Genre Guide – Shonen Manga: From the Big 3 to New Gen Sensations
Want to go on a grand adventure with a large cast of fun characters? Interested in magic, power systems, fights between rivals, enemies turned friends, found families, signature moves yelled … Continued
Genre Guide – Regency Romance
Put up your Dukes for these lighthearted tales of courtship set between 1811 and 1820! You can sign up for a free library card here. If you are new to our eResources, … Continued
Genre Guide – Nature Writing
From the solo meditation of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden to the call to action at the center of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, nature has long been an inspiration for writers. … Continued
Genre Guide – Modern Noir & Crime Fiction
If you like your prose tough, your verbs punchy, your settings seedy and darkly lit, your plots twisty and unpredictable, and your protagonists utterly, irrevocably doomed, you’re probably a fan … Continued
Genre Guide – A Newbie’s Guide to Modern Fantasy
There’s a lot of things that come to mind that people think of when they think of Fantasy books: Magic, Faraway Places, Castles, Fairies, Dragons, Magical Creatures, Journeys Across Vast … Continued
Genre Guide – Holiday Romance
‘Tis the Season to read romance! No matter what holiday or holidays you’ll be celebrating as the weather gets cooler, there’s a romance novel to meet your festive reading needs. … Continued
Genre Guide – Gothic Fiction
Welcome to the world of dark and stormy nights, gloomy mansions, family secrets, passionate yearnings, and (mostly) doomed romances. Help yourself to these old-school treats and contemporary tricks of the … Continued
Genre Guide – Paranormal Romances featuring Witches
Looking for love in all the weird places? In matters of the heart, magical mishaps make things a little more complicated, but a lot more fun! Paranormal Romance is a … Continued
Queer Science Fiction
Queer science fiction challenges cisnormativity and heteronormativity while also pushing the boundaries of possibility and the imagination. Robots, necromancy, aliens, spaceships, mind control, and more await you in these out-of-this-world … Continued
Genre Guide – Cozy Mysteries: The Ones That Won’t Keep You Up at Night
If they were a food, cozy mysteries (also known as cozies) would be the grilled cheese and tomato soup of the mystery genre. For the most part you know what … Continued