September Library Card Discount

September is National Library Card Sign Up Month and we’re in the race to win the NH State Library’s trophy for most new library patrons! Stop by the library, temporarily located in Town Hall, to register for a library card. Cards are free if you live, own land or work in Walpole, North Walpole orContinue reading “September Library Card Discount”

The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb

“From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold story of a renegade group of scientists and spies determined to keep Adolf Hitler from obtaining the ultimate prize: a nuclear bomb Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely have the secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the middleContinue reading “The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb”

Frankly in Love by David Yoon

“I loved, loved, LOVED this book.” —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light “Big-hearted, honest, hilarious, and achingly romantic.” —Adam Silvera, New York Times bestselling author of They Both Die at The End “This is a classic in the making.” —Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Warcross “This book is pure joy.” —DebContinue reading “Frankly in Love by David Yoon”

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

“LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades. When the van door slammed on Offred’s future at the end of The Handmaid’s Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her—freedom, prison or death.Continue reading “The Testaments by Margaret Atwood”

Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks

“SOON TO BE A MOVIE FROM WARNERMEDIA! Perfect for fans of Juno and Jennifer E. Smith, Unpregnant is a heartfelt and hysterically funny YA debut about fierce friendship, reproductive rights, and the wild road to adulthood. “Hilarious. A remarkable debut.” —Stephen Chbosky, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perks of Being a WallflowerContinue reading “Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks”

Akin by Emma Donoghue

“A retired New York professor’s life is thrown into chaos when he takes a young great-nephew to the French Riviera, in hopes of uncovering his own mother’s wartime secrets in the next masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author Emma Donoghue.   Noah Selvaggio is a retired chemistry professor and widower living on the UpperContinue reading “Akin by Emma Donoghue”

The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott

“A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice–inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with the greatest love story of the twentieth century: Doctor Zhivago. At the height of the Cold War, two secretariesContinue reading “The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott”