About us
Looking to connect with fellow bookworms in the Mountain View area? You've come to the right place! We are a group of avid readers who like to stay up-to-date on the latest in literature, while still enjoying the classics. And we're not all work and no play-- there will be some socializing and maybe a cocktail/coffee or two, too! Potential books will be selected by members and curated from book awards lists (think Man Booker Prize, National Book Award, etc.), and voted on by members quarterly in advance. I hope you'll join us!
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Featured event
The Art and Science of Connection by Kasley Killam
Non-Fiction, 384 pages, Hardcover, 2024.
Kepler's
2025 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER * 2024 LIVING NOW BOOK AWARDS GOLD MEDAL WINNER * HARVARD PUBLIC HEALTH MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF 2024 * ASPEN IDEAS RECOMMENDED HEALTH BOOK OF 2024
A groundbreaking redefinition of what it means to be healthy that introduces the need for social health—the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected—to truly flourish.
"Killam reminds us that social health is not a luxury, but an essential pillar of equilibrium." - Vogue
"Upbeat and informative, this book will spark an interest in building and strengthening vital relationships.” - Booklist
Exercise. Eat a balanced diet. Go to therapy. Most wellness advice is focused on achieving and maintaining good physical and mental health. But Harvard-trained social scientist and pioneering social health expert Kasley Killam reveals that this approach is missing a vital component: human connection.
**Venue**: Red Rock has kindly given us this rental space for free. Please consider making a purchase to support them. Thanks!
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The Art and Science of Connection by Kasley Killam
Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St, Mountain View, CA, USNon-Fiction, 384 pages, Hardcover, 2024.
Kepler's2025 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER * 2024 LIVING NOW BOOK AWARDS GOLD MEDAL WINNER * HARVARD PUBLIC HEALTH MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF 2024 * ASPEN IDEAS RECOMMENDED HEALTH BOOK OF 2024
A groundbreaking redefinition of what it means to be healthy that introduces the need for social health—the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected—to truly flourish.
"Killam reminds us that social health is not a luxury, but an essential pillar of equilibrium." - Vogue
"Upbeat and informative, this book will spark an interest in building and strengthening vital relationships.” - BooklistExercise. Eat a balanced diet. Go to therapy. Most wellness advice is focused on achieving and maintaining good physical and mental health. But Harvard-trained social scientist and pioneering social health expert Kasley Killam reveals that this approach is missing a vital component: human connection.
**Venue**: Red Rock has kindly given us this rental space for free. Please consider making a purchase to support them. Thanks!
38 attendees
DOUBLE FEATURE: Small Things Like These and Convenience Store Woman
Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St, Mountain View, CA, USSmall Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
Fiction. 128 pages. Hardcover. 2021. Kepler's
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata.
Fiction. 176 pages. Paperback. 2019. Kepler'sSmall Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
NYT Book Club PIck, 2024. Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize. Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.
A tale of one man's courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family. It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church. A deeply affecting story of hope, and quiet heroism.Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, trans. by Ginny Tapley Takemori
Shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award. Longlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
LA Times Bestseller.The heartwarming and surprising story of thirty-six-year-old Tokyo resident Keiko Furukura. Keiko has never fit in, neither in her family, nor in school, but when at the age of eighteen she begins working at the Hiiromachi branch of "Smile Mart," she finds peace and purpose in her life.
An ironic and sharp-eyed look at contemporary work culture and the pressures to conform, as well as a charming and completely fresh portrait of an unforgettable heroine.**Venue**: Red Rock has kindly given us this rental space for free. Please consider making a purchase to support them. Thanks!
31 attendees
Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St, Mountain View, CA, USFiction. 380 pages. Hardcover. 2025. Kepler's.
A New Yorker Best Book of 2025 * 2026 Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlist * A Kirkus Best Book of 2025 *“Riveted” — Oprah Winfrey.
“A gripping, impossibly timely thriller."--NPRMajor AI ethics novel. A family confronts blame after an AI-linked autonomous-car crash.
When the Cassidy-Shaws' autonomous minivan collides with an oncoming car, seventeen-year-old Charlie is in the driver's seat, with his father, Noah, riding shotgun. In the back seat, tweens Alice and Izzy are on their phones, while their mother, Lorelei, a world leader in the field of artificial intelligence, is absorbed in her work. Yet each family member harbors a secret, implicating them all in the tragic accident.
Explores a world newly shaped by chatbots, autonomous cars, drones, and other nonhuman forces in ways that are thrilling, challenging, and unimaginably provocative.**Venue**: Red Rock has kindly given us this rental space for free. Please consider making a purchase to support them. Thanks!
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