From the Stacks
From the Stacks is Illinois Wesleyan University’s community bo
ok club highlighting alumni authors who have made a significant impact on the world of writing. This quarterly webinar series invites readers to engage with IWU
writers in fiction, history, sports, and more, all from the comfort of their own homes.
Join us for in-depth discussions and live Q&A sessions that take you inside your favorite
stories.
The Office of Alumni Engagement has partnered with local bookstore Bobzbay to offer our book club titles at a discounted price. Use code IWU during checkout at this link to receive 15% off!
If the current book club title is listed as out of stock, please text 309-434-9515 or email info@bobzbay.com and you will be notified as soon as the item is back in stock.
Upcoming Authors
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris '04
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | 12 PM CST
Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris ‘04 is a New York Times bestselling author, television host, and medical historian with a PhD from the University of Oxford. She writes regularly for the Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, The Guardian, The Lancet, and New Scientist. In addition to writing, Lindsey curates medical history content for over 500,000 followers on social media, and actively develops TV shows for multiple high profile production companies. Her next book, Sleuth-Hound, will be a whirlwind tour of Victorian forensics from the perspective of the medical detective, Joseph Bell, who loaned a voice and razor-sharp logic to Baker St.’s famous resident: Sherlock Holmes.
We’ll be discussing Fitzharris’ first book, The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine, which won the PEN Award for Literary Science Writing, and has been translated into 20 languages. Audience members are encouraged to read the book prior to this virtual event and come prepared with questions for the author. IWU has partnered with local bookstore Bobzbay to offer this title at a discounted price. Follow the link above and enter code IWU at checkout for 15% off.
Past Recordings
| Empty Theatre: A Novel Jac Jemc '04 Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | 7 PM CST View Recording |
| Leave Out the Tragic Parts: A Grandfather's Search for a Boy Lost to Addiction Dave Kindred '63 Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | 7 PM CST View Recording |