Waterford Readers
February 2026
A Note from your Librarian
 
Despite the snow, it was great having the majority of the group back together last night (as well as a few new faces!). I'm so glad everyone enjoyed the EXTREMELY twisty thriller by Riley Sager. I can't say I love all of his books, but I will continue to read everything he publishes because they are always fun and unputdownable. My personal favorites by him (if you are looking to get into his backlist) are: Middle of the Night, Lock Every Door, The Last Time I Lied, and Home Before Dark. There's a new one coming out in August titled The Unknown, and yes I will be purchasing a copy for the library.
 
Next month we will be reading The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak. This is a fun one to listen to as well, so if you like audiobooks, I recommend getting it on Libby. I'll have a few books to vote on for our summer reads (imagine it -- sun and warmth!) at the next get together as well, so stay tuned. Maybe a historical beach read or two.
 
Happy reading,
Chloe
 
Upcoming Book Selections
The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak
The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak
February 24, 2026, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Waterford Public Library

Frank Szatowski is shocked when his daughter, Maggie, calls him for the first time in three years. He was convinced that their estrangement would become permanent. He's even more surprised when she invites him to her upcoming wedding in New Hampshire. It seems that Maggie failed to mention that she's marrying Aidan Gardner, the son of a famous tech billionaire. Feeling desperately out of place, Frank focuses on reconnecting with Maggie and getting to know her new family. But it's difficult: Aidan is withdrawn and evasive; Maggie doesn't seem to have time for him; and he finds that the locals are disturbingly hostile to the Gardners. Copies will be available for pickup beginning January 27, 2026. The book is also available on Libby.
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
March 24, 2026, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Waterford Public Library

For fans of Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club, an enormously fun mystery about a woman who spends her entire life trying to prevent her foretold murder only to be proven right sixty years later, when she is found dead in her sprawling country estate…. Now it’s up to her great-niece to catch the killer. Copies will be available for pickup beginning February 24, 2026. 
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Recursion by Blake Crouch
April 28, 2026, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Waterford Public Library
 
MEMORY MAKES REALITY.
That’s what New York City cop Barry Sutton is learning, as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome—a mysterious affliction that drives its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. That’s what neuroscientist Helena Smith believes. It’s why she’s dedicated her life to creating a technology that will let us preserve our most precious memories. If she succeeds, anyone will be able to re-experience a first kiss, the birth of a child, the final moment with a dying parent. As Barry searches for the truth, he comes face to face with an opponent more terrifying than any disease—a force that attacks not just our minds but the very fabric of the past. And as its effects begin to unmake the world as we know it, only he and Helena, working together, will stand a chance at defeating it.
Copies will be available for pickup beginning March 24, 2026.
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