Note: This session will be held in the Quiet Room on the Library's second floor. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the first floor service desk.

This month's Book Club for Mortals selection is Driving Miss Norma by Tim Bauerschmidt and Ramie Liddle, about a transformative journey of living life on your own terms that shows us that it's never too late to begin an adventure, inspire hope, or become a trailblazer.

When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Miss Norma, newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage, rose to her full height of five feet and told her doctor, "I'm ninety years old. I'm hitting the road."

And so Miss Norma took off on an unforgettable around-the-country journey in a thirty-six-foot motor home with her retired son Tim, his wife Ramie, and their dog, Ringo.

As this once timid woman says yes to living in the face of death, she tries regional foods for the first time, reaches for the clouds in a hot air balloon, and mounts up for a horseback ride. With each passing mile (and one educational visit to a cannabis dispensary), Miss Norma's health improves, and conversations that had once been taboo begin to unfold. Norma, Tim, and Ramie bond in ways they never had before, and their definitions of home, family, and friendship broaden. Stop by stop, state by state, they meet countless people from all walks of life, strangers who become fast friends and welcome them with kindness and open hearts.

Copies of the book are available for checkout at the first floor service desk.