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KHCPL Main Book Discussion

Bewilderment by Richard Powers

Expand your reading horizons by joining us for engaging and lively discussions of books from different genres. Registration is required.

Join KHCPL staff as we discuss Bewilderment by Richard Powers.

"A heartrending new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory. "Richard Powers, whose novels combine the wonders of science with the marvels of art, astonishes us in different ways with each new book." -Heller McAlpin, NPR Books. The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. He's also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the face. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experimental neurofeedback treatment to bolster Robin's emotional control, one that involves training the boy on the recorded patterns of his mother's brain. . . . With its soaring descriptions of the natural world, its tantalizing vision of life beyond, and its account of a father and son's ferocious love, Bewilderment marks Richard Powers's most intimate and moving novel. At its heart lies the question: How can we tell our children the truth about this beautiful, imperiled planet?"

Copies of the book are available for pickup at KHCPL Main one month before the event. If you would like to attend the KHCPL Main book discussion virtually, please contact Melissa Wheelock at mwheelock@khcpl.org or 765.626.0866. Register here or by calling any KHCPL location.

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