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General Recommendations
Reading Without Borders: Stories of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience
By:
b
books_cats_plants
Created on:
Aug 07, 2019
22 items
Immigrants and refugees, along with their children, have long shared their stories with the world. Moving through cultures, acr...
2 likes
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Books for Busy Grown-Ups: Quick Escapes & Compelling Reads
By:
waslibrary
waslibrary
Created on:
May 30, 2025
33 items
Short on time but craving a great read? This collection is packed with page-turners, witty wonders, and soul-soothers perfect f...
1 like
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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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Page to Screen
By:
s
StaffPicks_NWPL
Created on:
Dec 31, 2024
42 items
A librarian-curated selection of some of our favourite books that have made it to the big and silver screens. For accessibility...
1 like
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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.
21 likes
General Recommendations
New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
By:
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
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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...
6 likes
General Recommendations
Europa Editions
Created on:
Nov 28, 2023
52 items
Independent Publishing At It's World Wide Best - MCFL Katrina
1 like
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
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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
Genre Guide
Academic Fiction
Created on:
Oct 19, 2017
22 items
Stories which plumb the depths of silliness that take place on college campuses!
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
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
VPL - Books Just for You - Humorous Mysteries and Moving Relationship Fiction
Created on:
Apr 25, 2024
9 items
Created for someone who is looking for humour, mystery, and romance titles. They have previously enjoyed "The Cactus,"...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Cultural Heritage Through Fiction
Created on:
Mar 01, 2022
100 items
Representation and Understanding - MCFL Katrina
8 likes
General Recommendations
VPL - Explore English Through Fiction - Travel, Romance, Inspiration and more
Created on:
Sep 11, 2018
9 items
This book list was created for a reader who would like to read fiction, romance, travel books and biography/memoir to improve E...
1 like
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
The List of 45 Great Classics
Created on:
Dec 17, 2020
45 items
A classic is a book accepted as being exemplary or noteworthy, for example through an imprimatur such as being listed in a list...
7 likes
General Recommendations
CRRL My Librarian: Explore a New Land
By:
CRRL_AlishaB
CRRL_AlishaB
Created on:
Jun 07, 2019
14 items
Want to learn more about a culture through novel stories? The books on this list will provide insight into other cultures and t...
General Recommendations
Women Write Historical Fiction
By:
DBRL_ReginaF
DBRL_ReginaF
Created on:
Apr 09, 2025
35 items
“History, too often, has been told from only certain perspectives. This is not good enough. History is a collective phenomenon....
1 like
General Recommendations
Historical Fiction 101
By:
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
Family Life: In Chapter and Verse
Created on:
Oct 20, 2022
61 items
Multi Voice Family Dynamics As Seen Through Fiction - MCFL Katrina
3 likes
General Recommendations
VaughanPL: Reading Challenge 2022: Read A Historical Fiction Novel That Isn't Set During World War II
By:
VaughanPLRachelP
VaughanPLRachelP
Created on:
Jul 05, 2022
15 items
For good reason, historical fiction novels set during World War II are among the most popular and widely read books in our syst...
2 likes
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PACL Staff's Best of 2021...so far!
By:
pacl_books
pacl_books
Created on:
Jun 29, 2021
33 items
We've gathered some of our staff's best reads, listens and watches of the year, and the recommendations look great!
You can g...
General Recommendations
You've Got Mail
Created on:
Nov 18, 2020
18 items
Told through letters or diary entries, epistolary novels offer a truly immersive experience of pivotal moments in history.
