September 2020

  • Oh Yes She Did

    Oh Yes She Did

    When author Gayle Lynds decided she was going to write thrillers, she was told nobody wanted…

  • WPL Book Club

    WPL Book Club

    Join the WPL Book Club live online for a discussion of The Great Alone by Kristin…

  • Opening Lines

    Opening Lines

    Few authors ever drew readers so swiftly into a world of mystery and suspicion as Agatha…

  • New! Personalized Reading Services

    New! Personalized Reading Services

    We have two exciting new services available for families and educators: WPL Kids Express Personalized Book…

  • Historic Non-Fiction

    Historic Non-Fiction

    Historical nonfiction is so much more than the history books you read in school. These stories…

  • National Book Awards

    National Book Awards

    This week, the National Book Foundation (USA) announced the 2020 National Book Award longlists. The five…

  • Dear Emmie Blue

    Dear Emmie Blue

    This coming-into-herself story is charming, emotional and heart wrenching for anyone who has every felt lonely…

  • The Butler Did It

    The Butler Did It

    The vicar? Murderer. The elementary school teacher? Murderer. The old lady collecting for charity in the…

  • A Busman’s Holiday

    A Busman’s Holiday

    I saved a pile of glossy new holds for a week of vacation recently and was…

  • It’s OBOC Week!

    It’s OBOC Week!

    The One Book One Community events with this year’s author, Waubgeshig Rice, are happening this week…