Whatcom READS is a countywide program that encourages everyone to read and discuss the same book.
2026 Selection Announced at Mount Baker Theatre
On March 14, 2024, author Erica Bauermeister revealed next season’s title will be Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora.
The Whatcom WRITES prompt will be
Family: Formed, Found and Chosen.
READ THE BOOK
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Get your copy of Solito: A Memoir from:
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Thanks to our 2024-25 Whatcom READS Sponsors
$5,000+
$1,000+
- City of Bellingham
- Joan and Keith Magee
- Village Books and Paper Dreams
- Western Washington University Libraries
Author accommodations generously provided by Hotel Leo
Whatcom READS is in your earbuds, thanks to the Whatcom County Library System’s podcast, Library Stories. Listen to an oral history featuring the voices of Linda Lambert, Chuck and Dee Robinson, Paul Hanson and Christine Perkins.