Leisure World Library Leads
In Library Leads, library staff highlight new additions to the library collection that are worth checking out.
“The History of Love,” by Nicole Krauss Genre: Literary Fiction
Sixty years after a book’s publication, its author remembers his lost love and missing son, while a teenage girl named for one of the book’s characters seeks her namesake, as well as a cure for her widowed mother’s loneliness.
“Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail In Appalachia and Finally Finding Home,” by Stephen Starring Grant Genre: Nonfiction, Autobiography He carried a whole lot more than just the mail, including a family legacy of rage and the anxiety of having lost his identity along with his corporate job. Slowly he became a lifeline for lonely people, providing moments of human contact and the assurance that the government still cares. He embraced tackling new challenges, contributing to something greater than himself, the joy of camaraderie, and the purpose found in working hard and doing a small, good thing for his community.
Stop by the library from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on weekdays and until 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays to borrow these items and more.
To place a hold, call ahead at 562-598-2431.
