New books at the Latah County Library

The Hakawati by Rabih Alameddine. A Lebanese man returns to Beirut to sit at the bedside of his dying father, precipitating a cascade of memories and magical tales.
The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir. A novel that recounts the early life of Elizabeth Tudor, daughter of Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII, who would grow up to be England's most powerful queen.
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. Pulitzer-prize winner Lahiri considers the immigrant experience in eight new stories that take us from Seattle and Cambridge to India and Thailand.
A People,s History of American Empire by Howard Zinn. This graphic book focuses on the portion of A People's History of the United States that covers America's interaction with the rest of the world.
The Translator: A Tribesman ,s Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari. Hari's memoir serves as a primer on the Darfur conflict, telling of the destruction of his village and his subsequent service as a guide and translator for Westerners.
This is part of the May 15, 2008 online edition of The Latah Eagle.