李朝全，福建仙游人。北京大学文学硕士，中国作家协会研究员，中国作协报告文学委员会委员，中国报告文学学会副会长，中国文字著作权协会理事。著有《文艺创作与国家形象》《世纪知交——巴金与冰心》《梦想照亮生活——盲人穆孟杰和他的特教学校》《少年英雄——20名汶川大地震抗震救灾英雄少年的故事》《春风化雨——当代青少年践行社会主义核心价值体系纪实》《徐光宪的故事》等，曾获全国“五个一工程”奖、庄重文文学奖、中国文联文艺评论奖、中华优秀出版物奖抗震救灾特别奖等，多次任茅盾文学奖、鲁迅文学奖等奖项评委。

Chapter One Jin Xing’an, “A Good Man”
Written instructions from two vice premiers
Jin Xing’an, the “Good Person in China”
Spirit homeland in a remote rural area
A Peking University student from a poor village
“If there is a paradise, it must be similar to the Book House.”
“It seemed that the whole world emerged in front of me.”
“The eagerness and expressions in the farmers’ eyes for knowledge have deeply moved me.” Being grateful
Chapter Two An Orphan Eventually Becomes a Writer
Lost his parents at the age of 10, supported by the government
Relations between teacher and student for 50 years of Contents
Being a useful person through self-study
His wife
Looking for a book to read desperately
Realizing what he wrote is children’s literature later
The fi rst news report that brought overnight success
From Dingyuan to Hefei
Manuscript based on three months’ interview gets lost
Chapter Three Building a Book House for Countrymen
As long as you have the money to buy rice, there are
no worries “How should I repay you, my townspeople?”
It is the fi rst step that is diffi cult
The county secretary of the Party Committee worked on site
The Book House opened
Building the Book House with money set aside for the wedding of his son
Chapter Four The Great Relay of Benevolent Help
Setting up a plate with inscriptions from leading academics
Timely assistance
Part-time clerk who is not paid a single penny
“It is really good to come back to take a look!”
The gratitude can be passed on
“What I aim at is Jin’s spirit!”
“It doesn’t matter that there is no heating in winter!”
Chapter Five The Book Nourishes Ordinary People
Farmers’ cultural paradise
New changes in Jiangji Town
Anhui Province strides forward
Farmers’ Book House will have a brighter future
Chapter Six There Is No End to Gratitude
Participating in moral education
Looking for the “benefactor”
The loving kindness of a cup of water
Postscript

本书讲述了农家书屋及其创办人金兴安的故事。金兴安十岁时父母双亡，由政府和乡亲养育长大，并成为一名有影响的作家。为了回馈社会，他捐出全部藏书及稿费，在缺书少文化的家乡建起了作家书屋。蒋集镇农家(作家) 书屋成为当地一座移不走的知识银行和最美的“人间天堂”。十几年来，一批批农家学子从书屋走进了北大、清华等高校，许多农民学到了发家致富的本领。
书中以点带面，反映农家书屋工程在服务农民、服务乡村振兴战略，建设社会主义新农村过程中取得的崭新成就。