The books that the rector has selected are for this year include:
Stumbling to Happiness by Daniel Gilbert (psychology);
We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families by Philip Gourevitch (non-fiction);
Becoming Human by Jean Varnier (spirituality);
New and Selected Poems by Billy Collins (the recent poet Laureate).
Dreams of my Father by Barack Obama (the political contender);
The Towers of Tebizond by Rose MacAulay (a critically acclaimed novel set in the mideast);
Absurdistan by Gary Shytengart;
The Odyssey by Homer, trans Robert Fagels.