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Author Bonnie Kirshenbaum on the left, book cover to Counting Backwards on the rightBook ClubCounting Backwards by Binnie KirshenbaumA novel about losing one's husband to dementiaA book for anyone who has ever cared for a dementia patient and thought to themselves, “How does anyone ever do this?” It’s not often that I would recommend fiction as a way to learn...
On left side is The Headache book cover; on the right is the authorBook ClubThe Headache by Tom Zeller Jr.The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction — and a Search for ReliefAn in-depth look at the common but poorly understood problem of headache disorders. The World Health Organization estimates that about 40 percent of all people suffer from headache...
Dual photos of The Best Minds book cover and writer Jonathan RosenBook ClubThe Best Minds by Jonathan RosenA Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good IntentionsThe Best Minds is a revealing memoir about mental illness and the author’s friendship with Michael Laudor, whose long struggle with schizophrenia culminated in the murder of his pregnant...
Author John Green with book Everything is TuberculosisBook ClubEverything Is Tuberculosis by John GreenThe History and Persistence of Our Deadliest InfectionJohn Green is best known as the author of six novels, including The Fault in Our Stars. His newest book is a nonfiction deep dive into tuberculosis, a disease that he says reveals “the...
Book ClubThat One Patient by Ellen de VisserDoctors and Nurses’ Stories of the Patients Who Changed Their Lives ForeverAs nurses, we’re taught to keep our feelings in check to be professional, but the reality is that most of us have had at least one special patient who touched our hearts deeply. That...

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Cover of the book The Women next to a photo of the authorBook ClubThe Women by Kristin HannahA historical novel about American nurses serving during the Vietnam WarThe title of Kristin Hannah’s latest historical fiction novel, The Women, refers to the roughly 7,000 U.S. military nurses who served on active duty during the Vietnam War. The story...
Cover of book Ghost Map, next to author Steven JohnsonBook ClubThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern WorldI’m sure that in a public health nursing class long ago, I heard the story of how removing the handle of the Broad Street pump ended London’s cholera epidemic of 1854. I’m just as sure...
Cover of book The In-Between and the author Hadley Vlahos, RN.Book ClubThe In-Between by Hadley Vlahos, RNA hospice nurse's account of patients as they face the end of lifeMost of us have no experience with what happens between a terminal diagnosis and the funeral home. Hospice nurse and TikTok star Hadley Vlahos, RN, has been through that process repeatedly...
Image of the book Early next to a photo of the author Sarah DiGregorio.Book ClubEarly by Sarah DiGregorioAn Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being HumanDelivering a baby at 27 weeks led journalist Sarah DiGregorio to write a well-researched book about prematurity, from the causes to treatment options to the hard choices facing parents and...
Cover of Two Kingdoms book alongside a photo of author Suleika Jaouad and her husband Jon Batiste.Book ClubBetween Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika JaouadA memoir of illness that is also glimpsed in the documentary American SymphonyAn engrossing memoir of illness by an award-winning young columnist, whose battle with leukemia is also glimpsed in the 2023 Netflix documentary American Symphony. Susan Sontag once said...