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LitKits Available

Unreasonable Hospitality was the June selection for the Patient Experience Book Club.

Klara and the Sun was the 2022-2023 NYU Reads title, a shared reading experience for the NYU Community.

LitKits: Book Club Sets

LitKits are book discussion sets available for check out through NYU Health Sciences Library. These LitKit book discussion sets are meant to be used within NYU Langone Health (all campuses and location) for departments, units, and internal communities to self-lead discussions and build connections with one another.

How do I borrow a book club set?
1. Stop by the Lapidus Health Sciences Library information desk (9am-4pm) or
2. Follow this link to Klara and the Sun or Unreasonable Hospitality to request a book club box from our Document Delivery Service. We will send you a note when it's ready to pick up the book set from our Amazon-style locker in the Lapidus Library.

To borrow a LitKit discussion set, please:

Chose a discussion leader and develop a time frame for your group.
Return the materials in a timely way to the library so that others may borrow.
Contact the Library if you have questions!

Book Titles

Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
ISBN: 9780593418574
In 2006, Will Guidara and chef Daniel Humm were placed at the helm of Eleven Madison Park. The establishment, a brasserie with an identity crisis, was in desperate need of magic. In 2017, Eleven Madison Park was named the best restaurant in the world, legendary for its memorable, over-the-top, bespoke hospitality as much as its food. How did it pull off this radical transformation? Through sparkling stories of Guidara's journey through the restaurant industry, featuring the industry's most famous players, this book shows what it took, and urges us to find the magic in what we do.
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
ISBN: 9780593311295
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is "an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures ... a poignant meditation on love and loneliness" (The Associated Press). * A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?