Julian Borger on his father’s escape from the Nazis | Book Club with the Lessons in Chemistry author Bonnie Garmus

In 2021, the Guardian writer Julian Borger discovered that his father, born in Vienna, escaped the Nazis through an ad in the Guardian. In his new book, I Seek A Kind Person, he takes us across the world to uncover this story, and those of seven other children who were saved by the same means. Borger will discuss these moving stories of grief, courage and hope with the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland.

Tuesday 16 January, 8pm–9pm GMT

Bonnie Garmus’s smart, heart-warming and funny feminist fable Lessons in Chemistry follows Elizabeth Zott, the brilliant scientist battling the sexism of mid-century America. As the novel begins, she is the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show, Supper at Six. As her scientific and unusual approach to cooking gives her a platform to speak directly to millions of housewives, she teaches them about their own capacity for change. For our February Book Club, join Garmus and the Guardian’s Lisa Allardice as they talk about Lessons In Chemistry, its themes and the inspirations behind it.

Tuesday 13 February, See page for local time