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2022 Book Picks

 

Book Interrupted is a book club for busy people to connect and one that celebrates life’s interruptions.

Our Season 2 Picks

What Happened to You?
by Bruce D. Perry MD., Ph.D and Oprah Winfrey

Our earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and What Happened to You? provides powerful scientific and emotional insights into the behavioural patterns so many of us struggle to understand. This book is going to change the way you see your life.

 

January 3rd - February 13th 2022

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Vintage black and white photo of Sarah as a phone operator on a switch board

Talking to Strangers
by Malcom Gladwell

Something is very wrong, Gladwell argues, with the tools and strategies we use to make sense of people we don't know. And because we don't know how to talk to strangers, we are inviting conflict and misunderstanding in ways that have a profound effect on our lives and our world.

 

February 14th - April 3rd 2022

What the Robin Knows
by Jon Young

This elegant book unites the indigenous knowledge, the latest research, and the author's own experience of four decades in the field to lead us toward a deeper connection to the animals and, in the end, a deeper connection to ourselves.

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April 11th - May 22nd 2022

Meredith lying on the grass listening to a bird with a notebook in front of them
Cartoon of Lindsay walking in front of a colourful cottage_

Fun Home
by Alison Bechdel

Alison Bechdel's bestselling graphic memoir charts her fraught relationship with her late father.  Distant and exacting, he was an English teacher and director of the town funeral home, which Alison and her family referred to as the "Fun Home."

 

July 18th - August 28th 2022

Burnout
by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D, and Amelia Nagoski, DMA

This groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout differently than men--and provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions, and live a more joyful life.

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September 5th - October 16th 2022

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Kim reading a book covering their face with spirals of feathers in the background

They Called Me Number One
by Bev Sellars

In this frank and poignant memoir of her years at St. Joseph''s Mission, Sellars breaks her silence about the residential school''s lasting effects on her and her family—from substance abuse to suicide attempts—and eloquently articulates her own path to healing.

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October 24th - December 4th 2022

2022 Fans Pick

Our Fan Virginia's Book Pick was The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.​

A dazzling novel about regrets and all the choices that go into a life well lived. Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?

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May 30th - July 10th 2022

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