New items are available at the Hancock County Public Library.
The following items are available at the Hancock County Public Library, 900 W. McKenzie Road. For more information on the library’s collection or to reserve a title, visit hcplibrary.org.
Adult Fiction
“Little Disasters,” by Randall Klein
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It was the exhilaration of new parenthood that first united Michael and Paul, outside the Brooklyn hospital where their wives, Rebecca and Jenny, had exiled them from the delivery room. For Paul, though, tragedy swiftly followed that euphoria. Hoping to speed his and Jenny’s recovery, he turns to Michael for a favor and unwittingly kindles a spark of connection between these couples into an affair that will blow them apart. One year later, on the same morning the catastrophes of their personal lives come to an explosive head, a crisis in Midtown Manhattan all but shuts down the city, leaving both men stranded — Michael at the northernmost tip of the island and Paul in a dark subway tunnel under the East River. Each must make the arduous trek home through record-breaking heat, as a thin, mysterious plume of smoke rises above the skyline. Told in the alternating voices of the men, “Little Disasters” ricochets between the suspense of the citywide disaster and the history of secrets, lies and losses that has brought these two couples together.
Adult Nonfiction
“You’re on an Airplane,” by Parker Posey
In her first book, Parker Posey, actress and star of movies such as “Dazed and Confused,” “Party Girl,” “You’ve Got Mail” and “The House of Yes,” Posey opens up about the art of acting, life on the set and the realities of its accompanying fame. A funny and colorful southern childhood prepared Posey for a life of creating and entertaining, which not only extends to acting but to the craft of pottery, sewing, collage, yoga and cooking, all of which readers will find in this eclectic book. Parker takes us into her childhood home, behind the scenes of the indie film revolution in the 90s, the world of the big-budget genre thrillers and the creativity that will always be part of her life. Posey’s book gives the reader a feeling of traveling through not only a memoir, but an exploration, meditation and celebration of what it means to be an artist. Buckle up and enjoy the journey.
