Waterford Readers
November 2025
A Note from your Librarian
 
Thanks to everyone who came out last night to discuss the surprisingly gory Mexican Gothic by Silvia Morena-Garcia. We had a very difficult discussion on who our least favorite character was among Virgil, Howard, and Florence, and we ended up with a tie between Virgil and Howard. I think the vivid imagery surrounding some of the more repulsive scenes stuck with all of us, even those of us who read the book a while ago. We had only to say the words "bathtub" or "Howard's tongue" or "Howard's body" and everyone felt sick. For those of you reading this, you are welcome.
 
If anyone is curious, there is a curated playlist that supposedly matches the sinister/eerie vibe of the book available on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/233O4CcNUXQIJjqcHlsHqj. This one has been endorsed by the author herself.
 
Next month's selection may not be a palate cleanser (a librarian who thinks her husband might be a serial killer!) but December's pick, The Mistletoe Mystery promises to be a cozy novella, so we have that to look forward to. Copies of A Talent for Murder are currently available at the library for anyone who needs one.
 
Happy reading,
Chloe
 
Upcoming Book Selections
November Pick: A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson
November 25, 2025, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Waterford Public Library
 

Martha Ratliff conceded long ago that she’d likely spend her life alone. She was fine with it, happy with her solo existence, stimulated by her job as an archival librarian, constantly surrounded by thought-provoking ideas and the books she loved. But then she met Alan, a charming and sweet-natured divorcee with a job that took him on the road for half the year. When he asked her to marry him, she said yes, even though he still felt a little bit like a stranger.

A year in and the marriage was good, except for that strange blood streak on the back of one of his shirts he’d worn to a conference in Denver. Her curiosity turning to suspicion, Martha investigates the cities Alan visited over the past year and uncovers a disturbing pattern—five unsolved cases of murdered women. Copies will be available for pickup beginning October 28, 2025. The book is also available on Libby.
The mistletoe mystery : a maid novella by Nita Prose
The mistletoe mystery : a maid novella by Nita Prose 
December 23, 2025, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Waterford Public Library

A Secret Santa gift exchange raises questions about who Molly the Maid can and cannot trust, in a story about the true spirit of the season. Copies will be available for pickup beginning November 22. 2025. The book is also available on Libby.
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