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.

Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora
English Edition

Get your copy of Solito: A Memoir from:

Bellingham Public Library,

Whatcom County Library System

or Village Books

Solito: A Memoir (Spanish Edition) by Javier Zamora
Spanish Edition

REVISIT LAST SEASON WITH OUR YOUTUBE PLAYLIST


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.