD
  • 5:06 a.m. | Chapter 79, The Prairie | TBD
  • 5:13 a.m. | Chapter 80, The Nut | TBD
  • 5:19 a.m. | Chapter 81, The Pequiod Meets the Virgin | TBD
  • 5:26 a.m. | Chapter 81, The Pequiod Meets the Virgin (Continued) | TBD
  • 5:33 a.m. | Chapter 81, The Pequiod Meets the Virgin (Continued) | TBD
  • 5:40 a.m. | Chapter 81, The Pequiod Meets the Virgin (Continued) | TBD
  • 5:47 a.m. | Chapter 82, The Honor and Glory of Whaling | TBD
  • 5:55 a.m. | Chapter 83, Jonah Historically Regarded | Sherry Brown
  • 6:00 a.m. | Chapter 84, Pitchpoling | Gil Johnson
  • 6:05 a.m. | Chapter 85, The Fountain | Sam Allingham
  • 6:12 a.m. | Chapter 85, The Fountain (Continued) | Hannah Howe
  • 6:19 a.m. | Chapter 86, The Tail | Emily Eckart
  • 6:26 a.m. | Chapter 86, The Tail (Continued) | David Henry
  • 6:32 a.m. | Chapter 87, The Grand Armada | Sarah Darrow
  • 6:38 a.m. | Chapter 87, The Grand Armada (Continued) | Margaret Wismer and Bridget Orr
  • 6:44 a.m. | Chapter 87, The Grand Armada (Continued) | Suzanne Habib
  • 6:50 a.m. | Chapter 87, The Grand Armada (Continued) | Gayle O’Rourke
  • 6:56 a.m. | Chapter 87, The Grand Armada (Continued) | Raechal Martin
  • 7:02 a.m. | Chapter 87, The Grand Armada (Continued) | Catherine Bancroft
  • 7:07 a.m. | Chapter 88, Schools and Schoolmasters | TBD
  • 7:11 a.m. | Chapter 88, Schools and Schoolmasters (Continued) | Patricia Silverman
  • 7:15 a.m. | Chapter 89, Fast-Fish and Loose Fish | Alvin Gilens
  • 7:20 a.m. | Chapter 89, Fast-Fish and Loose Fish (Continued) | John Yust
  • 7:24 a.m. | Chapter 90, Heads or Tails | Nicole Roper
  • 7:31 a.m. | Chapter 91, The Pequod Meets the Rose-Bud | Andrew Cassel
  • 7:36 a.m. | Chapter 91, The Pequod Meets the Rose-Bud (Continued) | Mark LeMire
  • 7:41 a.m. | Chapter 91, The Pequod Meets the Rose-Bud (Continued) | Stephen G. Harvey
  • 7:46 a.m. | Chapter 92, Ambergris | Dilys Winegrad
  • 7:53 a.m. | Chapter 93, The Castaway | Patrick Blair
  • 7:59 a.m. | Chapter 93, The Castaway (Continued) | Jared Levy
  • 8:04 a.m. | Chapter 94, A Squeeze of the Hand | Alexander Ames
  • 8:13 a.m. | Chapter 95, The Cassock | Gerard O’Sullivan
  • 8:25 a.m. | Chapter 96, The Try-Works | Gary Galván
  • 8:31 a.m. | Chapter 96, The Try-Works (Continued) | Hannah Gold
  • 8:37 a.m. | Chapter 97, The Lamp | TBD
  • 8:39 a.m. | Chapter 98, Stowing Down and Clearing Up | Don and Julie Thomases
  • 8:46 a.m. | Chapter 99, The Doubloon | Beth Z. Palubinsky
  • 8:52 a.m. | Chapter 99, The Doubloon (Continued) | Robert Cheetham
  • 8:57 a.m. | Chapter 99, The Doubloon (Continued) | Hope Smalley
  • 9:02 a.m. | Chapter 100, The Leg and Arm | Stanley Fink
  • 9:07 a.m. | Chapter 100, The Leg and Arm (Continued) | Rhonda Mandel
  • 9:12 a.m. | Chapter 100, The Leg and Arm (Continued) | Sandra M. Leonard
  • 9:17 a.m. | Chapter 101, The Decanter | Anthony Campuzano
  • 9:23 a.m. | Chapter 101, The Decanter (Continued) | TBD
  • 9:28 a.m. | Chapter 102, A Bower in the Arsacides | Ellen McKee
  • 9:33 a.m. | Chapter 102, A Bower in the Arsacides (Continued) | Frank McKee
  • 9:38 a.m. | Chapter 103, Measurement of The Whale’s Skeleton | Michael Naidoff
  • 9:44 a.m. | Chapter 104, The Fossil Whale | Janine Pollock
  • 9:50 a.m. | Chapter 104, The Fossil Whale (Continued) | Eric Williams
  • 9:55 a.m. | Chapter 105, Does the Whale’s Magnitude Diminish? | Nancy Leddy and Pat Rhodes
  • 10:00 a.m. | Chapter 105, Does the Whale’s Magnitude Diminish?  (Continued) | Cindy Affleck
  • 10:05 a.m. | Chapter 106, Ahab’s Leg | Paul Savidge
  • 10:12 a.m. | Chapter 107, The Carpenter | Kittson O’Neill
  • 10:20 a.m. | Chapter 108, Ahab and the Carpenter | Russell Elliot
  • 10:26 a.m. | Chapter 108, Ahab and the Carpenter (Continued) | David Richman
  • 10:31 a.m. | Chapter 109, Ahab and Starbuck in the Cabin | Ernest Hilbert
  • 10:38 a.m. | Chapter 110, Queequeg in His Coffin | Luke Stromberg
  • 10:43 a.m. | Chapter 110, Queequeg in His Coffin (Continued) | John Wall Barger
  • 10:48 a.m. | Chapter 110, Queequeg in His Coffin (Continued) | Henry Wessells
  • 10:53 a.m. | Chapter 111, The Pacific | Mary Thompson
  • 10:57 a.m. | Chapter 112, The Blacksmith | Lewis Trauffer
  • 11:04 a.m. | Chapter 113, The Forge | Dan Hodge
  • 11:13 a.m. | Chapter 114, The Gilder | David Picker
  • 11:18 a.m. | Chapter 115, The Pequod Meets the Bachelor | Stacy Stone
  • 11:24 a.m. | Chapter 116, The Dying Whale | Sister Marie Hubert Kealy
  • 11:28 a.m. | Chapter 117, The Whale Watch | Robert Sprafkin
  • 11:32 a.m. | Chapter 118, The Quadrant | Shirley Petko
  • 11:50 a.m. | Chapter 119, The Candles | Joe Shemtov
  • 11:56 a.m. | Chapter 119, The Candles (Continued) | Tara Lynne Murphy
  • 12:02 p.m. | Chapter 119, The Candles (Continued) | Susan Gould
  • 12:09 p.m. | Chapter 120, The Deck Toward the End of the First | Liza Seltzer
  • 12:11 p.m. | Chapter 121, Midnight- The Forecastle Bulwarks | Allison Lang
  • 12:12 p.m. | Chapter 122, Midnight Aloft- Thunder and Lightning | Allison Lang
  • 12:09 p.m. | Chapter 123, The Musket | Karen Heller
  • 12:21 p.m. | Chapter 123, The Musket (Continued) | Scott Guzielek
  • 12:25 p.m. | Chapter 124, The Needle | Liam Forest
  • 12:30 p.m. | Chapter 124, The Needle (Continued) | Kevin Pawley
  • 12:34 p.m. | Chapter 125, The Log and Line | Stanislav Alekseev
  • 12:38 p.m. | Chapter 125, The Log and Line (Continued) | Christopher Chianese-Lopez
  • 12:42 p.m. | Chapter 126, The Life-Buoy | Harriet Williams
  • 12:47 p.m. | Chapter 126, The Life-Buoy (Continued) | Ken Kulak
  • 12:51 p.m. | Chapter 127, The Deck | Dan Cherney
  • 12:56 p.m. | Chapter 128, The Pequod Meets the Rachel | Suzanne McAllister
  • 1:01 p.m. | Chapter 128, The Pequod Meets the Rachel (Continued) | Theresa Donahue
  • 1:06 p.m. | Chapter 129, The Cabin | Barbara and Howard Cohen
  • 1:11 p.m. | Chapter 130, The Hat | Ann Johnson
  • 1:17 p.m. | Chapter 130, The Hat (Continued) | Zipora Schulz
  • 1:23 p.m. | Chapter 131, The Pequod Meets the Delight | Grover Silcox
  • 1:28 p.m. | Chapter 132, The Symphony | Adam Altman
  • 1:42 p.m. | Chapter 133, The Chase – The First Day | Julianne Schaub
  • 2:09 p.m. | Chapter 134, The Chase – The Second Day | Jared Reed
  • 2:35 p.m. | Chapter 135, The Chase – The Third Day | Mal Whyte
  • 3:10 p.m. | Epilogue