[Photo from National Cancer Institute, via Unsplash, even though cancer was not Elizabeth Zott's area of study.] Apple TV + is beginning a new series, Lessons in Chemistry, on October 13. There’s a reason for that—the novel, written by Bonnie Garmus, is terrific. Read it first; no doubt for television it will be mucked up. Set in the 1950s and 1960s, the book is a love story of two misfit chemists who find one another. It’s also about the challenges women of that era faced, especially if they wanted a career. The sexist, misogynistic world is on full display here. Elizabeth Zott, brilliant and beautiful, is attacked and abused for her desire to be recognized as a chemist, not simply as the host of an afternoon cooking show, “Supper at Six.” The main characters also include a dog, a TV producer, a Presbyterian minister, an anonymous donor, a young child, a kind neighbor, as well as Elizabeth's soul mate. I “lost” two days to reading this book, which was a great pleasure.
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What I’m ReadingI began working in libraries as a seventh grader, courtesy of scoliosis. My orthopedic surgeon wrote me a pass to miss gym class, so I began working in the school library to feed my love of reading. Even after my surgery to correct the curvature, I kept getting out of gym to work in my high school library and then in my college library (for pay, at last!).
So began my eventual career as a college reference librarian—after a detour into teaching high school English. Later I worked for an educational publisher before going back to libraries.
I have a reading and writing life now. I devour both fiction and nonfiction, and will tell you about some of my favorite reads, both old friends and new discoveries.
Here's some library-themed music to get you in the mood.
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