# Just got Dr. Fauci's new book from the library! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Created:** [June 21, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-dr-faucis-new-book-from-the-library/1003181 "2024-06-21T22:08:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-dr-faucis-new-book-from-the-library/1003181/1 "2024-06-21T22:08:03Z")
It was released on Tuesday (today’s Friday) and I got the call this morning that it was available for me. I must have been at the head of the line, and/or there were multiple copies. Unfortunately, I also hid it on the way home because I had to make a few stops and was concerned about my car being vandalized if someone saw it. 🤬 Can’t wait to start reading it. (If TPTB think this thread really belongs in Cafe Society, that’s OK; go ahead and move it. > **[On Call by Anthony Fauci, M.D.: 9780593657478 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743358/on-call-by-anthony-fauci-md/)** > > The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and whose six-decade career in high-level public service put him in the room with seven presidents “An... ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-dr-faucis-new-book-from-the-library/1003181/2 "2024-06-21T23:30:51Z")
It looks interesting! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-dr-faucis-new-book-from-the-library/1003181/3 "2024-06-21T23:52:57Z")
And you got it before all the library’s copies were reserved then “lost”. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-dr-faucis-new-book-from-the-library/1003181/4 "2024-06-22T02:22:24Z")
Or better yet, all checked out so other people can’t read it, a la this story. Just the men? What’s with that, anyway? > **[A Wichita pastor checked out LGBTQ books in protest. Librarians say the...](https://www.kcur.org/2024-06-05/a-kansas-pastor-checked-out-lgbtq-books-in-protest-librarians-say-the-strategy-could-backfire)** > > Protesters checked out dozens of gay- and transgender-themed books from a Wichita-area library to keep children from accessing the books. Librarians say checkouts show demand for materials, so they likely will replace missing books and expand their... ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-dr-faucis-new-book-from-the-library/1003181/5 "2024-06-22T02:40:29Z")
[Interview with Michael Smerconish this morning](https://youtu.be/DQER0LUrGqM?feature=shared) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-dr-faucis-new-book-from-the-library/1003181/6 "2024-06-22T03:23:24Z")
Yeah, that is pretty much what I meant.