Book Club Picks -- Oprah's Book Club & 2.0

Oprah's Book Club 2.0 is a revitalized version of Oprah Winfrey's legendary book club, which first became famous in the early 2000s. After a hiatus, Oprah reintroduced her book club in 2012 with a new format, called Book Club 2.0, focusing on modern digital platforms, particularly the internet, to reach a broader, more diverse audience
 

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1. Bittersweet: how sorrow and longing make us whole

Book cover for "Bittersweet"
Star rating for Bittersweet
Author:
Cain, Susan
Average Rating:
4 stars
Formats:
Book, Large Print
Description:
"Bittersweetness is a tendency to states of longing, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute awareness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy when beholding beauty. It recognizes that light and dark, birth and death--bitter and sweet--are forever paired. A song in a minor key, an elegiac poem, or even a touching television commercial all can bring us to this sublime, even holy, state of mind--and, ultimately, to greater kinship with our fellow humans....