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Fiction
- Adrenaline – RUSA Reading List
- Afrofuturism & Afrofantasy
- Agatha Award-winning Mysteries
- Agatha Awards 2021
- Alternative History
- Appreciate a Dragon Day
- Arab & Muslim Voices
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Atmospheric & Leisurely Paced
- Best Books – RUSA Reading List
- Binge-worthy Book Series
- Black Romance & Relationship Lit
- Black Writers & Poets
- British Mysteries
- Camp Out with These Great Books Set in Nature
- Campus Stories
- Character-Driven Dystopian
- Cosmic Horror
- Culinary Mysteries
- Cyber/Techno Thrillers
- Dude, Where’s My Shirt? (Romance)
- Expect the Unexpected
- Feel-Good Fiction
- For Fans of Booktok
- For Fans of BTS
- For Fans of 70s/80s Slasher Films
- Fun in the Sun: Beach Reads
- Genre Fiction with Black Authors
- Gentle Reads
- Ghost Stories
- Hispanic Heritage Month – Fiction
- Holiday Romance
- Hugo Awards – Best Novel/Novella 2021
- Hugo Awards – Best Series 2021
- If You Like Bridgerton
- If You LIke Dune
- If You Like The Great British Bake-Off
- If You Like The Handmaid’s Tale
- If You Like The Haunting of Hill House
- If You Like Loki
- If You Like Lore Olympus
- If You Like Lovecraft Country
- If You Like Midsommar
- If You Like Our Flag Means Death
- If You Like Shadow and Bone
- If You Like Shitt’s Creek
- If You Like Stranger Things
- If You Like The Umbrella Academy
- If You Like The Underground Railroad
- International Magic Week
- Irish American Heritage Month: Fiction
- LGBT History & Historical Fiction
- LGBTQIA Diverse & Character-Driven Fiction
- LGBTQIA Fiction in Many Genres
- Life on the Autism Spectrum
- Literary Dystopias
- Locus Award Finalists 2022 | Expanded List
- Menacing & Compelling
- Moody & Brooding
- Motherhood
- Murder Mysteries & Intrigue
- Mysteries You’ll Want to Help Solve
- Octavia Butler
- #ownvoices – Teen Books
- Paranormal Romance
- Quirky, Comedic Romances
- Quirky & Likeable
- Related to A Christmas Carol
- Remember When? Remember Where?
- Road Tripping
- Scandinavian/Nordic Crime Fiction
- Science Fiction
- She Has a Name
- Shirley Jackson: Hauntingly Unforgettable
- Southern Gothic Fiction
- Standalone Mysteries
- Star Wars
- Stay-on-the-Beach Reads
- Summer Scares
- Summer Shorts
- Surrealist Fiction
- Thrillers
- Urban Fiction
- Witty & Engaging Mysteries
Non-Fiction
- Antiracism
- Arab & Muslim Voices
- Autism Acceptance Month
- Beach Reads (Non-Fiction)
- Black Artists & Entertainers
- Black Athletes
- Black Business Leaders
- Black Political Leaders & Judges
- Black Scientists & Inventors
- Black Writers & Poets
- Career Development
- Career Overviews
- The Civil Rights Movement
- The Columbian Exposition (Chicago World’s Fair)
- Container Gardening
- Co-Parenting
- Coping
- D-Day
- Dining with Diabetes
- Don’t Stop Believing: Books about the Paranormal & Fantastical
- Earth Day Books
- Flowers in Arts & Crafts
- For Fans of Inventing Anna
- For Fans of The Crown
- For Fans of Lore Olympus
- For Fans of Wordle
- Frederick Douglass
- Freedom of Speech
- Gardening Guides
- Gardening for Wildlife
- Genealogy Resources
- Grilling/Barbecuing
- Haunted Reads
- Hiroshima
- If You Like Star Wars
- Job Searching Resources
- Juneteenth Reads
- Legal Forms
- Leonardo da Vinci
- LGBT History & Historical Fiction
- LGBT Non-Fiction
- Magic Fiction & Non-Fiction
- Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement
- Motherhood
- Nonfiction for Graduates
- Physics, Astronomy, and the Quest to Understand
- Presidents’ Day Biographies
- Pride Month: Great Biographies
- Protect Your Privacy
- Remembering 9/11
- Renaissance History
- Revolutionary Reads
- The Roaring Twenties
- Spotlight on Black History
- St. Patrick’s Day Reads
- Start-Up Savvy
- Starting and Building Your Business
- Summertime Cookbooks
- Veterans: Personal Narratives
- Women’s History Month: She Speaks
- Women’s History Month: Out of the Shadows
- Women’s History Month: Women Authors
- Women’s Right to Vote
Kids
- …And Justice For All
- Audiobooks for Young Readers
- Beverly Cleary
- Black History Month: For Ages 9-12
- Books for Road Trips
- Civil Rights Movement
- Diverse Families
- Earth Day Books for Kids
- Easter Stories
- Eric Carle
- Everyone is Welcome at School: Picture Books
- Extraordinary Stories: Imaginative Picture Books Starring Diverse Kids
- For Fans of Encanto
- For Fans of Enola Holmes
- For Fans of Star Wars: Books for Kids
- For Fans of The Baby-Sitters Club
- Fractured Fairy Tales
- Halloween Stories
- Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- If You Like Dog Man
- Lois Ehlert
- Passover Picture Books
- Rainbow Reads for Ages 0-8
- Rainbow Reads for Ages 9-12
- Ramadan
- Remembering 9/11
- Scary Stories for Kids
- Sense of Wonder for the Outdoors
- She Speaks
- Snow Much Fun: Picture Books
- Starting School
- Stories of the Seasons: Autumn
- Stories of the Seasons: Summer
- St. Patrick’s Day Reads
- Summer Scares
- Women’s History Month
- Wonder for Nature
- Young Hoosier Book Award: 2021-2022 Intermediate Nominees
- Young Hoosier Book Award: 2021-2022 Middle Grade Nominees
- Young Hoosier Book Award: 2021-2022 Picture Book Nominees
Teens
- …And Justice For All
- Camp Out with These Great Books Set in Nature
- Civil Rights Movement
- Earth Day Books for Teens
- For Fans of Booktok
- For Fans of BTS
- For Fans of Heartstopper
- For Fans of Lore Olympus
- For Fans of Star Wars: Books for Teens
- Hispanic Heritage Month – Fiction
- Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- LGBTQIA Pride: Picks for Teens
- Life on the Autism Spectrum
- Murder Mysteries for Teens
- Nonfiction for Graduates
- #ownvoices: Teen Books
- Summer Scares
- Voting & Elections for Teens
- Women’s History Month: She Speaks