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Library Reads: November 2018
Here are the featured titles from the November 2018 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 2018: An Assigned Book You Hated or Never Finished
Can you believe it? We’re already at the end of our Read Harder 2018 challenges! The final challenge asks readers to tackle an assigned book that they hated or never finished (remember those book lists, way back when in high school?) This one’s going to be different for everybody, but we’ve compiled an extended list […]
Read Harder 2018: A Book With a Female Protagonist Over 60
Our second-to-last Read Harder challenge asks readers to find a book that features a female protagonist over the age of 60. We’ve compiled an extended list of novels that spans across multiple genres – but here are just a few to get you started. Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman FICTION BACKMAN “Britt-Marie can’t stand […]
Indie Next: October 2018
Here are some of the featured titles on the Indie Next List for October 2018. Click on a cover to place a hold, or click here to view the full annotated list. […]
Library Reads: October 2018
Here are the featured titles from the October 2018 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 2018: An Essay Anthology
The end of the Read Harder challenges is approaching! This week’s challenge asks readers to chose an essay anthology, which Book Riot defines as “a collection featuring multiple authors”. We’ve compiled a wide range of topics that feature a diverse cast of authors for this list – for even more options you can check out […]
Favorite Featured Titles: October 2018
It’s October, which means it’s fall, which means that it’s fall book season, and there are a ton of new books to celebrate this month! Click on a cover to place a hold. Fiction […]
Halloween Reads for Gentle Souls
(This post was originally published on October 25, 2017) It’s okay if you’re not into reading books that will scare your pants off…there are plenty of atmospheric, eerie, and mysterious titles to give you a pleasant chill around Halloween! We’ve added a new list of Halloween titles for gentle souls to our website, but we’ve […]
Read Harder 2018: A Mystery Written by a Person of Color or LGBTQ+ Author
This week’s Read Harder challenge is one of my favorites: read a mystery written by an author of color or LGBTQ+ author. Over the last couple years, I’ve made a point to read more mysteries (and other books) by non-white, non-heterosexual authors, and it has introduced me to some fantastic stories I may not have […]
NPR’s 100 Best Horror Novels
Earlier this year, NPR asked its readers and listeners to nominate their favorite horror novels and short stories, which were then judged by a panel of horror authors and compiled into a 100 title list. You can view the original list here, and you can check out our version of the list, which lets you […]