Food for Thought: State of Wonder (*new date* May 7 Noble Creature)

For the final title in this round of Food for Thought book discussions, we will meet at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday at Noble Creature, 126 E. Rayen. Haven't read the book yet? No worries.

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett is available at the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, and POP! Art Books Culture via Bookshop.

State of Wonder is a 2011 novel by Ann Patchett about pharmacologist Marina Singh, who travels to the Amazon rainforest to find her former mentor, Dr. Annick Swenson, who has gone missing while researching a fertility drug. The story follows Marina's journey into the jungle, where she confronts her past and the complex, morally ambiguous work of Swenson, exploring themes of science, motherhood, and cultural clashes.