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Browse a favorite genre or check out a new topic to broaden your reading horizons…

Community Reads Crime and Suspense Diverse Fiction Fantasy Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mysteries Romance Science Fiction Westerns Audiobooks Graphic Novels and Manga Non-Fiction Young Adult Related Services

Community Reads Crime and Suspense Diverse Fiction Fantasy Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mysteries Romance Science Fiction Westerns Audiobooks Graphic Novels and Manga Non-Fiction Young Adult Related Services

*The booklists below are curated by our wonderful Reference staff.

Community Reads

➤ Book Club Best Bets (Fiction)
➤ Book Club Best Bets (Nonfiction)
➤ Chippewa Valley Book Festival 2021
➤ Chippewa Valley Book Festival 2019
➤ Local Authors
➤ Midwest is Best
➤ One Book, One Community
➤ Staff Picks

Crime and Suspense

➤ Crime Fiction
➤ Criminal Masterpieces
➤ Framed!
➤ Military Thrillers
➤ Missing Memories
➤ Nordic Noir
➤ Psychological Suspense
➤ Race Against Time
➤ Spy Fiction
➤ Thrillers & Suspense

Diverse Fiction

➤ African American Fiction
➤ Immigrant Experience
➤ Indigenous Lives
➤ Latinx Fiction
➤ LGBTQIA+
➤ Religiously Diverse

Fantasy

➤ Classic Fantasy
➤ Contemporary Fantasy
➤ Dark Fantasy
➤ Diversity in Fantasy
➤ Dragons
➤ Epic Fantasy
➤ Faerie Land
➤ Historical Fantasy
➤ Magical Realism
➤ Twice-told tales

Historical Fiction

➤ The Blue & the Gray
➤ Dear Diary
➤ Discovery & Exploration in Fiction
➤ Eyewitness to History
➤ Historical Women in Fiction
➤ Past & Present
➤ Throwback Fiction
➤ World War I
➤ World War II

Literary Fiction

➤ Autobiographical Fiction
➤ Ensemble Casts
➤ Family sagas
➤ Love on the Rocks
➤ Translations
➤ Novels in Verse
➤ Stylistically Complex
➤ Suburban Malaise
➤ Unhappy families

Mysteries

➤ The Butler Did It!
➤ Cozy Mysteries
➤ Fatally Funny
➤ Locked Room Mysteries
➤ Police Procedurals
➤ Historical Mysteries
➤ Paranormal Mysteries

Romance

➤ Christian Romance
➤ Contemporary Romance
➤ Gentle Romance
➤ Historical Romance
➤ Relationship Fiction
➤ Romantic Suspense
➤ Steamy Romance

Science Fiction

➤ Alternate Histories
➤ Alternate Worlds
➤ Apocalyptic Fiction
➤ Classics
➤ Dystopian Days
➤ Steampunk/Retrofuturism
➤ Time Slips & Loops
➤ Science Fantasy

Westerns

➤ Lawmen
➤ Weird Wild West
➤ Cowpokes & Homesteaders
➤ Outlaws & Gunslingers
➤ Western Romances

Audiobooks

➤ Award Winners
➤ Author Read Audiobooks
➤ Famous Voices
➤ Multiple Narrators

Graphic Novels and Manga

➤ Classics to Graphics
➤ Fantasy
➤ Non-Fiction
➤ Science Fiction
➤ Superheroes

Non-Fiction

➤ Biography & Memoir
➤ Business & Economics
➤ History Writing
➤ Nature & Science
➤ Poetry
➤ Self-Improvement
➤ Spirituality & Religion
➤ Society & Culture
➤ Travel Writing
➤ True Crime

Young Adult

➤ Alex Award
➤ Morris Award
➤ Nonfiction Award
➤ Odyssey Award
➤ Printz Award

Personalized Book Bundles

Stuck for a good book? Let library staff do the browsing for you! We can create a personalized bundle of books and other materials based upon your interests. Get started here!

NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus is a great way to find books and authors similar to your favorites. A MORE library card is required. User Guide for NoveList Plus.

Book Clubs

Looking to join a book club? Check out a list of local clubs right here!

Reading Programs

We’ve got reading programs for all age groups. Learn more here!