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Get It, Before It Gets You!
Posted about 13 days ago by Heather H
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers and New | Tagged with it movie, scary books, scary clowns, scary movies and stephen king
Thirty-one years ago this month, Stephen King’s It made its way to library and bookstore shelves across the globe, and now it's back and on the big screen.
Continue ReadingLiterary Thrillers
Posted about 1 month ago by April S
Posted in Catalog Tips, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers and New | Tagged with Crime Fiction, Databases, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novelist, Psychological Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Read-Alikes, Readers' Advisory, Spy Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Technothriller and Thrillers
Explore a selection of books filled with danger, action and suspense with an intellectual edge.
Continue ReadingPsychological Suspense: The Devious Depths of the Human Mind
Posted 3 months ago by April S
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New and Resources | Tagged with Crime Fiction, Databases, Gothic Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novelist, Psychological Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Read-Alikes, Readers' Advisory and Suspense Fiction
Looking for a few edge of your seat, keep you guessing until the end great reads? Check out this blog post to explore an extensive selection of recent Psychological Suspense novels.
Continue ReadingCelebrate Lesser Known Holidays This Summer
Posted 3 months ago by Suzanne S
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers and Romance | Tagged with Historical Fiction, Love Stories, Summer Reads and Suspense Fiction
Celebrate a few lesser known holidays and enjoy a selection of good books this summer.
Continue ReadingMission Accomplished: True Stories of Great Spies and Spycraft
Posted 6 months ago by Amy H
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers and New | Tagged with code breakers, cold war, cryptography, espionage, nonfiction, spies, spy stories, World War I and World War II
With any spy story, there’s something compellingly magical about people sneaking around and getting away with it, but the best spy stories are the ones that really happened.
Continue ReadingIreland: A Wee Bit of Bliss
Posted 6 months ago by Suzanne S
Posted in Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Fitness, Nature, & Travel, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New and Romance | Tagged with Celtic Music, cookbooks, Dublin (Ireland) - Fiction, Folk Music - Ireland, Ireland, Ireland - Fiction, Ireland - Guidebooks, Irish Authors, Irish Cooking, Irish Songs, recipes, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day Mysteries and streaming music
Celebrate Ireland with a pot of tea, a batch of scones and a taste of Celtic culture with a selection of Emerald Isle titles.
Continue ReadingRead the Movie, Watch the Book: Part Two!
Posted 7 months ago by Amy H
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fitness, Nature, & Travel, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers and New | Tagged with adaptations, films and movies
Which is better - the book or the film? Each version always has its champion. For the most part, seeing a visual interpretation of a book is worth the time spent. Continue reading to explore a selection of book to film adaptations coming out in 2017.
Continue ReadingWintery Reads for Young Adults
Posted 8 months ago by Kathryn M
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Teen | Tagged with Fantasy Fiction, mystery fiction, Paranormal Fiction, supernatural-fiction, teen fiction, Winter, YA and Young Adult Fiction
While the weather outside may be frightful, snuggle up to these great Young Adult titles.
Continue ReadingAll Things Sherlock
Posted 9 months ago by April S
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Teen | Tagged with anthologies, classics, Detective and mystery stories, detective and mystery television programs, Fantasy Fiction, Historical Fiction, Sherlock Holmes, Short Stories, streaming video, suspense, teen fiction, television series and tv shows
Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous detectives of all-time. Explore this blog post to learn more about the history and works inspired by the infamous character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Continue ReadingBest Fiction Books of 2016
Posted 9 months ago by April S
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New, Romance and Science Fiction & Fantasy | Tagged with Best Books of the Year, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Love Stories, notable books and Psychological Fiction
What were some of the best of the best fiction books of 2016? Continue reading to discover your next great read.
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