Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship, light-years from home, with no memory of who he is—or why he’s there. What he does know (eventually): the sun is dying, Earth is in serious trouble, and he may be humanity’s last shot at survival.

In Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir (The Martian) delivers a hard science fiction adventure packed with clever problem-solving, real scientific stakes, and the kind of humor that makes complex ideas feel thrilling instead of intimidating. As Grace pieces together his mission, he confronts an interstellar mystery—and forms an unexpected alliance that changes everything.

🧑‍🚀 Smart, funny, surprisingly heartfelt, and deeply nerd-satisfying, this is a love letter to science, curiosity, and trying anyway when the odds are astronomical.

Come drink something good and talk about saving the world. No advanced degrees required. 🚀

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy grow up at Hailsham, an isolated and seemingly idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. It is a place defined by shifting friendships, unspoken hierarchies, and a set of rules no one fully explains—though the students are constantly reminded of how special they are.

Years later, Kathy is an adult, and Ruth and Tommy have reentered her life. As the three reconnect, Kathy begins to reflect on their shared childhood and to slowly understand the true nature of Hailsham, the meaning of their “specialness,” and the quiet inevitability that has shaped their lives from the very beginning.

Told with Ishiguro’s signature restraint and emotional precision, Never Let Me Go is a deeply affecting exploration of memory, love, and what it means to live a life within boundaries you did not choose. Subtle, haunting, and profoundly human, it’s a novel that invites careful reading and thoughtful conversation—perfect for a March book club discussion 🌱

May’s Science Pick: Longitude
Author: Dava Sobel

For May, our Science Book Club is reading Longitude — a riveting true story of obsession, ingenuity, and the high-stakes quest to solve one of the greatest scientific problems in history ⏱️🌍.

For centuries, sailors could determine latitude, but longitude remained maddeningly out of reach. Without it, ships were lost at sea, lives were cut short, and entire empires gambled their futures on guesswork. In the eighteenth century, solving “the longitude problem” wasn’t just an academic exercise—it was a matter of survival ⚓.

Enter John Harrison: a self-taught clockmaker who defied the scientific establishment by proposing a mechanical solution. While astronomers searched the skies for answers, Harrison looked inward, devoting forty years of his life to building a clock precise enough to keep time at sea—something no one believed possible.

What unfolds is a deeply human story filled with brilliance and stubbornness, rivalry and perseverance. Longitude weaves together history, astronomy, navigation, and craftsmanship, revealing how one man’s relentless pursuit reshaped our understanding of the world and how we move through it 🔬.

Join us this May to read, reflect, and nerd out together. All are welcome—whether you love science history, elegant problem-solving, or stories about people who refuse to accept “impossible” as an answer 📖.