Health & Medicine is excited to share a curated list of reading recommendations from our Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows and Fellows for Life. This selection, contributed by Fellows Hana Ahmed, Karyn Byrne, Chinasa Imo, Paige Madden, Michelle Soans, Jason Xiao, Julia Kavanagh, and FFL Anne Osuji, spans a variety of genres from suspenseful thrillers to enlightening non-fiction.
Whether you’re looking for a gripping page-turner, a deep dive into environmental literature, or a memoir full of resilience and triumph, our Fellows’ selections have something for every reader. We hope these recommendations inspire your next read and spark new ideas for advocacy and action in your own life and work. Happy reading!
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Educated by Tara Westover
Inflamed by Rupa Marya
Making Sense: Conversations on Consciousness, Morality, and the Future of Humanity by Sam Harris
Outlive by Peter Atia
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Street-Level Bureaucracy by Micheal Lipsky
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
The Waiting Room by Emily Bleeker