October 2020 Recommended Reads

October marked Canadian Library Month, and in celebration of this, some of our management staff shared their recommended reads through our social media channels. In total, 23 favourite books were shared. In case you missed them, the whole list is compiled here for your convenience. Check one out the next time you are looking for something to read- you won’t be disappointed!

All the books included in this list are available for borrowing with a WMRL membership and can be found in our Catalogue.

1. Blue Nights by Joan Didion- recommended by Louise from the Brandon branch

2. Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain- recommended by Kelly from the Glenboro branch

3. A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton- recommended by Debbie from the Neepawa branch

4. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez- recommended by Carson from the Carberry branch

5. Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini- Kelly, Glenboro

6. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara- Louise, Brandon

7. Still Life by Louise Penny- Debbie, Neepawa

8. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs- Louise, Brandon

9. Shadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe- Carson, Carberry

10. Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow- Louise, Brandon

11. Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James- Carson, Carberry

12. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens- Kelly, Glenboro

13. North of Normal by Cea Sunrise Person -Louise, Brandon

14. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury -Debbie, Neepawa

15. Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson -Carson, Carberry

16. Educated by Tara Westover- Kelly, Glenboro

17. The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman -Debbie, Neepawa

18. The Kinfolk Table by Nathan Williams -Louise, Brandon

19. Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo- Kelly, Glenboro

20. The Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula Le Guin -Carson, Carberry

21. The Nanny by Gilly MacMillan – Kelly, Glenboro

22. A Jest of God by Margaret Laurence -Carson, Carberry

23. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern -Debbie, Neepawa

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