Jenna Zarzycki

Art brings thrills and reflection in these three reads recommended by Jenna Zarzycki, a librarian at the King County Library System. ‘The Macabre’ by Kosoko Jackson Painter Lewis is reeling from the death of his mother when he gets a dream invitation to an illustrious British museum exhibition. Once there, Lewis discovers the true reason behind his invitation: he has an inherited magical power to — and even enter — inside works of art.

Fascinating stories are explored in these books chosen for you by KCLS librarian Jenna Zarzycki. ‘Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home’ by Stephen Starring Grant At 50 years old, Grant was abruptly laid off in 2020 during the pandemic. The news was especially devastating, since Grant had just received a cancer diagnosis.

Home can be a place to grow, garden, or change in these books picked for you by KCLS librarian Jenna Zarzycki. ‘In Trees’ by Robert Moor After the success of Moor’s meditation on humanity and trails (“On Trails”), events in the author’s own life, as well as his conceptions of the world, led him to more closely look at tree exploration. Moor’s strength has always been the sheer breadth of his investigative instincts.