WCLS staff regularly select and review books for local publications. Find our latest reviews below.

Book Buzz: Black Woods, Blue Sky
Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey In early March 2020, just before the pandemic shut down travel, Alaskan author Eowyn Ivey visited Bellingham to share her book “To the ...

Book Buzz: Famous Last Words
Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister On a beautiful June morning, literary agent Cam Deschamps has just arrived at work when she receives shocking news. Her husband Luke is involved ...

Book Buzz: The Quiet Librarian
The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens To most people, Hana Babić is an unassuming librarian, easily overlooked. Only her friend Amina knows the truth: that Hana is a survivor of ...

Book Buzz: The Ministry of Time
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley “The Ministry of Time” is not like other romance novels. It’s more of a mashup: science fiction time travel meets spy novel lite ...

Book Buzz: The Art Thief
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel Stéphane Breitwieser is perhaps the most prolific art thief of all-time. He committed over ...

Book Buzz: New Cookbooks with Local Connections
Genuine Skagit Cooking: Over 45 Recipes from the Heart of Skagit Valley by Blake Van Roekel and Stefanie LeJeunesseForage. Gather. Feast. 100+ Recipes from West Coast Forests, Shores & Urban ...

Book Buzz: We Are Not Strangers
We Are Not Strangers: A Graphic Novel by Josh TuiningaGrowing up in Seattle, Josh Tuininga tagged along with his grandfather to Pike Place Market, where they shopped at a Japanese ...

Book Buzz: All Our Ordinary Stories
All Our Ordinary Stories: A Multigenerational Family Odyssey by Teresa WongWhen she was a kid, Teresa Wong quit Chinese lessons to watch Saturday morningcartoons. She had no idea how her ...

Book Buzz: The Cat Who Saved Books
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa “The Cat Who Saved Books,” a translated work by author Sosuke Natsukawa, uses magical realism to reflect on the role of literature ...

Book Buzz: Book and Dagger
Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II by Elyse Graham Mention the word “spy” and most people picture an action hero, not ...

Book Buzz: The Small and the Mighty
The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement by Sharon McMahon In the face of struggle ...

Book Buzz: The Heart of Winter
The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison Abe and Ruth Winter, the couple at the center of Bainbridge Island author Jonathan Evison's new novel, "The Heart of Winter," are a ...