The Bookmark

The Bookmark Episode #38: Summer T.I.M.E. 2026 at the Wallingford Public Library!

It is Summer at the Wallingford Public Library. Learn about all the fun that is planned, and get some great book recommendations too! Cindy is accompanied this episode by Sam Lee, the Assistant Director of the Wallingford Public Library, filling in for Sunnie. They are joined by Erin from the Children's Department, James from the Teen Department, and Max from the Collaboratory to get the inside scoop on top secret Summer Reading plans. You don't want to miss this one! Books Discussed: Lafayette and the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Looking for Smoke by K. A. Cobell One Piece by Eiichiro Oda We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson John of John by Douglas Stuart Links: All CT Reads [https://sites.google.com/view/allctreads/home] Parnassus Books [https://parnassusbooks.net/] WPL Summer at the Library [https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/summer-library]

The Bookmark Episode #37: One Book One Wallingford 2026!

Learn all about this year's One Book One Wallingford pick, and the fun events surrounding it! Books Discussed: The Black Wolf by Louise Penny The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving The World According to Garp by John Irving The Cider House Rules by John Irving Bookish by Matthew Sweet, based on the TV series now available on PBS created by Mark Gatiss All Creatures Great and Small TV series on PBS The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits One Book One Wallingford 2026: The Wedding People by Alison Espach [ https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/onebookonewallingford] How to Read a Book by Monica Wood A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart by Nishant Batsha Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure by Rhys Bowen Vigil by George Saunders Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders George Saunders' interview with Ann Patchett at Parnassus Books [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUicuNcYyzw] Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash Book Buzz Spring/Summer 2026: Session #1 [ https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/book-buzz-spring-2026-64688] Session #2 [https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/book-buzz-spring-2026-64690] Session #3 [https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/book-buzz-spring-2026-64691]

Holiday Edition 2025

Join Sunnie and Cindy as they catch up about what they've been reading, what is going on at the Wallingford Public Library, and give some great Holiday gift recommendations! The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman Q's Legacy by Helene Hanff 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff People Like Us by Jason Mott Hell of a Book by Jason Mott White Noise by Don DeLillo Nash Falls by David Baldacci The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown The Widow by John Grisham The American Revolution: An Intimate History by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns Heart the Lover by Lily King Mothers and Sons by Colm Toibin A Long Winter by Colm Toibin How We Learn to Be Brave by Mariann Edgar Budde The Great Contradiction by Joseph Ellis We Did OK, Kid by Anthony Hopkins

The Bookmark Episode #35: Fall Book Roundup 2025

Join Sunnie and Cindy to talk about the end of the Summer here at the Wallingford Public Library, and what to look forward to in the Fall! Registration Links: Fall/Winter Book Buzz ⁠10:30 am session⁠ [https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/book-buzz-fall-2025-53645] Fall/Winter Book Buzz ⁠3:30 pm session⁠ [https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/book-buzz-fall-2025-53646] Fall/Winter Book Buzz ⁠6:30 pm session⁠ [https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/book-buzz-fall-2025-53647] (offered on Zoom)  Books Discussed: Can You Solve the Murder by Antony Johnson Love Forms by Claire Adams Dusk by Robbie Arnott The South by Tash Aw Universality by Natasha Brown Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle Queen Esther by John Irving The World According to Garp by John Irving A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving The Cider House Rules by John Irving Dead & Alive by Zadie Smith The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman We Solve Murders by Richard Osman Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor Weyward by Emilia Hart The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer Endling by Maria Riva Flashlight by Susan Choi The Booker Prize for Fiction 2025 [https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2025]Longlist [https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2025] Red Carpet Summer World Premiere [https://www.wallingfordlibrary.org/event/world-premiere-red-carpet-summer-53725]

The Bookmark Episode #34: Welcome to Wallywood!

Sunnie and Cindy talk about what they are reading, what is going on at the Library, and are joined by three very special guests to talk about Summer Reading 2025 here at the Wallingford Public Library. You don't want to miss this one! Books Discussed: Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz Foster by Claire Keegan Furious Hours by Casey Cep The Maid's Secret by Nina Prose Twist by Colum McCann Food for Thought by Alton Brown The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve by Alison Fragale PhD Antisemitism in America by Chuck Schumer The Time Machine Did It by John Swartzwelder The Waiting Game by Nicola Clark Hi Honey I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture by Matt Baume Be Ready when the Luck Happens by Ina Garten All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers Tilt by Emma Pattee No More Tears by Gardiner Harris