Hi! I’m Grace -bookseller at University Book Store, artist, and host of our new nonfiction book club, True Grace. We meet at our U. District branch at 6pm on every 2nd Wednesday of the month and there is no registration required - so if you see that we're reading a book you're interested in, please stop by! I’ll be posting my illustrated nonfiction book reviews here on Tumblr every week so I hope you’ll look out for them!
We just had our first book club meeting last week, for which I thoroughly enjoyed reading TRIBE, the new book by Sebastian Junger. Found in our Sociology section, TRIBE explores what tribal societies can teach us about Belonging, and the on-going human search for meaning. It seeks to explain why, for many veterans, as well as civilians, war can feel better than peace; why disasters can bring people closer than happy events.
TRIBE is an insightful and well-researched book, with an easy conversational tone. Junger's arguments are fair, always compassionate, and rich in facts - so even if you do not always agree with everything, reading this is definitely a positive experience. He raises many difficult questions, while allowing the reader to come to their own conclusions. So,if you're looking for a new book that will provide fodder for the thoughtful discussion of many of our current sociological issues, this is the perfect title!
If you've read this book or plan to read it, do share your thoughts in the comments. I'd love to hear what you think!
Our next selection, to be discussed on November 9th, is LAB GIRL, a memoir by American geobiologist, Hope Jahren. I will be posting more about that in the coming weeks. To stay informed about True Grace book club news and other nonfiction, please follow us on this blog and on Twitter: @ubookstorereads and mine, @gracekavi