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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.

2025 Schedule

January The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
February The Autumn Ghost by Hannah Wunsch
March The Women by Kristin Hannah
April Mary Jane by Amy Herzog
May All That Moves Us by Jay Wellons
June Frighten the Horses by Oliver Radclyffe
July Wonder Drug by Jennifer Venderbes
August The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimananda Ngozi Adichie
September Blood Orange Night by Melissa Bond
October The Story of My Tits by Jennifer Haden
November Knife by Salman Rushdie
December The Good Doctor by Damon Gadget

Links to eBook full text for reading online, when available.  All books are available by request through Document Delivery.  If you have not created a Document Delivery account, you must create one. Within your account, you may enter book details (author, title, etc) to request.

Patient Experience Book Club at NYU Langone Health

The Patient Experience Book Club led by Dr. Kathy Hochman, MD is open to all members of the NYU Langone Health community.  Through this book club employees engage in shared reading experiences that highlight the patient's point of view in a variety of complex healthcare situations. The  book club welcomes new members!  NYU Health Sciences Library provides print copies to employees of NYU Langone Health through our Document Delivery Service. (If you have not created a Document Delivery account, you must create one through the link first.) Then sign in through the link to request any of the titles below.  You may pick up at the library or request delivery to your home address. Happy reading!

2025 Book Titles

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

Access through your local pubic library for book copies, digital or print.  New York Public Library offers a free online library access to people aged 13 or older who live, work, attend school, or pay property taxes in New York State. Sign up for an NYPL digital library card today.  Read online through the Kindle or Libby app.  Reach out to us if we can help you get set up!