The Known World by Edward Jones

Masterful, Pulitzer-prize winning literary epic about the painful and complex realities of slave life on a Southern plantation. An utterly original exploration of race, trust and the cruel truths of human nature. Henry Townsend, a black farmer, boot maker, and former slave, becomes proprietor of his own plantation — as well as his own slaves.

Monday, September 20 at 10:00 a.m.

Upcoming Titles

October 18, 10:00 a.m. March, Geraldine Brooks
From Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic Little Women, Geraldine Brooks has taken the character of the absent father, March, who has gone off to war serving as a chaplain for the Union Army leaving his wife and daughters. She portrays the moral complexity of war, a marriage tested by the demands of extreme idealism, and by the temptations of a powerful forbidden attraction.

November 15, 10:00 a.m. Lethal Legacy, Linda Fairstein
In Linda Fairstein’s thriller, the New York Public Library houses dazzling treasures—and deadly secrets. Featuring a cast of elite, erudite, and downright eccentric characters, and a complex trail of clues that will have you guessing until the final pages.

Lawrence Headquarters Branch
Mercer County Library System
2751 Brunswick Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

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