It’s always an exciting day . . . when Bonny and Carole and I announce our newest Read With Us selection!

This spring, we invite you to join us in reading . . .

Good People by Patmeena Sabit.

This novel – the author’s first – is a compelling, intriguing read written in a unique narrative style. I think it might be the most “page turner-y” book we’ve ever picked as a Read With Us selection. (The novel clocks in at 400 pages . . . but they’re a FAST 400 pages.)

What’s it about? Well . . . I don’t want to say much about that, actually, because I think it’s best going in to this novel NOT knowing what it’s about. That said, I also want to convince you to . . . Read With Us . . . so here’s a tantalizing quote from Tommy Orange (author of There There) in his review of the book from the New York Times:

The story in “Good People” concerns the Sharafs, an Afghan family who have, through no lack of persistence and effort by their patriarch, Rahmat, performed the minor miracle of the American immigrant success story. The Sharafs have moved from the visceral instability of Kabul to the suburban stability of Northern Virginia, a landscape defined by its manicured lawns; its good, polite, well-intentioned neighbors. Rahmat has built a commercial real estate empire, a physical manifestation of his desire to ground his family in something permanent. But permanence, as Sabit suggests with a cold, clear eye, is an illusion when one’s belonging in a country such as this one is conditional. 

— Tommy Orange from his New York Times review of Good People, February 3, 2026

I can guarantee you . . . there will be much to discuss with this one!

Bonny and Carole and I will be talking more about the book and providing additional background information for you in blog posts over the next several weeks. Then . . . mark your calendars for our blog book discussions/Zoom discussion on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 (7:00 pm Eastern time).

C’mon along!
Welcome Spring with a good book . . . and Read With Us!