BROWSE BY THEME

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

 

native american heritage month...........................some of our favorite indigenous authors

SCREAM! JR...............................................get spooky with the kids in your life

SCREAM!.............................................the reason for the season! get a little spooked

banned books week 2023............................stick it to the man by reading a really good book

dark academia.....................................back to school? back to MURDER (and other shenanigans)

as above, so below...............................underwater explorations and other imaginings

unreal unearth...............................a reading list inspired by hozier's new album

queer sci-fi............................................nothing better than lgbtq space capers

women, translated......................................august is women in translation month!

Austenesque..........................................because we love a good Jane Austen retelling

costume drama....................................................for when you miss Downton Abbey

dana scully's reading list.....................................how she deals with the way mulder is

fox mulder's reading list.................................why he is the way he is

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

for the love of the game.......................................put me in, coach!

books to read after oppenheimer (2023)..........................i am become death --

books to read after barbie (2023)........................................... -- in a barbie world

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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