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General Recommendations
Light & Dark Academia
Created on:
Aug 29, 2023
18 items
Just in time for back to school! Check out our light & dark academia titles.
3 likes
General Recommendations
Campus Novels for Back-to-School Reading
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LCPL_Krystyna
LCPL_Krystyna
Created on:
Jul 31, 2023
60 items
The college campus has been a popular setting for books. The campus novel is an interesting specimen that can cut across multip...
1 like
General Recommendations
Spooky Season
Created on:
Sep 15, 2025
100 items
Creepy, mysterious, and engrossing contemporary and classic fiction and non-fiction works for adults including contemporary and...
General Recommendations
Staff Picks for Adults & Teens: Our Favorite Things We Read, Watched & Listened To in 2024
By:
sclibrary_megan
sclibrary_megan
Created on:
Dec 20, 2024
89 items
Here are some of the best things our Library staff has read/watched/listened to in 2024. Maybe you'll find your next favorite t...
1 like
General Recommendations
2024 Staff Picks
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WPL_Staff_Picks
Created on:
Dec 13, 2024
100 items
Check out our WPL Staff Picks!
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General Recommendations
Virtual Author Talks
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RHPLAdults
RHPLAdults
Created on:
Aug 08, 2025
63 items
Did you know that we offer an ongoing series of virtual author talks? Watch archived talks (https://libraryc.org/rhpl) or regis...
1 like
General Recommendations
Hooked From the First Line
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FCLSEASTROSWELL
FCLSEASTROSWELL
Created on:
Dec 18, 2025
100 items
Books that will reel you in with the first line.
4 likes
Genre Guide
Dark Academia
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SDG_MakerLab
SDG_MakerLab
Created on:
Nov 24, 2025
15 items
As the nights get longer, light your candles and curl up with these moody and dark reads featuring questionable morals, gothic ...
2 likes
Genre Guide
Dark Academia
Created on:
Jul 01, 2025
27 items
Darkness awaits! Dark Academia is a genre of writing that features traditional academic settings like universities or boarding ...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Page-Turners to Help You Beat Any Reading Slump
By:
LCPL_Krystyna
LCPL_Krystyna
Created on:
Apr 02, 2025
100 items
Stuck in a reading slump? These gripping, fast-paced reads will pull you right out! From heart-pounding thrillers to immersive ...
7 likes
If You Liked...
Babel
By:
CMLReads_Alex
CMLReads_Alex
Created on:
Dec 23, 2024
18 items
they explore the darker side of magic and fantastical worlds, often with themes relating to academia and historical settings, a...
3 likes
If You Liked...
The Secret History
Created on:
Dec 13, 2024
17 items
Donna Tartt’s masterpiece of suspenseful academic intrigue is the story of an outsider, a group of richer, “cooler” kids, and t...
2 likes
General Recommendations
EPL Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club: 2021-2025
Created on:
Oct 17, 2024
48 items
The EPL Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club was founded in 2015, and meets the first Wednesday of every month to discuss sp...
2 likes
Genre Guide
Adult Fantasy - Part One
By:
kendoftheworld
kendoftheworld
Created on:
Sep 05, 2024
100 items
View part two at: https://dcl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1139133117/2860704037
8 likes
General Recommendations
Fall into Reading: Cozy Up with Autumn's Best Books 🍂📚
By:
LCPL_Krystyna
LCPL_Krystyna
Created on:
Aug 09, 2024
62 items
These fall favorites perfectly capture the essence of the season. From enchanting fantasy realms to heartwarming romances and t...
5 likes
General Recommendations
Most Popular Fantasy Novels of the Past 3 Years
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LCPL_Krystyna
LCPL_Krystyna
Created on:
Jul 08, 2024
60 items
Dedicated fantasy readers are a voracious lot. We read like there’s no tomorrow, in part because we have to. Fantasy books have...
3 likes
Top Picks
Greatest Hits: Summer Reads for Teens
Created on:
Jun 24, 2024
26 items
Our favorite reads, as recommended by the 2024 summer teen volunteers
General Recommendations
WCLS Staff Favorites 2023
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WCLSAdults
WCLSAdults
Created on:
Dec 11, 2023
55 items
As 2023 winds down, WCLS staff are looking back at their reading year and picking out their top choices. Take a look at our wid...
1 like
General Recommendations
MCPL Best of 2023: Adult Fiction
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MCPL_StaffPicks
MCPL_StaffPicks
Created on:
Dec 06, 2023
80 items
These are the 2023 adult fiction titles suggested by MCPL staff for MCPL's Best of 2023.
3 likes
General Recommendations
For My Wonderful Friend, Hannah Burtness
By:
l
lguebert_26
Created on:
Aug 29, 2023
19 items
Please enjoy these books that cannibalized my heart. Descriptions provided from back cover or the publisher or whatever. My two...
General Recommendations
Dark Academia in Books and Film
By:
JCLJessecaB
JCLJessecaB
Created on:
Aug 28, 2023
30 items
Do you like references to classic literature and classical art, tapered candles flickering in the secret library, boarding scho...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Readers' Hit Books of 2023 (So Far, That Is)
By:
LCPL_Krystyna
LCPL_Krystyna
Created on:
Jun 27, 2023
71 items
We’re halfway through the new year, believe it or not. Time flies when you’re reading!
3 likes
General Recommendations
Dark Academia
By:
CPL_ADULT
CPL_ADULT
Created on:
Nov 07, 2022
32 items
Inspired by Donna Tartt's 1992 bestseller "The Secret History," the Dark Academia aesthetic seems to be everywhere th...
1 like
General Recommendations
Dark Academia Titles to Die For
By:
SLPL_History
SLPL_History
Created on:
Nov 05, 2022
14 items
It's finally November, the moodiest month of them all, and you know what that means: it's time for some dark academia reads to ...
5 likes
