A rich, magical tale of belonging and identity, love and trauma, nature, and, finally, renewal: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak is a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub pick for November! Listen to Elif talking about why she wrote the book, and why it was such an important story to tell | Penguin Books

3.5K views · 54 reactions | Novelist Elif Shafak on the importance of libraries. When people are displaced, books and libraries are essential. | Hay Festival | Facebook