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10 Entertaining Novels That Will Put a Smile on Your Face
Posted about 4 days ago by April S
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New and Romance | Tagged with Domestic Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Suspense Fiction, women sleuths and Women's Fiction
A selection of novels with an amusing tone and likeable characters.
Continue ReadingTwo Librarians, Too Many Books: It's Women's History Month, Y'all!
Posted about 1 month ago by Allison Fiscus
Posted in Children & Parenting, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, Readers' Advisory, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Teen | Tagged with biography, book lists, book lovers, children's literature, fantasy, female authors, fiction, juvenile fiction, memoir, poetry, Readers' Advisory, reading suggestions, Sci-Fi, Teen and Women's History Month
It’s Women’s History Month, y’all! I, for one, can’t think of a worthier topic to chat endlessly about. So in celebration, Katie and I got together to talk about the female authors who have captivated us through the written word and inspired us in our own lives. The following conversation is a lightly-edited-for-clarity transcription of that chat.
Continue ReadingThe Best Fiction and Nonfiction Books of 2017
Posted 4 months ago by April S
Posted in Business & Investing, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science, Medicine, & Technology and Teen | Tagged with best books 2017, Best Books of the Year, best fiction, best nonfiction, book recommendations, booklists, books to read, Detective and Mystery Fiction, Domestic Fiction, Families Fiction, family relationships, Historical Fiction, Humorous Fiction, leadership, Literary Fiction, notable books, Political Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Short Stories, Spy Fiction, Suspense Fiction, World War I Fiction and World War II Fiction
Explore a selection of the "best of the best" fiction and nonfiction books of 2017.
Continue ReadingBeyond the Best Sellers: Mysteries and Thrillers
Posted 5 months ago by Rebecca S
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers and New | Tagged with book lists, cold cases, Detective and mystery stories, detectives, Dysfunctional families -- Fiction, Great Britain, historical mysteries, legal thriller, Literary Fiction, murder mysteries, Mysteries, Nordic Noir, Psychological Fiction, Psychological Thriller, regency fiction, Suspense Fiction and Thrillers
Like mysteries and thrillers, but struggling to find something new? Check out our list of the best mysteries and thrillers of 2017 that have flown under the radar.
Continue ReadingA Glimpse of Genre: The Gothic Romance
Posted 6 months ago by Claire F
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers and Romance | Tagged with Bronte, character development, creepy, female writer, genre, Gothic, gothic literature, Gothic Romance, Halloween, Lit, scary, setting, spooky and suspense
Learn more about the gothic romance genre.
Continue ReadingSuper Fun Geeky Reads
Posted 6 months ago by Amy H
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New and Science Fiction & Fantasy | Tagged with aliens, Children's Stories, friendship, geeky, Horror Fiction, pop culture, puzzles, regression (civilization), robots, utopias, virtual reality, Women superheroes and Young Adult Fiction
A selection of books chock full of deft humor and pop culture references.
Continue ReadingCozy Reads for Chilly Evenings: Fall-themed Cozy Mysteries
Posted 6 months ago by Amy H
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers and New | Tagged with cozy mysteries, culinary mysteries, fall-themed mysteries, gentle reads, mystery series and women sleuths
As the nights get chilly, warm up with some great seasonal cozy mysteries!
Continue ReadingPsychological Horror: 10 Suspenseful and Creepy Reads
Posted 6 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 Ghost Stories, Horror, monsters, Psychological Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Short Stories and Suspense Fiction
Fans of Ghost Stories, Horror and Psychological Suspense will enjoy this blog post.
Continue ReadingGreat Early Fall Reads
Posted 6 months ago by Amy H
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New and Science Fiction & Fantasy | Tagged with adventure fiction, biographies, cold cases, fairy tales, family, FBI agents, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, neighbors, nonfiction, pirates fiction, sea stories, serial killers, social life and customs, United States History, unsolved murders and women sleuths
A short list of fall reads.
Continue ReadingWhat to Read-Watch-Listen to Next!
Posted 6 months ago by Amy H
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science, Medicine, & Technology, Self-help & Spirituality and Teen | Tagged with action and adventure, artists, Coming of Age, give 3 get 3, Historical Fiction, inspirational, psychology, read alikes, Readers' Advisory, scientists, staff suggestions and YA Fiction
Feel like there’s nothing interesting to read/watch/listen to lately? We can help!
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