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AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION
These are tales of love, romance, suspense, challenges, and everyday ups and downs through the eyes of an African American.
ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER FICTION
These are tales of love, romance, suspense, challenges, and everyday ups and downs through the eyes of an Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
BANNED BOOKS
What's a banned book? It's a book that's been censored, removed, burned or made unavailable to the public by an organization or an "authority". Books have been banned for: "indelicate content", talking animals, strong women, religious disagreement, politics, governmental control, diverse characters & more, We celebrate our freedom to read books that represent many diverse people & themes with these reads, and invite you to read some of our favorite ones!
BOOKS WITHOUT BORDERS READS
Throughout the year, our group reads and discusses books, both fiction and nonfiction, that highlight the literature, culture, environment, and politics of various parts of the world. Here are several that were past book club favorites!
FANTASY
Want to escape this world and go to a new one? Locate a new universe where magic, sword fights, and action and adventures await? Then fantasy is the genre for you! Here are a few of our favorite sub-genres of fantasy and our preferred reads!
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Love great art and great stories? Pick up some of our favorite graphic novels.
HISTORICAL FICTION READS
Want to escape the present and learn about life in another time? Since time machines aren't around just yet, historical fiction books are the next best bet! We've selected books from around the world, from a vast array of eras for you to enjoy.
LITERATURE
This genre bases itself in creating a realistic feeling, and oftentimes includes settings, stock characters, or tropes that we will recognize. These are often dramatic, and can be found on many bestseller and award winners list.
MISCELLANEOUS
Wanting to try something completely out of the box? Then this page is for you! It includes graphic novels, short stories, and horror novels. Check here for all kinds of different reads!
MYSTERY READS
Love Sherlock Holmes and Ms. Marple? Craving a good who- done-it? Mystery builds on elements of the unknown and your puzzle solving skills, often along with a cast of character including a stupendous sleuth and their assistant. Join us for reads ranging from cozy cat mysteries, to murders, mayhem, and thrillers!
ROMANCE
Rich in character development, crossing all sub-genres, and having every type of couple- Romances feature stories of love- for a partner, a family, and sometime's oneself. Enjoy these romances, which are some of our favorites. Some people classify romances by their adult content- from clean to spicy! Each of these promises the experience of falling in love- with a new writer.
SCIENCE FICTION
Wanting an out of this world read? Love aliens, futuristic storylines, monsters, mad science, space, and even some realistic science? You can find all of them here in our science fiction section. Science Fiction is broad and has many sub-genres, including alternative history, space operas, post-apocalypse, and monster fiction. Enjoy some of our favorite reads!
URBAN FICTION
Looking to read something outside of your comfort zone? Check out one of our many urban fiction titles!
YA FOR ADULTS READS
Young adult (YA) books are not only for teens! Here are some of our past book club favorites!
NONFICTION
Would you prefer a more real life read? Check out our non-fiction settings for biographies and memoirs, sociology and psychology, history and true crime reads for events, people, and place that have all existed!
Love our LIFE Program? Want to learn more about one of our topics? Check out our recommended reads!