LW Library Leads

In Library Leads, library staff highlight new additions to the library collection.

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“The Compound,” by Aisling Rawle Genre: Psychological Suspense Fiction Lily, a disillusioned young woman, competes in a highstakes reality show on a desert compound where personal bonds, hidden desperation, and escalating challenges blur the lines between game strategy and survival amidst a crumbling outside world.

“Steve Martin Writes the Written Word,” by Steve Martin Genre: Nonfiction, Humor, Short Stories

Filled with his singular characters, musings and meditations, this collection shows the breadth of Martin’s work, which is bolstered by a mix of brand-new and previously published selections of his writing for the New Yorker’s “Shouts & Murmurs” column.