NOTE: This month’s meeting will take place on a Wednesday.

Join the First Tuesday Book Club for a discussion of “The Natural History of the Senses” by Diane Ackerman. We’ll plan to meet in Snow Library’s Cape Cod Room. As the pandemic situation changes we may revert to Zoom; updates will be posted here. Copies are available at the front desk; call (508) 240-3760.

“The five senses not only serve biological functions, they also are inextricably a part of our culture. Award-winning poet Ackerman celebrates the senses by examining their biological bases and the various and bizarre ways we have come to indulge them. Her catalog of the senses is itself a sensuous journey, with prose rich in imagery and rhythm. Ackerman's book is a provocative and entertaining treat whose details will bestir the reader's imagination. Consider, for example, the guest whose pleasure for fragrance led to an untimely death in a shower of rose petals at a Roman feast, or the diner whose thrill at exciting the palate proved deadly upon tasting the poisonous puffer fish. Unlike the fish, this savory delight is recommended for general readers.” -- Library Journal