WFL Short Takes - The Mysterious Episod...

In this Short Takes, we talk about the unexplained, the mysterious, and various strange creatures . . .

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February 22, 2024

WFL Short Takes - Whip It Up Wellesley

Whip It Up Wellesley is a brand new recipe club will provide an opportunity for people to try new recipes and comp...

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December 20, 2023

WFL Short Takes - Radiation

Marco Kaltofen, PhD, PE (Civil, MA), C. NSE, has spent much of his professional life tracking radiation from its v...

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September 25, 2023

Episode 11: Cookbooks with Annette

Today I’m going to talk to Annette, who just so happens to be our cookbook selector, about the collection, how s...

00:40:52

December 16, 2022

Episode 10: Holiday Romances with Racha...

Holidays are in the air! Whatever your feelings on the holiday season, a little escapism can go a long way. Enjoy ...

00:41:15

December 02, 2022

Episode 9: Graphic Novels with Annette

Annette brings us a number of diverse recommendations from this category, which really show the breadth and depth ...

00:34:43

November 18, 2022

Episode 8: Marvel on DVD with Jackie

Jackie Linsky tells us about some recent Marvel Movie recommendations from our DVD Film collection: Spiderman: No ...

00:37:00

November 04, 2022

Episode 7: Western Thriller with Sue

Our book recommendation this week is from librarian Sue Hamilos, Head of Information Services and our audiobook se...

00:25:16

October 21, 2022

Episode 6: Fiction with Megan

Today we’re going to be speaking with librarian Megan Flynn about Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus which Iâ...

00:28:16

October 07, 2022

Episode 5: Science History with Tyson

Today we’re going to be speaking with librarian Tyson Bolles about non-fiction history title, The Rise and Reign...

00:26:41

September 23, 2022

Episode 4: SciFi with Annette

Our book recommendation this week is from librarian Annette Diola, her SciFi Book Club’s August pick: Gideon the...

00:31:45

September 09, 2022

Episode 3: Young Adult Romance with Jac...

Today Wellesley Librarian and YA selector Jackie Linsky discusses the popular title The Summer I Turned Pretty by ...

00:26:34

August 26, 2022

Episode 2: Memoir with Deb

Today Debra Berenbaum joins us to talk about Anne Patchett's book of essays, These Precious Days.

00:26:58

July 30, 2022

Episode 1: Summer Fiction with Megan

This week we’ll introduce the podcast, the Wellesley Reader’s Report,  and speak with Information Service...

00:21:51

July 15, 2022

Reader’s Report

ADULT FICTION

 

1. The personal librarian by Marie Benedict
2. The marriage portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
3. The Lincoln highway by Amor Towles
4. Wish you were here : a novel by Jodi Picoult
5. Oh William! : a novel by Elizabeth Strout

ADULT NONFICTION

 

1. Crying in H Mart : a memoir by Michelle Zauner
2. Empire of pain : the secret history of the Sackler dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
3. Think again : the power of knowing what you don’t know by Adam Grant
4. The last kings of Shanghai : the rival Jewish dynasties that helped create modern China by Jonathan Kaufman
5. The whole body reset : your weight-loss plan for a flat belly, optimum health and a body you’ll love – at midlife and beyond by Stephen Perrine

MYSTERY

 

1. The dark hours by Michael Connelly
2. The Thursday murder club by Richard Osman
3. Trickster’s point : a novel by William Kent Krueger
4. Broken Harbor by Tana French
5. Northwest angle : a novel by William Kent Krueger

SCIENCE FICTION

 

1. A memory called empire by Arkady Martine
2. Leviathan wakes by James S. A. Corey
3. A desolation called peace by Arkady Martine
4. Piranesi Susanna Clarke
5. The great hunt by Robert Jordan

DVD

 

1. Where the crawdads sing
2. Jurassic World dominion
3. Downton Abbey: A new era
4. Licorice pizza
5. Mrs. Harris goes to Paris

 

BIOGRAPHY

 

1. Elizabeth the Queen : the life of a modern monarch by Sally Bedell Smith
2. Live your life : my story of loving and losing Nick Cordero Amanda Kloots
3. From scratch : a memoir of love, Sicily, and finding home by Tembi Locke
4. Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood by Trevor Noah
5. Encyclopedia of an ordinary life : volume one by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

 

AUDIOBOOKS

 

1. Happy-go-lucky by David Sedaris
2. Harry Potter and the sorcerer’s stone by J. K. Rowling
3. More than you’ll ever know by Katie Gutierrez
4. Cloud cuckoo land by Anthony Doerr
5. The midnight library by Matt Haig

 

COOKBOOKS

 

1. The wok : recipes and techniques by J. Kenji López-Alt
2. Good drinks : alcohol-free recipes for when you’re not drinking for whatever reason by Julia Bainbridge
3. Food52 genius desserts : 100 recipes that will change the way you bake by Kristen Miglore
4. Bread, toast, crumbs : recipes for no-knead loaves and meals to savor every slice by Alexandra Stafford
5. Burma Superstar : addictive recipes from the crossroads of Southeast Asia by Desmond Tan

 

YOUNG ADULT

 

1. Splatoon by Sankichi Hinodeya
2. Attack of the black rectangles by A. S. King
3. Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
4. The tryout by Christina Soontornvat
5. Alone by Megan E. Freeman

 

GRAPHIC NOVELS

1. Seraph of the end : vampire reign by Takaya Kagami
2. Giant days by John Allison
3. Black butler by Yana Toboso
4. ÅŒoku : the inner chambers by Fumi Yoshinaga
5. Heartstopper by Alice Oseman