Staff Picks Book Discussion Group

Join us each month for a lively conversation centered on titles selected by staff within a variety of genres.  This month we will be reading and discussing We Do Not Part by Han Kang.  

Summary 

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF THE ATLANTIC 'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
ONE OF THE OBSERVER 'S 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE CENTURY (SO FAR)

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, TIME, THE ECONOMIST, THE GUARDIAN, SLATE, VULTURE, ELLE, KIRKUS REVIEWS, BOOK RIOT, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, PEN AMERICA , CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, BBC * ONE OF BOOKPAGE 'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Han Kang's most revelatory book since The Vegetarian , We Do Not Part tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter in Korean history--" [ A] masterpiece" ( The Boston Globe )

"A haunting exploration of friendship amid historical trauma."-- Time

"A novel that is both disquieting and entrancing."-- The Economist