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General Recommendations
More of What Our Adult Patrons are Reading for Winter Reading 2026
Created on:
Feb 05, 2026
20 items
Winter Reading for adults goes through February 28th - there's still plenty of time to participate. Pick up a Winter Reading fo...
General Recommendations
Indigenous Fiction
Created on:
Oct 29, 2025
16 items
Through fiction that spans nations and genres, these works explore themes of identity, resilience, family, and the enduring con...
1 like
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
Our Favorite Books of 2024
By:
ChiPubLib_Adults
ChiPubLib_Adults
Created on:
Nov 15, 2024
100 items
The Chicago Public Library proudly presents our favorite books of the year.
24 likes
General Recommendations
Facing Changes and Transitions Through Fiction
Created on:
Jan 11, 2026
20 items
Changes, transitions, new chapters, another season. Life constantly moves through different states and finds new ways to surpri...
General Recommendations
Cultural Heritage Through Fiction
Created on:
Mar 01, 2022
100 items
Representation and Understanding - MCFL Katrina
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General Recommendations
SJPL Recommends: Facing Racism Through Fiction
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SJPL_AdultPicks
SJPL_AdultPicks
Created on:
Apr 27, 2021
50 items
These novels explore the themes of prejudice, discrimination, immigration, social justice, and the struggles faced by marginali...
4 likes
General Recommendations
Indigenous Peoples' Day: Books for Adults
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MaraP_DCoL
MaraP_DCoL
Created on:
Oct 07, 2021
60 items
Browse through these books written by Indigenous authors and pick one up to learn more about the lived experiences of Indigenou...
5 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
General Recommendations
On Reading: 20 Books on the Joy & Importance of Reading
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BostonPL_JordanD
BostonPL_JordanD
Created on:
Mar 24, 2026
20 items
Reading is powerful. It can get us through the hardest times and heal the most broken hearts. It can fill us with joy and bring...
General Recommendations
Books Back In Time
Created on:
Aug 11, 2025
28 items
A selection of books set throughout the previous ten decades, all available through your local Chinook Arch library.
General Recommendations
Award-Winning Reads to Add to Your List
By:
LCPL_Krystyna
LCPL_Krystyna
Created on:
Jul 03, 2025
99 items
If you’re struggling to pick your next book, let the experts decide for you. These titles were so beloved they earned top liter...
6 likes
General Recommendations
Big Books for Long Winter Nights
By:
BPL_staff_adult
BPL_staff_adult
Created on:
Dec 14, 2024
17 items
When the nights grow long and the chill sets in, there's nothing like getting cozy and losing yourself in a hefty novel that of...
1 like
General Recommendations
For the Love of Reading Fiction
By:
LCPL_Johanna
LCPL_Johanna
Created on:
Nov 08, 2024
9 items
I am a mood reader whose current reading passion is fiction. Please enjoy reading through my list of new fiction. "Fiction...
General Recommendations
Historical Fiction 101
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MCPL_Fiction
MCPL_Fiction
Created on:
Sep 24, 2024
23 items
Historical fiction through the ages from antiquity to modern times.
List created by Rachel from the Blue Springs South Branch ...
2 likes
General Recommendations
A Reading Roadtrip Across the U.S.A.
By:
LCPL_Krystyna
LCPL_Krystyna
Created on:
May 13, 2024
51 items
Book lovers know that one of the greatest joys of reading is the ability to go anywhere, anytime, through the magic of the writ...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Indigenous Voices: Native American Fantasy
Created on:
Nov 07, 2023
14 items
Celebrate the stories and voices of Native American and Indigenous authors. Fantasy books offer readers the perfect escape into...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition
Created on:
Oct 14, 2022
28 items
Check out these viewing and reading recommendations from the Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition. GCNAC exists to pre...
2 likes
General Recommendations
PACL Staff's Best of 2020
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pacl_books
pacl_books
Created on:
Dec 28, 2020
29 items
While this was not the year any of us had expected, we were quite fortunate to still be whisked away (when we couldn't go anywh...
3 likes
If You Liked...
American Dirt
Created on:
Apr 23, 2020
13 items
Immigration Stories and Endangered Children make for very moving and suspenseful reading. Enjoy these books if you loved and or...
General Recommendations
Books I Recommend Again and Again: Division 2 (Grades 4-6)
By:
l
lydia_holmes221
Created on:
Oct 19, 2019
25 items
Division 2 books (ages 8-12) are some of my favourites to read! Packed full of adventure, fantasy and realism, these hilarious ...
2 likes
Genre Guide
KCLS Recommends: Historical Fiction
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KCLSRecommends
KCLSRecommends
Created on:
Mar 27, 2018
25 items
Explore the world from ancient Egypt to the U.S. in the 1980s through our favorite historical fiction.
2 likes
General Recommendations
moving on the path toward true freedom: Recommendations from ITHAKA and Freedom Reads
Created on:
Oct 02, 2021
40 items
The educators and artists at ITHAKA in conversation with Reginald Dwayne Betts of Freedom Reads ask:
"We have the opport...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Seattle Picks: Native American Fiction
Created on:
Oct 24, 2025
23 items
National Native American Heritage Month, observed in November, honors the histories, cultures, and contributions – historical a...
4 likes
General Recommendations
Native Lives, Native Stories 2025: 69 Books for Children, Teens, & Adults
Created on:
Oct 23, 2025
69 items
Native Lives, Native Stories is a list of books published in the previous year for children, teens, and adults concerning the e...
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