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Genre Guide
Fiction that transports you through time
By:
Danibrarian
Created on:
May 22, 2014
32 items
These historical novels will make you feel like you're experiencing a different time period, but without the disease, filth or ...
General Recommendations
Best Books of 2020
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ChiPubLib_Adults
ChiPubLib_Adults
Created on:
Nov 20, 2020
100 items
Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the best books published in 2020.
14 likes
General Recommendations
October 2020 Staff Picks
By:
ChiPubLib_Adults
ChiPubLib_Adults
Created on:
Sep 25, 2020
18 items
Check out this month's recommendations from Chicago Public Library. Visit our Books page for previous lists of recommendations.
General Recommendations
New Adult Fiction: June 2025
Created on:
Jun 03, 2025
100 items
Check Out These New Adult Fiction Titles For June 2025. - April MCFL
General Recommendations
Cats Are The Center Of The Universe: 13 Purr-fect Reads!
By:
BostonPL_LoganH
BostonPL_LoganH
Created on:
May 06, 2025
13 items
Cats and books go together perfectly. With how wise they are who wouldn't want a little insight on their perspective of life. C...
2 likes
General Recommendations
DPL Staff Picks: Some of Our 2024 Favorites
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DPLbooklists_CR
DPLbooklists_CR
Created on:
Dec 17, 2024
59 items
Created December 2024. Have a look at some of Deschutes Public Library staff members' favorites that were released in 2024. Boo...
1 like
General Recommendations
Our Favorite Books of 2024
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ChiPubLib_Adults
ChiPubLib_Adults
Created on:
Nov 15, 2024
100 items
The Chicago Public Library proudly presents our favorite books of the year.
23 likes
General Recommendations
LGBTQ+ History Month: Fiction and Nonfiction
Created on:
Sep 24, 2024
34 items
Check out these stories of LGBTQ+ folks in times past, both historical fiction and nonfiction. Annotations from NoveList, unles...
General Recommendations
New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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CMLReads_Alex
CMLReads_Alex
Created on:
Jul 18, 2024
100 items
The New York Times compiled a list of the best books of the 21st Century so far, and you can find them all at the library! Lear...
15 likes
General Recommendations
NY Times: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Created on:
Jul 08, 2024
100 items
In July 2024, the New York Times published this soon-to-be-obsolete list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, as voted on...
6 likes
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just For You - Popular Fiction, Historical Fiction and Mysteries
Created on:
Feb 09, 2023
12 items
A list of recommendations for an open-minded reader looking for general and historical fiction as well as a good mystery thrill...
Genre Guide
Seattle Picks: Horror 2022
Created on:
Jan 28, 2023
57 items
From creepy to eerie to downright terrifying, here's a diverse selection of recently published horror fiction recommended by ou...
4 likes
Genre Guide
British ebooks
By:
c
Chapel_Hill_RobynW
Created on:
Mar 19, 2020
8 items
The best of British fiction and non fiction, available as ebooks, to keep you company during this stressful period.
General Recommendations
4th Grade 40 Book Challenge
By:
OPLKIDSBOOKLISTS
OPLKIDSBOOKLISTS
Created on:
Jul 26, 2019
68 items
For fourth grade classrooms doing a 40 book genre challenge. Suggestions from the Childrens staff at Olathe Indian Creek Libra...
6 likes
General Recommendations
Black History Month 2025
Created on:
Feb 05, 2019
70 items
Every February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month events and festivities that honour the legacy of Black ...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Novelists at War
By:
JeffcoBooks
JeffcoBooks
Created on:
Nov 02, 2018
11 items
World War I formed some of the finest writers of the 20th century and has fascinated novelists for over 100 years.
1 like
General Recommendations
Book of the Week 2018-2020
By:
PPL_CityOfReaders
Created on:
Oct 22, 2018
100 items
Our snapshots from the stacks are shared every Monday by our Reader's Advisory Staff. We'll highlight new nonfiction and fictio...
1 like
General Recommendations
Miss Sara Recommends: Top Picks for Teachers (2016)
Created on:
Jan 01, 2017
63 items
Titles published in 2016 that educators won't want to miss. Including both fiction and non-fiction, these titles are well-writt...
General Recommendations
SFPL West Portal Mother-Daughter Book Club Suggested Titles
Created on:
Aug 04, 2015
100 items
A list of books we've read and discussed and would recommend to our friends ages 9-12
17 likes
General Recommendations
Journey Through Time: Fiction and Non-Fiction Time Travel Tales
By:
r
Rebecca_Ray
Created on:
Oct 13, 2025
20 items
Discover a captivating collection of stories and insights that explore the fascinating concept of time travel. From thrilling a...
General Recommendations
Reading Through The Decades: The 1930s
Created on:
Mar 30, 2025
18 items
These popular titles where originally published in the 1930s.
2 likes
General Recommendations
Reading Through The Decades: The 1940's
Created on:
Mar 19, 2025
18 items
These popular titles where originally published in the 1940s.
2 likes
General Recommendations
New Timeline, New Me
By:
JCLCatherineS
JCLCatherineS
Created on:
Dec 30, 2024
32 items
Titles to transport you--through time travel, magic, love, or other worlds--as the new year begins.
4 likes
General Recommendations
Let's Go on an Adventure!
Created on:
Apr 10, 2024
13 items
Whether you are diving into a fiction book featuring time traveling, magic, and distant places, or traveling vicariously throug...
2 likes
General Recommendations
CHPL Staff Picks: Best Books of 2025 - Adults
Created on:
Dec 04, 2025
32 items
Curious which 2025 books CHPL staff can’t stop talking about? Your wait is over! From sci-fi adventures to moving nonfiction, s...
