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