| 3s | Why did I choose this book? |
| 5s | Actually, the real truth is, it was in a stack of books sent to me by the book editor at O magazine, Lee Haber |
| 18s | she sends me books all the time to read |
| 20s | and it was in a stack of about five or six books |
| 22s | and in the stack, it was the one was the boldest cover and the name that I was drawn to is Behold the Dreamers |
| 32s | So because of the cover - I know they say you can't judge a book by its cover, |
| 36s | but I liked the cover, it stood out, and I love the title Behold the Dreamers |
| 42s | so I wanted to know what is that about? |
| 44s | That's how I chose it to read |
| 47s | And then after I started reading it, I thought woah, this is as good as the cover |
| 54s | I'm excited that everybody else gets to indulge in the luxury of this story for the first time |
| 64s | What about the book resonates with you the most? |
| 68s | I like reading all kinds of fiction, historical fiction, particularly I'm drawn to |
| 76s | but when I find a story that is as modern and feels like it could have happened today, or certainly yesterday, or in these times |
| 86s | that has all the dynamics, hardened soul of family, connection, what it really means to know what home is |
| 99s | it has drama, it has great antagonists and protagonists and people that you're rooting for |
| 106s | and people [towards] whom you're like, what, are they still in the story? |
| 109s | It has all the elements for a read that allows you to take your mind and thoughts and your idea of what it means to be a certain kind of person in the world someplace else |
| 128s | What struck you about the author? |
| 131s | Well, first of all, I - like any of you - could not pronounce the author's name |
| 136s | |
| 144s | What struck me was, what is that name? |
| 146s | And when I called her up to tell her about the book club, and that I was choosing this book |
| 153s | and that I had been so engaged in this story, her reaction and her story about how she came to write the book just was more than I could've imagined |
| 166s | So wait til you hear that story, it's such a great story |
