Donna Carlson, Library Substitute
Donna is a Hopkinton native who moved back to town in 2018 with her family. She has happy memories of walking to the library from her house to check out books and movies when she was younger. She loves being a mom to her two sons, Sam (16) and John (21). She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Political Science and is an editor who works for a national non-profit organization and a national digital media company. For the past three years, she has enjoyed filling in as a substitute at the library. She has a lifelong love of reading, books, libraries, and bookstores, and enjoys working in the library that she loved as a kid and teenager! Her favorite books are mysteries and historical fiction. She also enjoys traveling, going for hikes, and playing the piano.
Donna Recommends
- The Woman in Cabin 10, by Ruth Ware
- She Didn’t See It Coming, by Shari Lapena
- Don’t Let Him In, by Lisa Jewell
- The House Across the Lake, by Riley Sager
- The ABC Murders, by Agatha Christie
- The Housemaid, by Frieda McFadden
- The Hired Girl, by Laura Amy Schlitz
- I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith
- Buffalo Flats, by Martine Leavitt
- The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, by Marie Benedict
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman
- Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
- The Diamond Eye, by Kate Quinn
- The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield
- People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks
- The Lake House, by Kate Morton
- Grit, by Angela Duckworth
- The Four Agreements, by Miguel Ruiz
- The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins
- Atomic Habits, by James Clear