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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
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Created on:
Nov 07, 2024
67 items
Trans people have always existed. Transgender Day of Remembrance is November 20th. This is a day to mark the lives lost to viol...
5 likes
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
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October 2020 Staff Picks
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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.
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New Adult Fiction: June 2025
Created on:
Jun 03, 2025
100 items
Check Out These New Adult Fiction Titles For June 2025. - April MCFL
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AAPI Reads May 2025
Created on:
May 01, 2025
25 items
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, check out these recent and forthcoming novels by A...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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Selling Your Soul (For A Good Book)
By:
IdeaLAB_Kate
IdeaLAB_Kate
Created on:
Sep 18, 2024
10 items
Speak of the devil: we heard you were looking for a great horror about demons, evil spirits, and all manner of Hellish beasts h...
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SRC 2024: Read a book by a BIPOC author (Adults)
By:
TacomaLibrary
TacomaLibrary
Created on:
Apr 17, 2024
27 items
Challenge yourself during the Summer Reading Challenge by reading a book written by a BIPOC author.
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Tigard Reader's Advisory: AANHPI Heritage Month
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Tigard_Adults
Tigard_Adults
Created on:
Mar 16, 2024
19 items
Asian American, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month is in May and we'd like to celebrate with a selection of Fi...
Topic Guide
Books for Kids Who Enjoy Scary Stories
Created on:
Sep 06, 2023
96 items
Here is a list of scary titles, both new and classic, for brave middle school readers.
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Voices of Taiwanese Americans
Created on:
Jun 07, 2023
17 items
Compelling writing by American authors with Taiwanese heritage.
3 likes
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
General Recommendations
4th Grade 40 Book Challenge
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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
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
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
The Forest Through the Trees
By:
SnoIsleLib_KateM
SnoIsleLib_KateM
Created on:
Jul 15, 2024
15 items
Forests can be enchanting or terrifying. These novels all feature forests, for better or for worse.
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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.
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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
Genre Guide
We are Story: Indigenous Literature
By:
NVDPL Adult Librarians
Created on:
Jul 31, 2015
56 items
"From the moment we are born to the time we continue on our spirit journey, we are involved in the creation of the story o...
1 like
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Through the Looking Glass
By:
DCLadults
DCLadults
Created on:
Sep 23, 2021
14 items
Celebrate your unbirthday and Mad Hatter Day with these portal fantasies and twists on 'Alice in Wonderland.'
2 likes
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Books Invited to the Cookout 2025: Middle Grade, Chapter Books, and Picture Books
By:
PimaLib_Kindred
PimaLib_Kindred
Created on:
Jul 15, 2025
13 items
Books Invited to the Cookout is PCPL's newest annual book list centering books by Black authors and highlighting the Black comm...
