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Named Reading Lists
These are short, named reading lists created by Forbes Library Staff. Most of these started as handouts and focus on a single theme. You can also suggest a new reading list topic.
- African American History - selected historical fiction about African Americans - March 2011
- Alien Contacts - selected novels in which humans encounter extraterrestrial life
- Alternate History - alternate histories selected by library staff - July 2011
- American History Novels - selected novels for learning about American history - July 2008
- The Ancient World - books set in ancient Greece and Rome - March 2011
- Angles, Saxons, Celts, Britons: Children of a Common Past - selected fiction and nonfiction about the early inhabitants of the British Isles - December 2009
- Anthropological Science Fiction - selected science fiction with an anthropological or sociological bent
- Battling The Demons Within - fiction and nonfiction about living with addiction - April 2008
- A Biographical Alphabet - a biography and an autobiography for each letter - June 2008
- Biotechnology - selected science fiction titles with a focus on biotechnology
- Books About Food - nonfiction about food and eating - August 2007
- Both Sides Now - classic stories paired with new retellings - January 2008
- Catch the Beat: Fiction - suggested fiction from the 2007 Adult Summer Reading Program. Matches books to music
- Catch the Beat: Nonfiction - suggested nonfiction from the 2007 Adult Summer Reading Program. Matches books to music.
- Chick Lit - selected titles, primarily written for women by women - April 2008
- Chilling Tales for the Coldest Nights of Winter - a short list of spooky stories - January 2009
- The Civil War - historical fiction about the Civil War - March 2011
- Classic Fantasy Novels - selected fantasy classics, most written before 1950 - July 2011
- Colonial India - historical fiction in Colonial India - March 2011
- Contemporary Queer Fiction - GLBT-themed fiction from the last 10 years - October 2010
- Cozy Mysteries - cozy mysteries selected by library staff - October 2010
- Culinary Fiction - selected novels with recipies - October 2010
- Cyberpunk - selected cyberpunk titles
- Dark Fantasy - selected titles from the darker side of fantasy fiction - Updated July 2011
- Deafness and Deaf Culture - selected nonfiction books about deafness and deaf culture, including a section devoted to memoir - May 2010
- Eating Abroad - compiled as part of the 2011 Novel Destinations Summer Reading program.
- Extreme Destinations - compiled as part of the 2011 Novel Destinations Summer Reading program.
- Fiction with International Flavor - fiction organized by continent - March 2010
- For the Love of Horses - books for folks who love horse - March 2008
- Garden 2012 - garden related fiction selected by library staff - March 2012
- Gardening Books - selected fiction and nonfiction about gardening - June 2008
- Good Thin Books - books of less than 250 pages - May 2007
- Green Living Books - a going green bibliography; selected books, magazines, and websites. Created November 2007 - last updated 2010
- Heartwarming Fiction - recommended authors and titles for those who like Anne Lamott or Jan Karon - January 2008
- Holiday Cookbooks - selected cookbooks for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kawanza - November 2009
- The Immigrant Experience - fiction, nonfiction, films, and children's books about the experience of immigrants - August 2007
- Inspiring True Stories: Memoirs and Biographies - inspiring life stories - January 2011
- Irish Reads - selected fiction and nonfiction with an Irish theme - March 2011
- Knitting - selected nonfiction about knitting - July 2011
- Lesbian Fiction - selected lesbian fiction - October 2010
- Love Stories - selected loves stories - February 2011
- The Middle Ages - historical fiction set in the Middle Ages - March 2011
- Mysteries in Exotic Lands - a mystery booklist from our Summer Reading Program - July 2011
- New Year, New You - books to help with your New Year's resolution - January 2011
- Nordic Noir - Crime fiction by noteworthy Scandinavian authors - January 2011
- Post Apocalyptic Fiction - stories of people struggling to survive after society has collapsed
- Prehistory - stories set before written record of humanity - March 2011
- Read Us if You Dare - books for Halloween - October 2010
- The Renaissance - historical fiction set in Renaissance Europe - March 2011
- Rock Widow Booklist - selected fiction and nonfiction about women and rock and roll - September 2008
- Science Fantasy - selected science fiction that feels like fantasy and fantasy that feels like science fiction - July 2011
- Sci Fi: Other Worlds & Parallel Universes - This reading list was compiled by Forbes Library librarians as part of the 2011 Novel Destinations Summer Reading program.
- Science Fiction Classics - selected mid-twentieth century science fiction
- Science Fiction Websites - websites for reader's of science fiction
- South Africa Under Apartheid - historical fiction set in apartheid South Africa - March 2011
- Space Opera - grand, sweeping epics with a sci-fi setting
- Sports Fever 2010 - selected fiction and nonfiction about sports - December 2010
- Sports Fever 2011 - selected nonfiction about sports, with an emphasis on new titles - November 2011
- Steampunk - alternate histories set in a Victorian world with a science fiction twist - March 2011
- Stress Reduction - books, CDs, and DVDs on the science of stress and techniques to reduce it - February 2009
- Summer of Women - selected fiction featuring women and summertime - June 2009
- Taking a Year - selected nonfiction in which folks take a year or so to do something different, from keeping bees to reading the OED
- The Things They Carried - books selected for Northampton's 2011 "On the Same Page" community read - August 2011
- Tis The Season - fiction and Nonfiction for the holidays. Includes Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and the winter solstice - December 2010
- Top Dog Books - selected fiction and nonfiction about dogs - January 2011
- Travel Fiction - selected travel fiction titles - December 2012
- Traveling Through Time - stories of time travel, and the science behind it - January 2011
- Travel Memoirs - compiled as part of the 2011 Novel Destinations Summer Reading program
- Turkey Day Reads - selected fiction and nonfiction for the Thanksgiving holiday - November 2010
- Twentieth Century China - historical fiction set in 20th century China - March 2011
- Urban Fantasy - selected novels in which the a nitty-gritty modern world intersect with the fantastic - July 2011
- The Victorian Era - historical fiction set in the Victorian Era - March 2011
- The Wild West - historical fiction set in the wild west - March 2011
- Women of the Middle Ages - books, mostly fiction, about women in the Middle Ages - April 2008
- Women Who Rule - selected biographies of royal women - January 2011
- World War II - historical fiction set during the Second World War - March 2011
- Young Adult Fantasy Classics - although marketed as "Young Adult", these classic fantasies are great for adults as well - July 2011
Title Readalikes
- If you liked Animal, Vegetable, Miracle...
- If you liked Dirty Tricks...
- If you liked The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...
- If you liked The Glass Castle...
- If you liked The Help...
- If you liked The Inn at Lake Devine
- If you liked Into The Wild...
- If you liked The Namesake...
- If you liked Operating Instructions...
- If you liked Outwitting History...
- If you liked Pillars of the Earth...
- If you liked A Thousand Splendid Suns...
- If you liked Three Cups of Tea...
- If you liked Water for Elephants...
Author Readalikes
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