Category: Reading Suggestions

Dear Readers, We’re in the midst of celebrating Warren Public Library’s 150th Anniversary…and guys, it’s pretty big deal. Warren Public Library predates Andrew Carnegie’s first library in the United...

Dear Readers, As you probably know by now, Warren Public Library is in the midst of celebrating it’s 150th Anniversary.  As part of our celebration, we wanted to share with you our own favorite reads of all time. What are...

Looking for even more Thrillers? Check out our 2022 and 2021 suggestions! All summaries are courtesy of each book’s publisher. Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson Available at Warren Public Library and Libby  Hen and her...

All summaries are courtesy of each book’s publisher. 21 Essential American Short Stories edited by Leslie M. Pockell Available at Warren Public Library 21 Essential American Short Stories is a collection of beloved stories...

All summaries are courtesy of each book’s publisher. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver Available at Warren Public Library A bestseller that has come to be regarded as an American classic, The Bean Trees is the novel...

All summaries are courtesy of each book’s publisher. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Available at Warren Public Library (Book and Audio) and on Libby Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of...

All summaries are courtesy of each book’s publisher. American Gods by Neil Gaiman Available at Warren Public Library and on Libby Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with...

All summaries are courtesy of each book’s publisher. Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel Available at Warren Public Library Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has...

All summaries are courtesy of each book’s publisher. A Catered Murder by Isis Crawford Available on LibbyBook #1 in the Mystery with Recipes Series Bernadette Simmons wasn’t sure what to expect when she left...

Dear Readers, Well, another year is in the books… (See what I did there?) For the third year in a row, the staff of Warren Public Library are excited to present to you our Favorite Reads of 2022. Our rules for selection are...

Dear Readers, I absolutely love baking around the Christmas holiday. It brings up so many wonderful memories from my childhood. My grandma and I used to make cut out cookies every year and flood them with powdered sugar icing....

As always, all summaries are courtesy of each book’s publisher. All Over But the Shoutin’ by Rick Bragg Available at Warren Public Library This haunting, harrowing, gloriously moving recollection of a life on the...