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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 […]
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 […]
Indie Next: September 2018
Here are some of the featured titles on the Indie Next List for September 2018. Click on a cover to place a hold, or click here to view the full annotated list. […]
Library Reads: September 2018
Here are the featured titles from the September 2018 edition of the Library Reads list. Click on a cover to place a hold! Happy reading! —Katie, Adult Reference
Favorite Featured Titles: September 2018
It’s time to take a look at some of the most interesting and noteworthy titles published in September 2018. And let me tell you, the fall book season is in full swing, because I found a ton of interesting books you’ll want to request right away. Just click on a cover to place a hold! […]
Top 10 Banned/Challenged Books in 2017
Here is the list of the 10 Most Frequently Banned/Challenged Books, as reported to the American Library Association (ALA). When looking at lists like this, it’s important to remember that different stories are important to different readers. When someone tries to remove a book from a library or a school, it keeps other readers from […]
Read Harder 2018: Genre Fiction in Translation
This week’s Read Harder challenge is designed to get you looking at books published in other countries, specifically genre fiction that has been translated into English. So what do we mean by “genre fiction?” Typically, when we talk about genre fiction, we’re referring to mysteries, romance, fantasy, science fiction, and horror novels. So for this […]