fiction
Read Harder 2018: A Romance By or About a Person of Color
This week’s Read Harder challenge asks readers to select a romance novel that is written by, or about, a person of color. While there are many in our collection, here are just a few to get started. We also have an extended list on our website – just find the Read Harder 2018 tab and […]
Novels With Unreliable Narrators
Nowadays, you’d be hard pressed to pick up a mystery novel that didn’t feature an unreliable narrator – or several! Unreliable narrators are exactly as they sound – story narrators who may or may not be telling the truth. This could be due to the character’s personality, mind-altering substances, mental illness, memory loss, or the […]
Indie Next: April 2018
Here are some of the featured titles on the Indie Next List for April 2018. Click on a cover to place a hold, or click here to view the full annotated list. […]
International Mysteries
No matter where you are in the world, there’s always a mystery to solve. International mysteries let readers explore new cultures and continents, where concepts of crime and justice aren’t always the same as they are in the United States. We posted a list of international crime novels previously on the blog, but it’s been […]
May is Mystery Month!
Booklist, a favorite book reviewing resource for librarians, has designated May as its official Mystery Month, and we all get to benefit! All month long, Booklist and its blog The Booklist Reader are hard at work promoting new mysteries, backlist mysteries, crime TV shows, favorite book series, and more. If you’re a mystery reader, this […]
May is Latino Books Month
May is a big month for book celebrations – not only do we get to celebrate mysteries for National Mystery Month, but we also get to learn about Latino Books Month, although we really like to read and promote Latino/a authors year-round. Here are a few highlighted titles from our Latino Books Month display. Click […]
Read Harder: Colonial or Postcolonial Literature
This week’s Read Harder challenge is a more complicated one. Before diving into a list of colonial or postcolonial titles, let’s look at a brief definition of “colonial” and “postcolonial” literature, as stated in Kathleen Keenan’s Book Riot post for this challenge: “‘Colonial literature’ is most easily defined as literature written during a time of […]
May the 4th Be With You!
Dust off your light sabers, everyone – it’s National Star Wars Day! Whether you’re joining us for our special showing of The Last Jedi or embarking on your own adventure, here are a few books to take with you on your journey to a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars: Phasma by Delilah S. Dawson […]
Favorite Featured Titles: April 2018
Here are some of the noteworthy titles that came out in April! Click on a cover or a title to place a hold! Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli YA FICTION ALBERTAL “When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat–but real life isn’t always so rhythmic. She’s an anomaly in her […]
Halfway to Halloween
It’s almost the end of April, so of course that means it’s time to celebrate only six more months until Halloween! For the library, that means a Halfway to Halloween display and a blog post focusing on some horror novels that might have flown under your radar over the last couple years. As always, click […]