Reported by Rita
The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life and Death by Gene
Weingarten
With an introduction by renowned humor columnist Dave Barry,
this exploration of a hypochondriac's life makes a witty foray into medical
history, hospitals, and homeopathic medicine, illustrating how an actual
life-threatening illness is the ultimate cure for a health worrier.
Laugh out loud funny –
highly recommend. – CD 5 stars
The Sweet Blue Distance by Sara
Donati
In 1857, young midwife Carrie Ballentyne travels west to the
New Mexico Territory for a nursing position. While helping women give birth in
Sante Fe, she discovers her employer is keeping secrets and must ferret out the
truth to save his young daughter whom she's come to love.
The writing is very
descripted and well edited – impressive.
– WJ 5 stars
We Must Not Think of Ourselves: a Novel by Lauren
Grodstein
In 1940, a prisoner in the Warsaw Ghetto, Adam Paskow joins a
secret group of archivists working to preserve the truth of what is happening
inside these walls, which leads to unexpected love. Still, when he discovers a
possible escape from the Ghetto, he is faced with an unbearable choice.
Sad and sometimes difficult to read, but worth the time. – CW
5 stars
Other
Books Mentioned
Anna Karenina: Leo Tolstoy by Leo
Tolstoy
O Jerusalem: A Mary Russell Novel by Laurie
R. King
Dimestore by Lee Smith
Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History by
Robert D. Kaplan
The Labyrinth of the Spirits: a novel by
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Woman in the Library: a Novel by
Sulari Gentill
Sleepwalk With Me: and Other Painfully True
Stories by Mike Birbiglia
New Books
The House on Biscayne Bay by
Chanel Cleeton
Secrets of the Octopus by Sy
Montgomery
Where Rivers Part: a Story of My Mother's Life by Kao
Kalia Yang
My Side of the River: a Memoir by
Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez
The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a
Life Spent Listening by Ari Shapiro
