February 2020: The Overstory
Book: The Overstory by Richard Powers Date: Friday, February 27th, 7pm Summary: The Overstory, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of―and paean to―the natural world. From the roots to the crown and back…
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January 2020: Mindset
Book: Mindset by Dr. Carol Dweck Date: Friday, January 31st, 7pm Summary: After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost…
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November 2019: Where the Crawdads Sing
Book: Where the Crawdads Sing Date: Friday, November 22nd, 7pm Summary: For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh…
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October 2019: The Poison Thread
Book: The Poison Thread by Laura Purcell Date: Friday, October 25th, 7pm Summary: Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy, and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor, and awaiting trial for murder. When Dorothea’s charitable work brings her to Oakgate Prison, she is delighted by the chance to explore her fascination with…
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September 2019: Bad Blood
Book: Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Date: Friday, September 27th The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the one-time multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes—now the subject of the HBO documentary The Inventor—by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it…