Rush Hour Book Club

10/26/2026

There’s a new hit movie based on the protagonist and plot of our November 2019 selection, Bad Blood. Reviews of the Elizabeth Holmes documentary, currently showing at local theaters, are mixed, but box office results are unexpectedly strong and the film is up for an Oscar.


Commentary: Who is the real Elizabeth Holmes? After watching Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s new documentary, CNET writers and editors try to answer that perplexing question.

10/17/2026

One of our original members recommended an author to us that we’ve all really enjoyed reading. We’ll be discussing his fourth book in the Marcus Ryker action hero-mystery series at our March 2027 meeting. It’s good that there are six total, so we can keep this going for another few years. These books are fun, but they’re also informative and rather timely.

10/17/2026

The author and subject of our February 2027 meeting is being celebrated this week at the San Diego International Film Festival. Here’s what the Union-Tribune published about this terrific talent.

10/17/2026

March 2027 selection

10/17/2026

February 2027 selection

10/17/2026

January 2027 selection

10/17/2026

December 2026 meeting

10/02/2026

We read Before and After in May 2021, and were fortunate to have co-author Judy Christie as a call-in guest to our virtual meeting. (The library was still closed then due to the pandemic and we were meeting by phone.)

Here is a link to the Smithsonian article:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-social-worker-was-supposed-to-help-orphans-find-homes-instead-she-abducted-children-who-already-had-families-and-sold-them-for-profit-180989543/

Thank you, Smithsonian magazine, for the long feature on “Georgia Tann babies,” including many mentions of “Before and After,” the nonfiction book Lisa Wingate and I wrote about Tann survivors. This book continues to change lives. Stories matter! ”

09/26/2026

If you enjoyed our April 2022 selection, The Hidden Life of Trees, or perhaps our first-ever book club selection, Wild, in February 2016, this news segment about the California redwoods is a nature-inspired story you’ll probably enjoy as well!

09/20/2026

The author of our August 2026 selection, Jodi Picoult, will be in town next month. The event is waitlisted, but perhaps add your name and possibly see one of the best-selling writers today in person.

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