Fiction
(category archive)
2021 Teen Reading Challenge: Immigration in the U.S.
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with 2021rplteenreadingchallenge, booksforteens, currentevents, immigrantstories, immigration, ireadya, readingchallenge, teenreadingchallenge, teenreads
Hello readers! Have you decided to partake in our first ever Teen Reading Challenge? If so, have you gotten started yet? Maybe you’re looking for a little inspiration. Well, I’ve […]
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The Ultimate Annual Richmond Public Library Staff Pick List: Best books of the worst year edition
Posted about 4 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with 2020, best of, lists, staff picks
Happy New Year and Goodbye, 2020, readers! I asked the staff once again to share with you all what their favorite read of the past year has been. To say […]
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Comics Club Close-up: Paulina Ganucheau
Posted about 4 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Reviews, Comics, Fiction, Manga, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #teenreads, book recommendations, book recs, comics, graphic novels, LGBT, teenreads, teens
Starting this past September we offered a monthly virtual comics meeting to talk about, share, and create comics together! If you missed the Tween Comics Club or just want to […]
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New Reads in Magical Realism, Hot (Or At Least Lukewarm) Off the Presses!
Posted about 4 years ago by Alexandra Zukas
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Book Reviews, books in translation, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with Fiction, Magical realism
Okay, so what is magical realism, anyway? Pretty straightforward: It’s fiction that’s very much anchored in our world, but maintains some element of the fantastical. Often–but not always–these elements go […]
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Antidote for Reality: Cozy Mysteries
Posted about 4 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with antidote for reality, book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, cozy mysteries, Fiction
Now that the weather seems to be (finally) turning, let’s dive into all things cozy with these mysteries. This is a continuation of the Antidote for Reality blog post series […]
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RPL Recommends: The Scariest Books We’ve Ever Read
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Fiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #halloween, #horror, #rplrecommends, #scarybooks
This Halloween, we’ve set out to bring you the scariest books we’ve ever read…and you know we read a lot of books! The following is a list of books which […]
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Antidote for Reality: Fictional Libraries
Posted about 4 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with antidote for reality, book recommendations, book recs, Fiction, Library, reading suggestions
Together, let’s take a moment to step back from being inundated with news and worry. In this series of blog posts about escapist reads, explore stories that convey you to […]
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This Hispanic Heritage Month check out what new books Hoopla has to offer
Posted about 4 years ago by Natalie Draper
There is a nice variety of new fiction and nonfiction by Latinx authors that you can browse right now, from the comfort of your own home, on Hoopla. I’ve selected […]
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Antidote for Reality: Science Fiction Reads
Posted about 4 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with antidote for reality, book recommendations, book recs, readalikes, science fiction, scifi, tv
Together, let’s take a moment to step back from being inundated with news and worry. In this series of blog posts about escapist reads, we’ll introduce you to new worlds, […]
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Read #WIT this month!
Posted about 4 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Book Reviews, books in translation, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with Fiction, women, women in translation
It’s only Women in Translation Month* for a few more days but I couldn’t let August go by without sharing a list of past and upcoming books you should add […]
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