“A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki

 I enjoyed this book very much and found some parts riveting. The Japanese girl who wrote the diary was very wise and matter-of -fact, and her 104 year old Zen Buddhist nun great grandmother was an amazing influence on her. The book showed life in Japan and on a remote island in BC, with a smattering of Sunnyvale California as well. It also had a nice small touch of quantum/physics and entanglement science fiction. It was recommended to me by the Carleton retired professor who did a course on time in the LifeLong Learning program.

“Personal Librarian” by Maria Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

 I enjoyed this book about JP Morgan’s personal librarian who acquired amazing and rare items for his library. The historical context of early 20th century America was particularly interesting to me.