Author Archives: Walpole Town Library

Due to some tree removal at the library this morning, we will be showing Mary Poppins Returns on the main floor of Town Hall at 10am. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but thank you for understanding!

Join us at the library to watch Mary Poppins Returns on the big screen! The movie will start at 10am. Feel free to bring a snack. This program is free and open to the public.

“A poignant and powerful story about how one woman’s best intentions lead to the worst of situations, and how love helps her to heal and ultimately triumph. From the outside looking in, Lauren Delaney has a life to envy—a successful career, a solid marriage to a prominent surgeon and two beautiful daughters who are offContinue reading “The View from Alameda Island by Robyn Carr”

“Erin Kelly, the masterful author of He Said/She Said, delivers another intense, irresistible novel of psychological suspense. You can’t keep the secret. You can’t tell the truth. You can’t escape the past… Marianne was seventeen when she fled her home in Nusstead – leaving behind her family, her boyfriend, Jesse, and the body they buried.Continue reading “Stone Mothers by Erin Kelly”

“The dramatic, untold story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain’s elite spy agency to help pave the way for Allied victory In 1942, the Allies were losing, Germany seemed unstoppable, and every able man in England was fighting. Believing that Britain was locked in an existential battle, Winston Churchill had already created a secretContinue reading “D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II”

Join us at the library to watch Mary Poppins Returns on the big screen! The movie will start at 10am. Feel free to bring a snack. This program is free and open to the public.

“A gripping and deftly plotted narrative of family and belonging, Lights All Night Long is a dazzling debut novel from an acclaimed young writer “A luminous debut. . . . It’s hard not to read the book in a single sitting.”–The Los Angeles Times “Lights All Night Long is utterly brilliant and completely captivating. .Continue reading “Lights All Night Long by Lydia Fitzpatrick”

“A twisty, compelling new novel about one woman’s complicated relationship with her mother-in-law that ends in death… From the moment Lucy met her husband’s mother, she knew she wasn’t the wife Diana had envisioned for her perfect son. Exquisitely polite, friendly, and always generous, Diana nonetheless kept Lucy at arm’s length despite her desperate attemptsContinue reading “The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth”

“A bighearted book of wisdom, wit, and insight, celebrating the love and joy of being a grandmother, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist and #1 New York Times bestselling author “I am changing his diaper, he is kicking and complaining, his exhausted father has gone to the kitchen for a glass of water, his exhausted motherContinue reading “Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting by Anna Quindlen”

“Needed now more than ever: a guide that includes 500 diverse contemporary fiction and memoir recommendations for preteens and teens with the goal of inspiring greater empathy for themselves, their peers, and the world around them. As young people are diagnosed with anxiety and depression in increasing numbers, or dealing with other issues that canContinue reading “Better with Books: 500 Diverse Books to Ignite Empathy and Encourage Self-Acceptance in Tweens and Teens”