Love to talk about books? Join us for Books Sandwiched In, now at the Larry R. Jackson Branch Library.  The group meets in the Jackson Branch Library Meeting Room on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:15 p.m.  

In June, we will discuss The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin.

If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life?

It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children—four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness—sneak out to hear their fortunes. The prophecies inform their next five decades. Golden-boy Simon escapes to the West Coast, searching for love in '80s San Francisco; dreamy Klara becomes a Las Vegas magician, obsessed with blurring reality and fantasy; eldest son Daniel seeks security as an army doctor post-9/11; and bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research, where she tests the boundary between science and immortality.

Reserve a copy on the Lakeland Public Library’s Online Catalog.

Reserve a digital copy on Libby.

A valid Polk County library card and PIN are required to reserve items through the Online Catalog and for access to digital resources.

Questions? Contact Danielle at Danielle.Daniels@lakelandgov.net or at 863-834-4291.