Books with Buzz

"Hedy Kiesler is lucky. Her beauty leads to a starring role in a controversial film and marriage to a powerful Austrian arms dealer, allowing her to evade Nazi persecution despite her Jewish heritage. But Hedy is also intelligent. At lavish Vienna dinner parties, she overhears the Third Reich's plans. One night in 1937, desperate to escape her controlling husband and the rise of the Nazis, she disguises herself and flees her husband's castle.

She lands in Hollywood, where she becomes Hedy Lamarr, screen star. But Hedy is keeping a secret even more shocking than her Jewish heritage: she is a scientist. She has an idea that might help the country and that might ease her guilt for escaping alone -- if anyone will listen to her. A powerful novel based on the incredible true story of the glamour icon and scientist whose groundbreaking invention revolutionized modern communication, The Only Woman in the Room is a masterpiece."

-Goodreads

Books with Buzz, our book group featuring trendy reads, meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of even-numbered months.

With the buzz of summer in the air the group will read the sizzling novel, My Sister the Serial Killer for the June 20th book discussion.  On August 15th, the group will get back into the school mode by discussing award winning children’s and young adult literature selections.  Buzz selections are available at the reference desk one month before the discussion.