It is really fun checking on forthcoming books on Early Word! They have an option called "Coming Soon - Season Previews." There are a no. of links to choose from there - I chose Huffington Post's "Best Books of 2013." From that list, I selected The World's Strongest Librarian:: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength and the Power of Family. Maybe it seems a too obvious choice for a librarian, but for me it was not. I had just fielded my 1st request for that book a few days back.

This sounds like a fascinating story and is on my " To Read Soon" list. The memoir is by Josh Hanagarne - he has a blog by the same name as the book's title. From the reviews, I have gleaned that this is an inspiring story of a man overcoming numerous adversities. I think the Storyline is appealing to many - it's an uplifting, powerful personal narrative & an inspiring story of a real person overcoming adversity. Also, though I have yet to read the book, the reviewers describe the Tone as funny, gag-full, & tongue in cheek, at times. Perhaps that is his approach to life and it helped him to confront Tourette's, & other 'problems,' head on. I'll  find out for sure when I read the book.

For Read-a-Likes, perhaps a customer would enjoy Most of Me: Surviving My Medical Breakdown, 2012, by Robyn Levy. A successful radio producer in Canada, Robyn is faced with fighting Parkinson's disease and then finding out she had breast cancer & needed multiple surgeries. She shares how she made it through all of this and came out on the other side. Bob Mould, in 2011, had his memoir published. It's titled See a Little Light: the trail of Rage and Melody. He is a musician - a founding member of the punk band Heusker Deu & later a band called Sugar. He has faced drug problems, alcoholism, and struggles with his homosexuality.