This year’s final eRead of the Month is HERE FOR IT: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America by R. Eric Thomas. R. Eric Thomas is a humor writer, pop culture critic, and self-described “person on the Internet.” HERE FOR IT is his memoir about finding a place in the world after a lifetime … Read more
In November, LEGENDS OF THE NORTH CASCADES by Bainbridge Island author Jonathan Evison can be checked out by WCLS cardholders in eBook or eAudio with no waiting. Get started reading today! After three tours in Iraq, Dave Cartwright is back in his rural Washington home, but feels disconnected from the community, frustrated and angry at … Read more
Everyone Dies Famous In a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock Our October eRead of the Month is here: EVERYONE DIES FAMOUS IN A SMALL TOWN by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock. This slim story collection packs a punch. Connecting the lives of young people from Alaska, Colorado, Washington and across the West, each story builds upon the next … Read more
THE ANTHROPOCENE REVIEWED by John Green We live in hope–that life will get better, and more importantly that it will go on, that love will survive even though we will not.” John Green’s first book for adults is a collection of essays that explore humans’ relationship to history, the natural world, and each other. The … Read more
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead, our August eRead of the Month selection, is an epic, soaring novel perfectly suited for your final weeks of summer reading. When Marian Graves meets a barnstorming pilot in a beat-up plane as a young girl, it inspires in her an obsession with flight. A … Read more
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Start off your holiday weekend with a bang by picking up our July eRead of the Month, THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett. In this book, we meet Desiree and Stella, identical twins whose lives take very different paths. This is a story about identity, belonging, and family – … Read more
CRYING IN H MART by Michelle Zauner Kick off your Summer Reading with our June eRead of the Month. Michelle is 25, living on the East Coast and trying to make it as a musician. When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, Michelle flies back to Oregon for her treatment. Her hope: to reconnect over … Read more
NOMADLANDby Jessica Bruder Our May eRead of the Month is here! Join us this month to read NOMADLAND by Jessica Bruder, the book upon which the recently announced Academy Award Best Picture of the Year is based. NOMADLAND is a story of a new tribe of houseless temporary workers formed by economic hardship – “vanilies,” … Read more
ONE TO WATCH by Kate Stayman-London. Through the lens of a popular reality TV competition show, ONE TO WATCH explores themes of belonging, acceptance and love, with complex characters you can’t help but root for. This snappy novel asks big questions, but it’s also incredibly fun – perfect for spring reading! In April the eBook … Read more
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia Mexican Gothic is a fresh, inventive take on the classic gothic novel. It’s creepy in all the ways you’d expect: the crumbling mansion, the family secrets. It’s also unsettling in darker ways, like how Mexican history grapples with its legacy of imperialism. Throughout, a cosmopolitan heroine holds her own. … Read more