Book: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel When: Friday, September 30th, 7pm Summary: Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear. That was the night when a devastating flu pandemic arrived in…
Book: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett When: Friday, August 26th, 7pm Summary: Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country’s vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera’s most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her…
Book: The Oddfits by Tiffany Tsao When: Friday, July 29th, 7pm Summary: Eight-year-old Murgatroyd Floyd doesn’t fit in—not as a blue-eyed blonde living in Singapore, not in school, and certainly not with his aloof expatriate parents, who seem determined to make his life even harder. Unbeknownst to him, there’s a reason why he’s always…
Book: A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity by Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn When: Friday, June 24th, 7pm Summary: With scrupulous research and on-the-ground reporting, Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn explore how altruism affects us, what are the markers for success, and how to avoid the pitfalls. In their recounting of astonishing stories…
Book: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Where: Kristin’s Home When: Friday, May 27th, 7pm Summary: For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get…
Book: Three Junes by Julia Glass Where: Nory’s Home When: Friday, April 29th, 7pm Summary: An astonishing first novel that traces the lives of a Scottish family over a decade as they confront the joys and longings, fulfillments and betrayals of love in all its guises. In June of 1989 Paul McLeod, a newspaper publisher and recent…
Book: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown Where: Lisa’s Apartment When: March 18, 2016 @ 7pm Summary: Every day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable or to dare greatly. Based on twelve years of pioneering research, Dr. Brené Brown dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is…
Book: Wreckage Where: Jessica’s House When: February 26, 2016 @ 7pm Summary: Lillian Linden is a liar. On the surface, she looks like a brave survivor of a plane crash. But she’s been lying to her family, her friends, and the whole world since rescue helicopters scooped her and her fellow survivor, Dave…
Book: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande Where: Beth’s House When: January 22, 2016 @ 7pm Summary: In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and…
Book: The Martian by Andy Weir Where: Krista’s House When: November 20, 2015 @ 7pm Summary: Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him & forces his crew to…