Winter 2026 Featured Reads

Feb 23, 2026 - Waterloo Public Library
Featured Reads

From page-turning adventures to curiosity-sparking true stories, these featured fiction and non-fiction reads offer the perfect companions for long, snowy days.

Fiction

Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World
Mark Waddell
The Wayfinder
Adam Johnson
The Leaving Room
Amber McBride
Before I Forget
Tory Henwood Hoen
The Ferryman and His Wife
Frode Grytten; translated by Alison McCullough
Secret Nights and Northern Lights
Megan Oliver
Berlin Shuffle
Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz; translated by Philip Boehm
Helm
Sarah Hall
The Predicament
William Boyd
That’s Not How It Happened
Craig Thomas
Amity
Nathan Harris
The List of Suspicious Things
Jennie Godfrey

Non-Fiction

Maple Syrup: A Short History of Canada's Sweetest Obsession
Peter Kuitenbrouwer
Kin: The Future of Family
Sophie Lucido Johnson
The breath of the gods : the history and future of the wind
Simon Winchester
Nightmare Obscura: A Dream Engineer's Guide Through the Sleeping Mind
Michelle Carr
Palace of Deception: Museum Men and the Rise of Scientific Racism
Darrin Lunde
Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America
Sean Sherman with Kate Nelson and Kristin Donnelly
Pleasures of Wintering: Winter-Inspired Rituals for Rejuvenation, Serenity, and Joy.
Erin Niimi Longhurst
Unseen: How I Lost My Vision But Found My Voice
Molly Burke
Why Do I Keep Doing This?: Unlearn the Habits Keeping You Stuck and Unhappy
Kati Morton
I Deliver Parcels in Beijing
Hu Anyan; translated by Jack Hargreaves
The Many Names of Robert Cree: How a First Nations Chief Brought Ancient Wisdom to Big Business and Prosperity to his People
Robert Cree with Therese Greenwood
The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity
Tim Wu
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