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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...
17 likes
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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...
7 likes
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Women Who Changed the World
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RCPL_Librarians
RCPL_Librarians
Created on:
Feb 24, 2021
81 items
A reading list for Women's History Month.
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Moving Pictures: Love and Basketball
Created on:
Jan 21, 2022
13 items
The latest installment of Moving Pictures - the Aloha Community Library's monthly feature where we do a deep dive into a partic...
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Words of Revolution: 18 Nonfiction Titles About How Women Change the World Through Words
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BostonPL_ErikaK
BostonPL_ErikaK
Created on:
Feb 13, 2026
18 items
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou. In celebration of Women's History Month, c...
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Black History Month: Black Cinema
Created on:
Jan 14, 2025
30 items
Whether orally, visually or in the written word, stories are shared in a variety of forms. This Black History Month, Chapel Hil...
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Daily Skimm's: "25 Books Every Millennial Woman Should Read"
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JCLCaitlinP
JCLCaitlinP
Created on:
Sep 23, 2022
25 items
Ephron. Didion. Morrison. Last names ever. First names greatest. At theSkimm, we kind of have a thing for books…especially ones...
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Women's History Month 2022 - Notable Recent Fiction
Created on:
Feb 28, 2022
33 items
As we celebrate Women's History Month, journey into the fascinating lives of women through fiction written by a variety of wome...
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Black History Month
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Loutit_Adults
Loutit_Adults
Created on:
Jan 28, 2022
86 items
We strive to share the stories, achievements, and triumphs of the Black community year round, but in February we have the honor...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Vampires, Dysfunctional Family Memoirs & Dystopian Novels
Created on:
Aug 28, 2025
15 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes: "The Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls, "Hunger Game...
If You Liked...
James
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CCCL_Adult
CCCL_Adult
Created on:
Aug 21, 2025
12 items
Did you enjoy our Read Contra Costa 2025 pick James by Percival Everett? Check out these other recommended titles, curated by C...
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Juneteenth Booklist 2025
Created on:
May 21, 2025
50 items
In honor of Juneteenth, this book list highlights powerful stories and essential histories commemorating Black freedom and resi...
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Juneteenth 2025: Celebrate Freedom!
Created on:
May 18, 2025
100 items
" Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. "--Frederick Douglass
A collection of fiction and non-fiction for...
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Who is she?
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SCL_Leanne
SCL_Leanne
Created on:
May 02, 2025
68 items
Interesting women you might not know.
There’s so many trailblazing women that may have slipped under our collective radars for ...
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Kirkus Reviews: Best Fiction Books of the 21st Century (So Far)
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LCPL_Krystyna
LCPL_Krystyna
Created on:
Apr 30, 2025
93 items
Kirkus is an inclusive organization of book lovers who hold the craft of writing in the highest regard and appreciate the value...
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Black American Fiction
Created on:
Apr 03, 2025
41 items
In roughly chronological order.
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Black History Month: Fiction and Non-Fiction
Created on:
Feb 03, 2025
99 items
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Reading Around The World: North America
Created on:
Feb 01, 2025
49 items
I've read authors from 6 continents but only 52 countries (only 20% of the world's countries). I'm using https://cmoreira.net/v...
3 likes
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February: Black History Month
Created on:
Jan 28, 2025
100 items
Black History Month was created to focus attention on the contributions of African Americans to the United States. It honors al...
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Books Unite Us, Censorship Divides Us
Created on:
Sep 09, 2024
84 items
A list in honor of Banned Books Week September 22-28. This list contains titles from Pleasanton Library's classics, adult and y...
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New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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sppl_isaac
sppl_isaac
Created on:
Aug 23, 2024
100 items
Check out the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century at SPPL! All descriptions from Novelist.
7 likes
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New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
By:
GaryByker_Adults
GaryByker_Adults
Created on:
Aug 22, 2024
100 items
As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers -- with a little help from the staff of ...
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NYT Best Books of the 21st Century
Created on:
Jul 28, 2024
99 items
"As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers — with a little help from the staf...
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2024 Adult Summer Reading Community Book Reviews
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GreenwichFiction
GreenwichFiction
Created on:
Jul 09, 2024
67 items
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The Guardian's 100 best novels written in English
Created on:
Dec 29, 2023
78 items
As Selected by Robert McCrum in 2015, all book descriptions are his.
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