We surveyed the WPL staff and board to find out their favorite books of 2020. Here are their choices!

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Dennis

Brave the Wild River

Melissa Sevigny

"The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon."

Lauren

Harriet Fish Backus

"A woman's personal account of life in mining camps of the West."

Alison

Reasons To Stay Alive

"Matt Haig's accessible and life-affirming memoir of his struggle with depression, and how his triumph over the illness taught him to live"

Maggie

In My Time of Dying

Sebastian Junger

"A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm."

Jill

Joyful Recollections of Trauma

"From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and hilarious memoir-in-essays on coming to terms with childhood trauma and finding the joy in embracing your authentic self"

Maggie

Heather Anderson

"In her new memoir, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home, Heather, whose trail name is "Anish," conveys not only her athleticism and wilderness adventures, but also shares her distinct message of courage"

Melissa F.

Man's Search for Meaning

"In this work, a Viennese psychiatrist tells his grim experiences in a German concentration camp which led him to logotherapy, an existential method of psychiatry"

Laura

The Undying: A Meditation on Modern Illness

"A fresh, fierce, and timely meditation on data, pain, time, and the limited capacity of literature to comprehend life and death in a sensate and vulnerable body."

Crisanne

"In this intimate journey of self-discovery, Sam sets out along Scotland's rugged ninety-six-mile West Highland Way to map out the moments that shaped his views on dreams and ambition..."

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