HPPR Radio Readers Book Club

“Made in China” starts in my home, and your home. It starts in Hays and in Garden City, and in Topeka and in Amarillo and in any town.

In “Made in China,” Amelia Pang tells us what happens to individuals caught in a complex tangle of responsibilities, corporate practices and relationships and the treatment of human beings across the world.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve made New Year’s resolutions that I can’t keep: eat healthy foods, exercise more, forego sleazy murder mysteries and read only educational books.

This is Mike Strong, in Hays, for HPPR. The book is “Made in China” by Amelia Pang.

The non-fiction book Made in China: A Prisoner, and SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America’s Cheap Goods by Amelia Pang is a must read. I’m Melany Wilks, Library Director of the Pioneer Memorial Library, and book club leader for one of our book clubs.

Our next book, Made in China, literally spans the world on the page of a note found in a discount store purchase.

This is Mike Strong, in Hays, for HPPR. The book is “The Beekeeper of Aleppo” by Christy Lefteri.In a non-linear narrative such as this book, you might want to start with the author’s note. It’s at the end. She tells us that she felt compelled to write a book on refugees as she volunteered in 2016 and 2017 at a UNICEF refugee center in Athens, Greece.

As much as Christy Lefteri gives us word pictures in her search to let us see the world of refugees, there are sometimes worthy companion media. In this case, a documentary, which was actually my impetus to write about “The Beekeeper of Aleppo.”

Thank you for joining us on the High Plains Public Radio Station. My name is Jessica Sadler, and I am a Science Teacher and STEAM facilitator in Olathe, Kansas. I am here with the other book leaders to discuss The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri.