What’s your summer beach read?

Leslie Ordal, CGC, Boise State University

“Selected Stories of Robert Walser.” (I like cold, strange beaches.)

Jeff Millstein, MD, Penn Med

“Bird by Bird,” by Anne Lamott.

Carl Streed Jr., MD, Boston University Medical Campus

“Notes on Camp,” by Susan Sontag.

“The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister,” by Anne Lister.

“The City-State of Boston,” by Mark Peterson.

Margaret Chisolm, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

“Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine,” explores the relationship between science and religion: “The physicist and novelist’s discursive essays on the mysteries of the physical world are full of wonder and insight.”

Shannon Scott-Vernaglia, MD, MassGeneral

Not exactly classic “beach read,” but looking forward to our town-wide summer reading book: “Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss and the Fight for Trans Equality,” by Sarah McBride.

James Richardson, MD, MPH

It might seem counterintuitive, but, “The Butchering Art,” by Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris, is a fascinating and page turning if somewhat hair raising look at medical and surgical training in the 19th century, with a focus on pioneer Joseph Lister. Highly recommended!

Sam Kant, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

“This Side of Paradise,” by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Mays Ali, MD, Mayo Clinic

“The Doctors Mayo,” by Helen Clapesattle is a beautifully written book about the Mayo brothers and the history of

It gives insight into the institution’s values and why it operates the way it does. I read it before I started fellowship and felt so inspired.

Flora Smyth Zahra, MA Clin Ed, D Rest Dent RCS, FHEA, Kings College, London

Just one? That’s torture. . . . Maybe it’s the state of politics at the moment, but feel in need of escape, so if it’s one it would be “The Odyssey.”

The epithets – coming home – Penelope and their beautiful bed, the dog – just love it, oh and the poor maids…

D. Muthulingam, MD, Yale University

I’m in the middle of Deborah Levy’s “Cost of Living,” a beautiful meditation on life upended.

I just moved to the Midwest two weeks ago, so I’m not sure if there are beaches? I will look into it report back!