The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh will be our June book. In the book Ghosh asks if our imagination is adequate to the realities of global warming. The book’s publisher describes it thusly:
"Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land, Ghosh examines our inability--at the level of literature, history, and politics--to grasp the scale and violence of climate change"
The book is available via Hoopla in both e-book and e-audiobook forms. Find the e-book here and the e-audiobook here. I do have a very limited number of paper copies that I will make available on a first come basis to those who request one. Email me to make that request.
We will meet to discuss the book on June 26 at 3:00 via Zoom. Email me if you plan to attend so I can get you added to the program link list.
Finally, the LAPL Summer Reading Program begins June 7 and runs through August 7. We have a number of interesting programs scheduled for adults under the banner NELA Summer. You can find a description of all the events here. Of course, you should also take a moment to sign yourself and your whole family up for the challenge. Do that here: lapl.org/summer
