Nominations for February’s book club include:

Humor on the Way to Heaven by Janet Gillespie-Orsborn is renominated. Ā Janet is married to Larry Orsborn and visited Holy Cross last year with him.

Andy Andrews’ The Noticer is also renominated.

Rev. Jonathan Fisk’s Broken: Ā 7 ā€œChristianā€ Rules that Every Christian Ought to Break as Often as Possible is nominated.

J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy is nominated.

Madeline L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time is nominated.

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Humor on the Way to Heaven has a youtube video to tell its story, here. Ā The book is written from the experience of caregiving at life's end, shining a light on the humor that can be found even in the midst of grief. Ā The book is available in e-format and paperback.

The Noticer is available in every format, but not through our libraries. Ā The Noticer is part fiction, part allegory, part inspiration. Ā This book is about perspective, imagining a mysterious old man wearing jeans, a t-shirt, and leather sandals who shows up in people's lives when everything seems to be going wrong. Ā The old man offers a little perspective, noticing things that might just change some lives.

Broken is written by an LC-MS pastor, published by CPH. Ā It also has a video to explain what it’s all about here. Ā The book challenges rules that many Christians think they ought to live by, which are actually contrary to truly following Jesus. Ā It is available in ebook and paperback.

Hillbilly Elegy is a recent NYTimes bestseller, a memoir about growing up in Kentucky and Ohio. Ā The book is often noted for explaining recent political trends; it also has a lot to say about the religion and culture of Appalachia.

A Wrinkle in Time is a classic scifi/fantasy novel just over fifty years old, now set to be released as a Disney movie. Ā The author, Madeline L’Engle is an American Episcopalian.Ā  Though a tale about young children and for younger audiences, there is plenty here for adults to discuss, especially before its release as a movie.