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New Year, New Genre: What’s in Store for Your Reading Journey?

Posted in News on December 31, 2024 at 7:00 am

Shake up your reading in 2025 by trying a new genre! Each of these booklists offers numerous voices, from classics to present day. Find a wide range of subgenres, award winners, and authentically authored voices (aka own voices)—titles that appeal to readers who are new to the genre and fans alike. […]

9 Series That Serve Up a Different Kind of Cozy Mystery

Posted in Explore and Discover on January 17, 2024 at 6:00 am

By Abra Cole Getting Cozy January and February are full of short days and cold nights, which make for a natural time to rest (hibernation, anyone?). I think this is a great time to get cozy with a hot cocoa and read a new series. So, I’m focusing on the cozy mystery. For me, cozy […]

When murder smells like honeysuckle: The allure of film noir

Posted in Explore and Discover on October 30, 2019 at 6:00 am

By Melissa Rhoades In adolescence, my impulse towards mysteries and thrillers was satisfied by Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Mystery! on PBS. But these days when I get the urge, I’m more likely to pick up a film noir or some of the hardboiled fiction that inspired it. Less cozy and more convoluted, film […]

Mystery reads for tweens & investigative adventures at the library

Posted in kids on July 11, 2017 at 6:00 am

by Melanie Boerner Grab your spy glass and let’s dust for prints! Here are some great mystery reads for tweens to investigate this summer. The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman Nobody “Bod” Owens is the only living resident of a graveyard and has been reared by the ghostly inhabitants since infancy, after his parents […]

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New Year, New Genre: What’s in Store for Your Reading Journey?

9 Series That Serve Up a Different Kind of Cozy Mystery

When murder smells like honeysuckle: The allure of film noir

Mystery reads for tweens & investigative adventures at the library

TAG: mystery

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