Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

Discover thought-provoking insights in novels that deeply examine the human condition.

Daniel Mason, Country People (Random House: Penguin Random House)
Learn more about this title: penguinrandomhouselibrary.com/book/?isbn=9798217197453

Téa Obreht, Sunrise (Random House: Penguin Random House)
Learn more about this title: penguinrandomhouselibrary.com/book/?isbn=9781984855534

Stephanie Soileau, Should the Waters Take Us (Doubleday)
Learn more about this title: penguinrandomhouselibrary.com/book/?isbn=9780385551786

Also featuring:
Ayad Akhtar, The Radiance (Simon & Schuster/Summit Books: Simon & Schuster)
T. Geronimo Johnson, The Occidental Book of the Dead (William Morrow: HarperCollins)
Moderator: Jennie Mills, Director, Shorewood-Troy Library (IL)