Wednesday Evening Readers: A Vail Public Library Book Discussion
Wednesday Evening Readers is a monthly book discussion on Zoom! The group meets virtually the second Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. For more information on this discussion, please email Kim.
May 2026 Book: First Lie Wins by Ashely Elston
Evie Porter has the perfect Southern life—a doting boyfriend and a white picket fence. The problem? Evie Porter doesn’t exist.
She is an alias created by a mysterious boss known only as Mr. Smith. Her current mission is to target Ryan Sumner, but this job feels different. As Ryan gets under her skin, Evie begins to crave a real life instead of a fabricated one.
To secure a future, she must outrun a dark past and complete her most dangerous assignment yet without making a single mistake. The stakes are life and death, but Evie has always liked a challenge.
Past Titles
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- April 2026: ‘Before We Were Yours” by Lisa Wingate
- March 2026: “Beaverland” by Leila Philip
- February 2026: “Breast and Eggs” by Mieko Kawakami
- January 2026: “Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman
- December 2025: “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong
- November 2025: “Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Strout
- October 2025: “The Lottery and Other Stories” by Shirley Jackson
- September 2025: “The Silent Patient” by Alex Michaelides
- August 2025: “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride
- July 2025: “There There” by Tommy Orange
- June 2025: “Visual Thinking” by Temple Grandin
- May 2025: “Yellowface” by R.F. Kuang
- April 2025: “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah
- March 2025: “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt
- February 2025: “Mad Honey” by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
- January 2025: “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus
- December 2024: “Daughter of the Night Sky” by Aimie K. Runyan
- November 2024: “The Women in the Castle” by Jessica Shatuck
- October 2024: “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood
- September 2024: “The Handmaids Tale” by Margret Atwood
- August 2024: “The Passenger” by Lisa Lutz
- July 2024: “Becoming” by Michelle Obama
- June 2024: “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett
- May 2024: “In the Time of Butterflies” by Julia Alvarez
- April 2024: “Tell Me Everything: the story of a private investigation” by Erika Krouse
- March 2024: “Calling for a Blanket Dance” by Oscar Hokeah
- February 2024: “Dear Martin” by Nic Stone
- January 2024: “This Tender Land” by William Kent Kreuger
- November 2023: “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte
- October 2023: “Go As A River” by Shelley Read
- September 2023: “State of Wonder” by Ann Patchett
- August 2023: “Horse” by Geraldine Brooks
- July 2023: “The Paper Palace” by Miranda Cowley Heller
- June 2023: “The Library Book” by Susan Orlean
- May 2023: “The Alchemist” by Paul Coelho
- April 2023: “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig
- March 2023: “The Downstairs Girl” by Stacey Lee
- February 2023: “Thing Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah
- January 2023: “Woman of Light: A Novel” by Kali Fajardo Anstine
- December 2022: “Where the Crawdads Sing” By Delia Owens
- November 2022: “Villette” by Charlotte Bronte
- October 2022: “A Man Called Ove: A Novel” by Fredrik Backman
- September 2022: “The Beekeeper of Aleppo: A Novel” by Christy Lefteri
- August 2022: “Pulling Harvey out of her hat” by Mimi Pockross
- July 2022: “A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel” by Amor Towles
- May 2022: “Invisible Women: data bias in a world designed for Men” by Caroline Criado Perez
- April 2022: “The Color of Air” by Gail Tsukiyama
- March 2022: “Tallgrass” by Sandra Dallas
- February 2022: “Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel” by George Saunders
- January 2022: “The Water Dancer: A Novel” by Ta-Nehisi Goates
- December 2021: “The night watchman: a novel” by Louise Erdrich
- November Classics 2021: “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë
Skiing / Walking Book Club
The Skiing Book Club meets monthly December thru April on the 2nd Friday of each month. We meet at ‘Upper Crust’, the pizza shop at the top of Eagle Bahn Gondola, at 11:00 a.m. to discuss the book and at 11:30 a.m. we ski! For more information please email Jo.
Walking Book Club meets monthly May thru October on the 2nd Friday of each month. We meet at the library at 11:00a.m. to discuss the book and take a walk through the village as we talk. We welcome thoughts on the book of the month, the book you’re reading, or any other reading ideas you may have. For more information please email Jo.
May 2026 Book: Wait For Me by Amy Jo Burns
In 1973, young folk singer Elle Harlow gives the performance of her life at the Grand Ole Opry—and then vanishes. Almost twenty decades later, eighteen-year-old Marijohn Shaw is longing for the mother she never knew. Her father swears he was the last person to see Elle alive, but when a meteor strikes the Pennsylvania woods and unearths a piece of Elle’s past, it shatters everything Marijohn knows. Wait for Me is a story of Appalachia, Nashville, and the fierce legacy of two women determined to find their voices.
Broaden your reading horizons in 2026. The Eclectic Bookshelf Challenge encourages readers to expand their horizons and explore new authors, genres, and topics.
Directions:
Discover: Use the reading prompts to discover authors, genres, and books. Whether your prefer eBooks, audiobooks, or print, all formats count! If you’re stumped on a topic or genre, please ask us, we are happy to help.
Track: Log your progress with our tracking sheet. You can find a tracking sheet here or at the front desk at the library.
Win: Complete all 12 by December 31st 2026 to earn library swag and the chance to win our grand prize! Submit your record using one option below:
- dropping off your completed tracking sheet to the front desk
- emailing a photo of your tracking sheet to cmeister@vail.gov
Vail Public Library showcases a virtual author talk series each month featuring bestselling, award-winning, and highly acclaimed authors from around the world. The featured writers and thought leaders will cover a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres.
April Author Talks
April 14 at 5:00 PM MST On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft with Brad Taylor
Former Special Forces and New York Times Bestselling Author of the Pike Logan Series
April 22 at 12:00 p.m. MDT Lush Lyricism and Intimate Confessions with Miranda Cowley Heller
New York Times Bestselling Author of The Paper Palace and Reese’s Book Club Pick
April 30 at 5:00 PM MDT On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience in Virtual Conversation with Jason Reynolds Award-Winning and New York Times Bestselling Author
The free, virtual series takes place two to three times a month and includes the opportunity to ask questions to the author. Register and submit your author questions here. A complete list of past events is available on the registration page. All past talks are available for our patrons to enjoy at any time.
After 14 wonderful years of connecting our community through a shared love of reading, we are closing the final chapter on One Book One Valley. We are immensely proud of the discussions sparked and the friendships formed across the valley since the program’s inception. While the program is concluding in its current form, the spirit of collective reading will continue to thrive at the library.”