BROWSE BY THEME

Here are some curated lists we've been working on.... check back often for more!

 

planet earth.............................................explore this kooky planet we live on

contemporary irish authors.................................some of ireland's latest and greatest

may is mystery month!...................................celebrate with some truly titillating titles

unreliable narrators...............................because who needs to know what's really going on

translated fiction..................................the circulatory system of the world’s literatures

books about music......................................fiction and nonfiction about music and those who make it

this house has ghosts......................................something spooky is going on

road trips........................................get in loser, we're going on a road trip

post-the last of us....................................i miss joel and ellie

fiction about artists and performers................novelists considering actors, painters, and singers

what to read for pride month................new and recent in queer fiction and nonfiction

workplace fiction................office drama and weird ways to make a buck

antiracist books......................................a reading list

plausible apocalypse.............the near future, as we can all-too-well imagine

books about books.............this is kinda our thing, people

spinster fiction........headstrong, often crotchety women whose spinsterhood is an attitude, not a relationship status

witchy fiction.............novels with witchy characters, settings and moods

myths & legends...........................timeless stories retold for the modern day

mushroom books................................the fungus among us

books about middle age............making sense of the middle part of life

recovery memoirs........................true stories of overcoming addiction

fast reads..................................to distract you from current reality

graphic nonfiction & memoir...................not every graphic novel is a novel

novels about the circus...........................................some clowns are OK

invertebrates................................where spineless is not an insult

short happy nonfiction.............................. sometimes the world is OK

mythical creatures.............................mermaids and dryads and nymphs, oh my!

classics retold.......................familiar stories in new guises

modern romance........................romances that are actually romantic

gardening books........................books to get you digging in the dirt

books about grief........................................comforting reads for hard times

time travel..................................not just time machines

books about the internet................................more than just a series of tubes

nonhuman main characters........................see the world from a different perspective

children as main characters....................................fiction through a child's eye

fairy tale adaptations...........................the grimm brothers would be proud

dames dabbling in deduction...............lady detectives by happenstance not by choice

the new western...............................................not just cowboys and cattle rustlers

books for purses and pockets............................little books that fit in your life

fantastic first lines........................get hooked by the first line instead of the cover, for once

food literature........................reading more than just the recipes

epistolary novels................................notes and missives

kids books that adults should read..............reignite your sense of wonder

nonviolent true crime capers..........we're not promising zero violence, just some fascinating heists & cons 

 

 

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