Local Lists for Adults
Fiction
- Art Mystery and Suspense Novels
- Best Fiction Books of 2008 – from Library Journal
- Chick Lit – written by women about women experiencing life issues such as relationships, friendships, work environments, weight issues, addiction, and much more.
- Christian Fiction - Cream of the crop of those books that deal with Christian themes, characters, and ideas
- Classic Fiction available as Downloadable Audio
- Favorite Mysteries of the Century – Selected by members of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association’s online discussion group.
- Fiction at Noon – previous selections from the Fiction at Noon book club
- Great 20th Century Fiction by Women Compiled by the editors of the journal Feminista in response to the Modern Library’s publication of the “Top 100 20th century novels” which included only 8 women authors.
- If you enjoyed listening to “The Golden Compass“ – You may enjoy listening to these titles.
- If you liked “The Time Traveler’s Wife you might enjoy these titles.
- If you liked “Little Earthquakes” you might enjoy these titles.
- If you liked “The Da Vinci Code” you might enjoy these titles.
- If you liked “The Kite Runner” you might enjoy these titles
- If you liked Harry Potter…for Adults
- If you like Omar Tyree
- International Fiction
- Military Science Fiction
- Missouri Authors – Fiction – Missouri authors with books in the library’s collection
- Paranormal Fantasy
- President Obama’s Reading List
- Staff Picks – Fiction :a selection of Library Staff favorite reads
Non Fiction
- Armchair Travel / Travel Essay – Travel the world from the comfort of home!
- Best Non Fiction Books of 2008 - from Library Journal
- Current Issues – past title from the Current Issues Book Discussion group
- If you liked Marley and Me, you might enjoy these titles
- Lewis and Clark
- Missouri Authors – Nonfiction Missouri Authors with books in the library’s collection
- President Obama’s Reading List
- Renaissance Bibliography – For those of you who just can’t get enough of the Renaissance Festival
- Small Business/Entrepreneurs
- Staff Picks Non-Fiction – a selection of favorite staff books
- Understanding Iraq : A brief bibliography This list is not meant to be all encompassing, but rather a selection of titles from a wide range of viewpoints and topics.
- Women at work
