The Mental Wellness Book Club will discuss the book “We'll Prescribe You a Cat” by Syou Ishida at noon Nov. 21 in the basement of Heinz Chapel.

In the book, readers will meet an assortment of people, in various places of life, who are lonely or sad or rejected or otherwise going through a bad time. Each of them has, through circuitous channels, been given vague directions to a specialized clinic where their concerns are taken seriously and the clinician concludes, “we’ll prescribe you a cat” while, with flawless empathy, matching every person with exactly the right cat.

There are no free copies available of this book, but the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has 44 copies available to borrow or download. Register here so that there will have enough chairs for everyone. 

Participants are welcome to bring their lunch to eat during the discussion.