Our best books of 2023
Whether you were able to read 100 books throughout 2023, or 10, or 2, you probably can't help having a favorite. A "best book of the year," if you will. Well, here at the Whitman County Rural Library District, our…
End-of-Year Essays
In welcoming November, we must also welcome the final few months of our year's reading calendar. So whether your to-be read piles are growing (or dwindling!) here are some amazing essay collections that we recommend prioritizing before the end of…
Autumn-Time Fiction
Autumn on the Palouse casts a certain spell, just like autumn in fiction. Listed here are three books set powerfully in time, in the changing of the seasons, and in the past, present, and the imagination. The Good Lord Bird by…
Indigenous fiction for October
If you haven't planned out your next October read yet, here's a short list of spooky Indigenous fiction to carry you through all the early autumnal nights ahead. Never Whistle at Night by Shane Hawk: In this chilling new collection of…
Fall road trip reading list
Books can inspire us to go many places, just as the seasons can! Browse our fall road trip reading list for some travel inspiration this autumn, both real and armchair alike. Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip by Ian Anderson: 1,700…
Celebrate your freedom to read
October 1-7 is Banned Books Week at libraries all over the country, and the county! It provides us with the opportunity to celebrate a specific freedom that every individual has: the freedom to read. This week we've made a list…
Katie’s “To-Be Read” List
The Measure by Nikki Erlick: Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice. It seems like any other day. You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and head out. But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is…
Rita’s “To-Be Read” List
A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan: A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the riveting story of the Klan's rise to power in the 1920s, the cunning con man who drove that…
Joanne’s “To-Be Read” List
A Little Closer to Home by Ginger Zee: In spite of its serious subject matter, Ginger's positive, life-affirming outlook comes through loud and clear. Written with great heart and quite a bit of humor, Ginger normalizes issues and challenges millions…
Jackson’s “To-Be Read” List
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo: Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug…