May 10, 2017
Insights on Current Events
The four new selections, 3 fiction and 1 nonfiction, offer an opportunity to delve into issues I frequently only get a fleeting opportunity to study.  Both Homegoing and Between the World and Me offer book clubs a fictional and an autobiographical approach to the racial tensions alive in our country today.  

On a slightly different note, Normal is a thriller where technology is irrevocably intertwined with our lives, for better and worse.  After my book club read it we couldn't help but find continuous parallels between the fictitious world Ellis creates and the one we live in today.  

See a full list of the county's Book Club in a Bag holdings, plus an addendum listing just our most recent additions on our website.  To see a full list of only our Book Club in a Bags, view our Goodreads shelf.  To book a BCIB email us at reference@haverfordlibrary.org or call 610-446-3082 x201.

Happy reading!

Sarah Newell
by Yaa Gyasi
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book, Oprah's 10 Favorite Books of 2016, NPR's Debut Novel of the Year, etc.  Homegoing traces the generations of a family through two continents and three hundred years of history, as the legacy of slavery is fully revealed in light of the present day.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
National Book Award Winner.  Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. 
by Banana Yoshimoto
“In  Moshi-Moshi , Banana’s narrator addresses the poignant question, how do you rebuild your life when your much-loved father loses his life in shocking circumstances?” - Amazon
by Warren Ellis
In a small, insightful and thrilling volume, Normal offers a view into a world where technology has irrevocably become intertwined into our lives.  
Use the Goodreads link to see all of our Book Club in a Bag titles. 
To check availablity  email reference@haverfordlibrary.org or c all 610-446-3082 x201.
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