It’s a Book List Extravaganza
Welcome to Check Your Shelf. This week’s post is going to be a spring cleaning of sorts, where I consolidate the many (MANY) book list resources I’ve saved over the last month and a half.
Update your collections, use them as springboards for your next set of displays, or just share them with patrons.
Kids, Tweens, and Teens
- 10 books designed to get kids moving.
- Inspiring children’s books starring female athletes.
- Age-appropriate romance reads for tweens.
- Books for kids and adults who loved the Percy Jackson series.
- What to read while you wait for Sunrise on the Reaping.
- 22 contemporary YA fantasy books that have the best of both worlds.
- 10 YA books with pirates.
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Genre-Specific Lists
- 9 books that combine the gothic and the glamorous.
- 22 books to read after you finish Fourth Wing.
- 5 gripping thrillers about parents searching for missing children.
- The most binge-worthy Valentine’s Day romances.
- 10 great gothic thrillers to keep you up at night.
- 5 unexpectedly upbeat works of SFF.
- 6 SFF stories about grief and bereavement.
- Art world mysteries from contemporary writers and Golden Age greats.
- 8 of the best cold case mystery novels.
- 5 great romances in SFF books.
- 8 funny murder mysteries to make you die laughing.
- Cryptid horror novels for monster fans.
- 8 of the greatest grimdark fantasy novels.
Stories by BIPOC & LGBTQ+ Authors*
*ALL of your displays should feature books by BIPOC and LGBTQ+ authors, regardless of the subject matter, but if you’re looking to create a display that specifically centers the stories of marginalized people, these lists can help.
- Children’s books that celebrate Muslim culture.
- 6 of the best LGBTQ+ YA enemies-to-lovers romance novels.
- 7 smart and hilarious books that satirize race.
- 5 underrated speculative fiction novels by Black authors.
- 5 books where Black women are doing the most.
- Your reading list for Black History Month and beyond.
- 10 modern takes on traditional Latin American folktales.
- 8 queer retellings of classic stories.
- 9 fantastic Black romance novels.
Miscellaneous Ideas
- 20 books you never want to end.
- 7 books where real estate drives the plot.
- 16 of the best books about music from the last decade.
- 5 novels with tantalizing anti-heroes.
- 20 books to read in a weekend.
- 9 haunting books about Catholicism.
- 5 decluttering books to help you bring order to chaos.
- 8 contemporary novels with omniscient narrators.
- 5 nature-centric books.
- 20 books you won’t believe are debuts.
- 9 books that take you inside the entertainment industry.
- 10 novels that showcase the rich literary culture of the Middle East.
- 10 Washington DC books that aren’t about politicians.
- 6 memoirs about motherhood.
- Reading recs if you loved The God of the Woods.
- 5 fabulous nonfiction books about SFF.
So now that your display schedule has been set for the rest of the calendar year, which one are you looking forward to the most?
