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Category Archive: Autobiography

Real Events Behind the Magic of the Harry Potter Movies

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January 2022 marked the twentieth anniversary of the Harry Potter films and the HBO special took us behind […]

December 8, 2022 Autobiography, Ikhlas H.

Real Life Thrills and Intrigue in Bill Browder’s Freezing Order

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Political thrillers are a very popular genre at the library. There are too many authors to list here […]

September 9, 2022 Autobiography, Nancy C.

Sarah Polley’s Run Towards the Danger – Vulnerable, Brave, Poignant

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Content Warning – this post contains a mention of sexual violence.   I was cooped up with my oldest […]

August 20, 2022 Autobiography, Essays, Jackie M.

Jann Arden

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Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden’s latest book, If I Knew Then, focuses on getting sober, aging and discovering what […]

January 21, 2021 Autobiography, Biography, Books, Non-Fiction

Willie O’Ree’s Story

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I have to confess that I’d never heard of Willie O’Ree when I picked up the book, Willie […]

January 16, 2021 Autobiography, Biography, Books, Non-Fiction

A Promised Land

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I’m a huge admirer of Barack Obama. He’s a devoted family man, super-smart, hardworking, accomplished, decent, kind and […]

December 12, 2020 Autobiography, Books, Non-Fiction

Go Sami Jo!

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Have you seen that advertisement for a Canadian charity that supports access to sports which features a colourful […]

December 3, 2020 Autobiography, Books, Non-Fiction

Historic Non-Fiction

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

September 26, 2020 Autobiography, Biography, Books, Non-Fiction

Rust

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We had just started making ‘book bundles’ here at WPL when I began reading Eliese Colette Goldbach’s memoir, […]

August 15, 2020 Autobiography, Books, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized

From the Ashes

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From the Ashes is a remarkable, powerful, and deeply moving memoir by Métis-Cree author Jesse Thistle and one […]

August 6, 2020 Autobiography, Biography, Books, Indigenous, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized

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