What to read in January
The Washington Post recently published a piece entitled “10 Books to Read in January”. Knowing that most of us will not read 10 books in one month, I have picked out a few for you to choose from IF you are caught up on your book club reading!!
“The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine,” by Janice P. Nimura (Jan. 19)
Even if you know who Elizabeth Blackwell is — the first woman to receive an MD in the United States — you may not know her sister Emily’s name. Nimura (“Daughters of the Samurai”) examines Emily Blackwell’s brilliance, and how the sisters’ achievements and (at times contentious) partnership changed the landscape of American medicine for good.
“Burnt Sugar: A Novel,” by Avni Doshi (Jan. 26)
In her Booker Prize-shortlisted debut, the American-born Doshi turns to her parents’ Indian roots for a tale about mothers, daughters and how their recollections of their shared history differ. When a woman’s memory fails, her neglected daughter, now a married artist, must decide whether she can forgive old sins.AD
“Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It,” by Ethan Kross (Jan. 26)
Psychologist Kross directs the University of Michigan’s Emotion & Self Control Laboratory, where he conducted the research for this book about something that everyone has: an inner voice. Whether you use it as a critic or a coach, Kross writes, is up to you.