The Librarianist

"Bob Comet has led a quiet life among the stacks of the libraries of Portland, Ore., and now he’s leading an even quieter, unremarkable retirement. A chance encounter at a 7-Eleven with a resident who cannot communicate leads him to her senior center, where he begins to find a community. Quirky, at times absurd, Patrick deWitt’s novel begs of us to consider the interior lives and needs of introverts, with the added idea that it’s never too late to have a rich life."