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Category Archive: Biography

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, Canadian, Diverse, Non-Fiction, Racism, reading

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

Just Mercy

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I waited a long time to watch this film–and it did not disappoint. Quite the contrary. Earlier this […]

August 27, 2020 African American, American, Biography, Drama, DVD-Movies, films, movies, Racism, Uncategorized

Royal Tell-Alls

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may not have written the upcoming biography Finding Freedom, but the book is […]

August 17, 2020 Biography, British, Celebrities, Non-Fiction, Royals, Uncategorized

Writer Biopics

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Storytellers are endlessly fascinating, which might explain why biopics about authors are always so popular. The people @screenrant […]

August 16, 2020 authors, Biography, DVD-Movies, films, movies, Uncategorized, writers

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 authors, Autobiography, Biography, Books, Canadian, First Nations, Indigenous, Non-Fiction, reading, Uncategorized, writers

The WPL Book Club This Week

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LIVE Monday Book Club – The Year of Less by Cait Flanders Monday, June 15 1:00pm to 2:00pm […]

June 13, 2020 Biography, Book Club, Books, Uncategorized

Indigenous Voices

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In celebration of National Indigenous History Month, WPL staff have curated the Indigenous Voices reading list for adults, teens […]

June 6, 2020 authors, Biography, Books, Canadian, Fiction, First Nations, History, Indigenous, Junior Fiction, novel, Racism, reading, Uncategorized, YA, Young Adult

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

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These are difficult, uncertain days. Anything that can cheer us up is good. And anything that can inspire […]

April 3, 2020 Biography, Celebrities, DVD-Movies, films, Uncategorized

Just Mercy

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Just Mercy (book and DVD) is one powerful and thought-provoking story. Author Bryan Stevenson is a Harvard-educated lawyer […]

March 10, 2020 African American, American, Biography, Books, Drama, DVD-Movies, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized

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