BOOKS AND COFFEE meets from 4:00-5:00 p.m. on the first eight Thursdays of spring semester, when faculty and staff from across the university review bestselling books.   Books and Coffee is sponsored by the Department of English.  All sessions are free and open to the public.

January 12, Harre Ballroom A

 The Social Animal:

The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, Achievement

by David Brooks

 Reviewed by Robert Elder
Lilly Fellow in History and Humanities

January 19, Harre Ballroom A

 State of Wonder

by Ann Patchett

 Reviewed by Jennifer Miller 

Lilly Fellow in English and Humanities

January 26, Harre Ballroom A

J.D. Salinger: A Life

by Kenneth Slawenski

Reviewed by Samuel Graber
Visiting Assistant Professor, English
 

February 2, Christopher Center Community Room

 Once Upon a River

by Bonnie Jo Campbell

Reviewed by Katherine Calloway
Lilly Fellow in English and Humanities

February 9, Harre Ballroom A

 Life Itself: A Memoir

by Roger Ebert

Reviewed by Phil Potempa

Entertainment Columnist, The Times and Adjunct Instructor in Communication

February 16, Harre Ballroom A

 The Art of Fielding: A Novel

by Chad Harbuch
 

Reviewed by Fred Niedner
Professor of Theology

February 23, Harre Ballroom A

  Drama: An Actor's Education

by John Lithgow
 

Reviewed by Miranda Heckler
Adjunct Professor in English

March 1, Harre Ballroom A 

 The Sense of an Ending: A Novel

by Julian Barnes 

Reviewed by Edward Upton
Lecturer in Humanities, Christ College