SLAS Premier Members

SLAS wants to know... what are you currently reading? Or, feel free to share the book you just finished. It doesn't need to be science-related at all! Some answers may be featured in an upcoming Electronic Laboratory Neighborhood Community Q&A article. 

Thank you!

Kathy Daniels

SLAS Marketing and Communications Manager

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Kathy Daniels
SLAS
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Interesting question! I'm actually quite a slow reader, and when having some free time, reading - sadly - rarely comes to the first spot in the list of things to do... however, I discovered that the local library has an e-book borrowing application that has thoudsands of books available for free. You might want to check your local libraries too, they might have joined the scheme, or offer something similar.

In any case, given that I commute on public transport for just over 2 hours a day, this is the perfect arrangement for me. My current book is "For the sake of the game" and it is a collection of short stories inspired by the Sherlock Holmes canon.

For reference, here are the codes you can use to find more about it:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1681778793
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1681778792

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Silvio Di Castro
Principal Scientist
AstraZeneca R&D Gothenburg
Sweden
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Sadly, my reading time has plummeted since I stopped taking the train though you wouldn't know that from the number of books I keep getting. I'm currently working on The Winners by Fredrik Backman. I'll give credit to longtime SLAS member (and friend and mentor), Bill Janzen, for introducing me to this author. Most books I read and then donate, but not these. Backman's books remain on my shelves.

I'll also plug Book of the Month (bookofthemonth.com) as a great way to get introduced to new authors and styles. Or bookshop.org that supports independent bookstores :)

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Elizabeth Admirand
Head of Compound and Sample Management
Frontier Medicines
Boston MA
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I'd agree with the posters above, the train commute + Libby app have been great for accelerating my leisure reading.  I recently finished and recommend these two:

Fiction: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

Non-Fiction: Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America by Michael Ruhlman

Additionally, the list below has been really helpful to focus my search for new sci-fi reads:

NPR: 50 Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books of the Past Decade

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Nick Shah
Head of Quantitative Biology
Nura Bio
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