Book Club: ‘Rough Sleepers’ chronicles a doctor’s selfless mission

Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. On Jan. 26, Kidder joins the Los Angeles Times Book Club to discuss “Rough Sleepers” with Times columnist Steve Lopez. His previous books include “Strength in What Remains,” “Home Town,” “Old Friends,” “Among Schoolchildren,” “House” and “The Soul of a New Machine.” In advance of January book club night, Kidder shared some of his favorite reads and other diversions: Last book that kept you up at night: It might have been Shackleton’s “South” or U.S. Grant’s memoir. Book you’re most proud of writing: “Mountains Beyond Mountains” or maybe “Rough Sleepers.” Favorite place to escape: My house in western Massachusetts. What’s next Author Brendan Slocumb joins book club readers Feb. 23 to discuss his bestselling mystery, “The Violin Conspiracy,” with Times classical music critic Mark Swed.