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Suggestions from our Librarians
Our Librarians have collected a wealth of information for readers. If you like the following authors or types of fiction or nonfiction, we can point you toward others you will like.

Fiction Genres
These lists cover a wide variety of fiction genres. They give longs lists of
authors that write in these genres, that you might like to check out for your
own reading pleasure.
Family Sagas »
"Gentle Reads" »
Historical Fiction »
Horror »
Legal »
Medical »
Romance »
 


More Like This Author
Have an author that you particularly enjoy? There are others you might also find entertaining and interesting. Try some of these lists for something new.
Mary Higgins Clark »
Sue Grafton »
Barbara Kingsolver and Anne Tyler »
Patricia Cornwell and John Sandford »
Tom Clancy »
 


Multicultural Authors
Multicultural Americans add great spice to the literary landscape. Try some of these great authors and new genres.
African-American Fiction »
Hispanic Writers »
African-American Romance Writers »
 


Mysteries
Lots of lists for mystery lovers. Police procedurals, mysteries at educational institutions, cooking mysteries, historical mysteries, gentle read mysteries, mysteries with a dash of religion, and regional mysteries.
American Police Procedurals »
British Police Procedurals »
Murder is Academic »
Cooking Up a Mystery »
Historical Mysteries »
Religious »
A Cozy Murder without all that Blood! »
West by Southwest »

 

Nonfiction Reads
Sometimes a little nonfiction is just the thing to broaden the mind.
Try out these lists for a few ideas.
Biographies »
Frontier Women »
Armchair Travel »
Adventure Travel »

 

Spy and War Fiction
Take a walk on the darker, exciting side of things with spy and
espionage fiction, military and war fiction.
Spy and Espionage Fiction »
War Fiction »
Military Fiction »
Naval Fiction »