Barron Park Reading Group

The Martian by Andy Weir Fiction suggested by Sharon Not sure this is appropriate for the group, but I found it a fun read. It’s like listening to 360 pages of “Car Talk” on NPR — only on Mars 🙂

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb Non-Fiction suggested by Barbara Memoir of a psychotherapist and national advice columnist, about some of her patients and herself, a portrait of discovering what it means to be human. from Amazon — One day, Lori Gottlieb is a […]

Memoirs of A Geisha by Arthur Golden Fiction from Verna True confessions of one of Japan’s most celebrated geisha.

Memories from Cherry Harvest by Amy Wachspress Fiction from Gayla Historical novel, spans 70 years; five continents Russia, Palestine, France, US., South America. Reading group member Gayla can invite author Amy to attend.

The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer’s Block, and the Creative Brain by Alice W. Flaherty Non-fiction from Shirley Neurologist explores the mysteries of literary creativity: the drive to write, what sparks it, and what extinguishes it. She draws on intriguing examples from medical case studies and from the lives of writers.

Mistress of the Art of Death by Aliana Franklin Fiction from Shirley Criminal investigation drama set in 12th-century England. Trained at the Salerno School of Medicine, Adelia is a brilliant forensic pathologist, but in superstitious England she risks denunciation as a witch.

My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a Convenience Store by Ben Ryder Howe Memoir suggested by Janice A fun read. It starts with a gift, when Ben Ryder Howe’s wife, the daughter of Korean immigrants, decides to repay her parents’ self-sacrifice by buying them a store. Howe, an editor at the rarefied Paris Review, […]

My Place at the Table: A Recipe for a Delicious Life in Paris by Alexander Lobrano Non-Fiction suggested by Ruthann Ruthann says “This is one of the most enjoyable books I’ve read in awhile. It appealed to me because I’m a bit of a Francophile and also love food. But what really makes this book […]

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult Fiction suggested by Verna Sara and Brian Fitzgerald’s life with their young son and their two-year-old daughter, Kate, is forever altered when they learn that Kate has leukemia. The parents’ only hope is to conceive another child, specifically intended to save Kate’s life. For some, such genetic engineering would […]

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor Non-fiction suggested by Janice In 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven- year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist, experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate, Taylor alternated between the euphoria of the intuitive and kinesthetic […]