What's New on the Library Shelves? | Biography & History Edition

 Check out these new novels at the Exeter Public Library.

Daylight Come: Harry Belafonte and the World He Made by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro

A biography of singer, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte, tracing his journey from Harlem and Jamaica to international fame. It explores both his groundbreaking entertainment career and his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement and broader political activism.

American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donal Trump by Kai Bird & Susan Goldmark

A biography of lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn, tracing his career from the McCarthy era through his connections to organized crime, New York's political and social worlds, and eventually Donald Trump. The book uses Cohn's life to examine several major chapters of American political history.