This Week’s Literary Picks from Your Local Library

Are you looking for some new reading material, but you’re not sure where to start? Rather than skimming the bookshelves for an hour just to leave with a dud, why not listen to the experts at the ?

This week’s picks come from public services assistant Rachel Vaughn. 

For adult readers:

The Radleys by Matt Haig

An overworked family man deals with the struggles of daily life in England – and with the fact that his family’s made up of vampires. 

Country Driving:  A Journey Through China From Farm to Factory by Peter Hessler

In this book, Hessler takes a look at how modernized roads have transformed China, and, at the same time, how the country’s people have worked to reshape their nation.

And for children:

The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz

This book, for ages 6 to 11, takes a look at what it might be like to navigate the world if you’re a small fairy who has lost her wings. 

-- Information for the descriptions was compiled from the library catalogue.