Lakeland Public Library discussion

Here is a look at the September movie releases that are inspired by some of the books we love.

American Assassin by Vince Flynn
About the book: Syracuse University student Mitch Rapp broods over the deaths of his girlfriend and thirty-four other classmates on the bombed Pan Am Flight 103, until he is recruited and trained by the CIA and receives his first assignment-- to kill the Turkish arms dealer who sold the bomb that killed his friends.

It by Stephen King
About the book: They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they were grown-up men and women who had gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But none of them could withstand the force that drew them back to Derry, Maine to face the nightmare without an end, and the evil without a name. What was it? Read It and find out...if you dare!

J.D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski
About the book: Examines the life of the reclusive author of "Catcher in the Rye," including his encounters with celebrities, his love life, his devotion to Eastern religion, and his conflicted relationship with his success.
Move title: Rebel in the Rye

Kingsman: The Secret Service by Mark Millar
About the graphic novel: Seeing potential in his nephew Eggsy, spy Jack London gives him a chance to avoid his life of poverty by enrolling him in spy school.
Title of movie sequel: Kingmans: The Golden Circle

Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
About the book: In Holt, Colorado, widower Louis Waters is initially thrown when the widowed Addie Moore suggests that they spend time together, in bed, to stave off loneliness, but soon they are exchanging the confidences and memories.

Stronger by Jeff Bauman
About the book: A survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon, who set off one of the biggest manhunts in the country's history, talks about his experiences that early spring day and his ongoing mission to walk again after losing both legs, proving to the entire world what Boston Strong really means.