Atlantic County Library System

An artist gives a fresh new look to favorite reads from her youth.

This week, Kevin Wilson reviews Stephen Wright’s new novel, “Processed Cheese.” In 2006, Laura Miller wrote for the Book Review about “The Amalgamation Polka,” Wright’s novel about the descendant of both ardent abolitionists and unwavering slaveholders.

In Michael Zapata’s debut novel, “The Lost Book of Adana Moreau,” an unfinished sci-fi manuscript bridges multiple universes, cosmic and human.

In “The Affirmative Action Puzzle,” Melvin I. Urofsky looks at over a century of efforts to combat racial injustice in America.