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Favorite Featured Titles: March 2019
Fiction Nonfiction Young Adult Happy reading! —Katie, Adult Reference
Read Harder 2019: Book by an Author of Color Set in Space
This week’s Read Harder challenge encourages you to dig into a very specific segment of the science fiction genre, specifically a book set in space that was written by an author of color. Thankfully, we’ve pulled together some outstanding suggestions for you, so you won’t have to dig too deeply! Click on a cover or […]
Library Reads: February 2019
Here are the featured titles from the February 2019 edition of the Library Reads list. One of the new features for the list is the Library Reads Hall of Fame, which features authors that have already been included on three or more previous lists. Consider them bonus reading suggestions! As always, click on a cover […]
Read Harder 2019: A Book By A Journalist or About Journalism
For this week’s installment of the Read Harder challenge, readers are asked to choose a book written by a journalist or about journalism. Nowadays there are a ton of books written by journalists that span across subjects such as true crime, race and/or gender inequality, and the healthcare industry – just to name a few! […]
Favorite Featured Titles: February 2019
Prepare yourselves…we have a huge list of books published this month that you’ll want to add to your reading lists! Click on a cover to place a hold. Fiction […]
Read Harder 2019: Humor Book
Has the winter weather made you feel a little gloomy? Good news – this week’s Read Harder challenge asks readers to choose a humor book! Whether it’s an essay collection, a comic, or a comedian’s memoir, there are tons of funny stories out there to choose from. We’ve compiled a long list of humor books, […]
Bookish News: February 2019
One of our jobs as library employees is to keep up with what’s going on in the publishing world so that we know what materials to order and can make suggestions to our patrons about things they might be interested in. But why should we keep that information to ourselves? Here are some bookish news […]
Indie Next: January 2019
Here are some of the featured titles on the Indie Next List for January 2019. Click on a cover to place a hold, or click here to view the full annotated list. Happy reading! —Katie, Adult Reference
Library Reads: January 2019
Here are the featured titles from the January 2019 edition of the Library Reads list. One of the new features for the list is the Library Reads Hall of Fame, which features authors that have already been included on three or more previous lists. Consider them bonus reading suggestions! As always, click on a cover […]
Read Harder 2019: Award-Winning Book by a Woman or Author of Color
It’s week three of our Read Harder 2019 challenge, which means it’s time to choose a book by a woman or an author of color that won an award in 2018. What’s great about this challenge is that you can choose any genre you want – mystery, romance, literary fiction, you name it! There are […]