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Patient Experience Book Club

The patient experience book club is a shared reading experience for all members of the NYU Langone Health community. Selected books explore themes related to the highly personal experience patients face navigating complex healthcare situations.

2024 Book Titles

The Patient Experience Book Club activities are made possible with support from The Louis and Rachel Rudin Foundation, Inc.

2024 Schedule

January Gender Queer Maia Kobabe (Request through Document Delivery. Copies available through NYU Consortium.)
February An American Marriage Tayari Jones
March Polio: An American Story David M. Oshinsky
April Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient Theresa Brown
May Every Deep-Drawn Breath Wes Ely
June The Nursery Szilvia Molnar
July The Citadel A. J. Cronin
August Miss Evers' Boys David Feldshuh
September Cutting for Stone Abraham Verghese
October Zig-Zag Boy Tanya Frank
November Interpreter of Maladies Jhumpa Lahiri
December Together Vivek H Murthy

Links to eBook full text for reading online, when available.  All books are available by request through Document Delivery