Good Reads - Fiction

What We’re Reading

Each month, library staff shares reading suggestions. Find out what the Reference and Junior Room librarians are reading. Check back next month for new titles!

Audiobooks

Audiobook Narrators Go British
Ear-Catching Audiobook Narrators

Author Read-Alikes

If You Enjoyed…
While You Are Waiting…

Book Discussion Recommendations

Good Books for Book Discussion
More Good Books for Book Discussion
Oprah's Book Club

Crime/Caper

CyberCrimes

Domestic Fiction

Armchair Gardening: Stories in the Garden
A Baker's Dozen: Fiction from the Kitchen
Knit One, Purl Two
Stories about Quilts, Quilting, and Quilting Lore

Faith-Based Fiction

Books of Faith
Chick Lit with a Christian Twist
Recent Christian Fiction Series You May Have Missed

Family and Friends

Chick Lit
Family Ties: Novels about Family Relationships
Family Ties: Part Two
Fathers, Sons, Brothers…
If You Enjoy Novels about Mother and Daughter Relationships, Try One of These…
If You Enjoy Novels about Women's Relationships, Try One of These...
Novels by Women about Women

Gentle Reads

Books for All Seasons

Historical

Another Side of the Coin: Lincoln's Life in Fiction
Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction: Intriguing Women throughout the Ages
Historical Fiction of Baroque Painters
Historical Novels: Stories from the Past
If You Enjoy Fiction Set in Prehistoric Times, Try One of These…
World War II
World War II Fiction

Horror

From Hauntings to Vampires: Horror Fiction in the 90s

Humor

Laugh Lines
Laugh Out Loud...at Least We Did!

Illustrated Novels

Beyond Superheroes: Illustrated Novels
Classic Character Team-Ups: Illustrated Novels
Mega Manga: Japanese Illustrated Novels

Literary Fiction

Back to the Classics
Classic Chicago
Literary Fiction
Short Stories

Multicultural

African American Fiction
Contemporary African-American Fiction
Many Voices: A Fictional Exploration of American Cultures
Multicultural Fiction
Native American Literature

 

Mysteries: Contemporary

Art Mysteries
Forensic Mystery/Fiction
Gourmet Mysteries
I’d Rather Be Reading a Southern Mystery
Mischief, Moms & Murder
Murder for Christmas
Murder in Mountain Standard Time
New Mystery Authors
Nordic and Scandinavian Mystery Series
Odd Investigators – Sleuths with a Twist
Population 900
Series Mysteries Featuring British Police Detectives
Series Mysteries Featuring Female Amateur Detectives
Series Mysteries Featuring Female Detectives
Series Mysteries Featuring Hard-Boiled Detectives

Mysteries: Historical

Historical Mysteries - Bibliography
Historical Mysteries - Bookmark
Historical Mysteries in Series: 1500s & 1600s
Historical Mysteries in Series: 1700s
Historical Mysteries in Series: 1800 – 1850
Historical Mysteries in Series: 1851 – 1899
Historical Mysteries in Series: 1900 – 1929
Historical Mysteries in Series: 1930s – 1950s
Historical Mysteries in Series: Medieval & Early Renaissance
Historical Mysteries in Series: Pre-History & Ancient History
Mysteries Set in the Past

Regional Mysteries
Sherlock Holmes Revisited

Page Turners

Adrenaline Rushes
Legal Fiction 1997
Legal Fiction 2000
Page Turners: The Sequel

Romance

African American Romances
Halloween Love Stories
Holiday Love Stories
If You Like Contemporary Romances, Try One of These…
It’s Never Too Late for Love
Romantic Suspense

School-Centered Fiction

School Days

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Fairy Tales for Adults: Collections
Fairy Tales for Adults: The Novels
Fantasy Series to Get Lost In
I’d Rather Be Reading Contemporary Fantasy
I’d Rather Be Reading Fantasy
I’d Rather Be Reading High Fantasy
I’d Rather Be Reading Science Fiction Military Adventures
I’d Rather Be Reading Science Fiction with Series Characters
Science Fiction: Explore Strange New Worlds

Suggested Titles

Fiction Staff Favorites
Good Reads and a Little More...
More What We're Reading Favorites
Recent Holiday Fiction
Sure Bets

Sports

Sports
Sports, Part II

Suspense

Gothic Revival
It’s All in the Mind: Novels with a Psychological Twist

Westerns

Western Landscapes: Stories from the Rocky Mountain States
Women Pioneers or Who Really Settled the West