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Book Resources by Genre – Fiction
Adventure
Amazon Action and Adventure Books
BVPL catalog subject search: Adventure
B&N Teen Fiction Adventure and Survival
The Essential Man’s Library: 50 Fictional Adventure Books Edition
GoodReads Adventure Books
Library Thing's 50 Best Adventure Books
National Geographic's The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time
Classics
ALA's Banned and Challenged Classics
B&N Classics Library
Business Insider's Classics Everyone Should Read At Least Once
Cincinnati Library's Classics Recommendations
GoodReads Popular Classics Books
Huff Post's List and Articles about Classics
Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of All Time
New York Public Library's Best All Time Books for Kids
Fantasy
10 Best Fantasy Books that Rival Game of Thrones
Best Fantasy Books
BVPL catalog subject search for fantasy
Fantasy Book Review's Top Fantasy Series
GoodReads Best Epic Fantasy
GoodReads Best "Strong Female" Fantasy
Reddit's Top Fantasy Novels
Time Magazine's Top 5 Fantasy Novels
Top 25 Fantasy Books
Historical Fiction
The 10 Best Historical Novels
50 Essential Historical Fiction Novels
Amazon's Best Selling Historical Fiction
B&N Historical Fiction
BookList Top 10 Historical Fiction of 2014
GoodReads Best Historical Fiction 2013
GoodReads Popular Historical Fiction
Kirkus Best Historical Fiction of 2013
Library Journal's Best Historical Fiction of 2013
NPR Historical Fiction
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Horror
10 Novels That Will Scare The Hell Out Of You
The 25 Best Horror Novels Of The New Millennium
9 Books Scarier Than Any Horror Movie
The Books From Hell - The 25 Best Horror Books Ever Written
B&N Horror
BVPL catalog subject search for horror
Flavorwire's 50 Scariest Books of All Time
Nightmare Magazine's Top 100 Horror Books
Light Reads
50 Chick Lit Novels That Are Still Worthwhile Read
Favorite Top 10 Chick Lit Books For Summer 2014
Funny Chick Lit Books
Good Housekeeping's Best Summer Reads
GoodReads Beach Reads
GoodReads Favorite Chick Lit
The Greatest Chick Lit Books Of All Time
Huff Post's Beach Reads Lists and Posts
Ultimate 100 Chick Lit Collection
Mystery and Thriller
50 Essential Mystery Novels That Everyone Should Read
Amazon's Best Sellers in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Edgar Award Winners And Nominees
GoodReads Best Mystery and Thriller of 2013
GoodReads Thrillers
Library Thing's Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time
Publisher's Weekly Top 10 Mystery Books
Stop You're Killing Me: a mystery lovers website
The Telegragh's 20 best crime novels of all time
Romance
All About Romance
Amazon's Bestsellers in Romance
B&N Romance
GoodReads The Best of the Best Romance Novels of the Twentieth Century
GoodReads Paranormal Romance
GoodReads Time Travel Romance
GoodReads Young Adult Romance
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
The Telegraph's Best Romantic Novels of all Time
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The Ten Romance Novels You Should Read
Romantic Suspense
Amazon's Bestsellers in Romantic Suspense
B&N's Contemporary Romantic Suspense
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library's Romantic Suspense
GoodReads Popular Romantic Suspense
Just Romantic Suspense
Top 10 Romantic Suspense Books Worth Reading
Top 10 Romantic Suspense Novels You Should Read
Science Fiction
The 14 Greatest Science Fiction Books Of The Year 2013
25 Best Science Fiction Books
50 Essential Science Fiction Books
50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read
Amazon's Science Fiction Bestsellers
B&N Science Fiction and Fantasy
GoodReads Popular Science Fiction Books
Kirkus Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Reviews
Top 10 Sci-Fi Books of All Time
War Fiction
The 10 Best Contemporary War Novels
10 noteworthy Civil War novels
10 best novels about the Civil War
Amazon's War Fiction Books
B&N's War and Military Fiction
The Best Novels About World War 1
The Best Novels About World War 2
Five Best: World War II Fiction
GoodReads Popular War Fiction
Iraq War Fiction
Top 10 Revolutionary War Novels
Vietnam War Fiction Books
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Western
10 Western Novels Everyone Should Read
Best Contemporary Western Novels
The Best New Western Novels of 2012
Cowboys: 30 books of Western fiction
Historical Novels of the American Old West
Lee Goldberg's 10 Favorite Western Authors
Top 10 Western books
Book Resources by Genre – Non-Fiction
Animals
Amazon Cat Books
Amazon Dog Books
Amazon Horse Books
Amazon Rabbit Books
Books every cat lover should read
GoodReads Popular Animal Non Fiction Books
Popular Dog Books Non Fiction Shelf
Popular Wildlife Books
Top 10 books about intelligent animals
Art
10 Best Art Books of 2013
10 Books Every Artist Must Read
10 of the Season's Most Compelling New Art Books
The 30 Best Art Books Of 2013
50 Books to Inspire Artists of All Kinds
The Best of the Art Novels
Books for Art Lovers
Michael Bracewell's top 10 art books
Summer’s Best Art Books
Biography
The 11 Best Biographies and Memoirs of 2011
20 best biographies and autobiographies of all time
25 Recommendations For Life Changing Biographies For The Voracious Reader In You
31 must-read celebrity biographies
8 Biographies Everyone Should Read
Amazon Biographies
GoodReads Best Biography of 2013
New York Times Literary Biographies
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Cooking
19 Cookbooks That Will Improve Your Life
Best American Cookbooks
Best Asian Cookbooks
Best Baking Cookbooks
Best European Cookbooks
Best French Cookbooks
Best General Cookbooks
Best Healthy Cookbooks
Best Italian Cookbooks
Best Latin American Cookbooks
Best Single-Subject Cookbooks
Best Vegetarian and Vegan Cookbooks
Best Weeknight Cooking Cookbooks
Best “World” Cookbooks
Huff Post's Best Cookbooks
Top 100 Cookbooks of the Last 25 Years
Village Voice's Best Cook Books of All Time
Crafts
2013's Best Craft Books
Amazon's Best Books of 2012 : Crafts
B&N's Craft and Hobbies Books
GoodReads Best Craft Books
GoodReads Popular Craft Books
Home Craft Books
Library Journal's Best Books 2013: Crafts & DIY
Top 10 knit and crochet books of 2013
Top 10 Sewing Books
Economics
7 Great Books By Economists
Best Books of 2013 on Economic, Social, and Environmental Subjects
Best Books to Read to Get a Solid Introductory Understanding of Austrian School Economics
GoodReads Economics Books
Greg Mankiw Recommends Reading These 18 Economics Books
Levitt and Dubner's 10 Books to Read on Economics
Must-Read Economics
Top 10 Popular Economics Books That Every Entrepreneur Will Love
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History
10 Best History Books
10 Engaging Books to Catch You Up on American history
The 11 Best History Books of 2011
B&N's History Books
GoodReads Best History Books
GoodReads Popular European History Books
GoodReads Popular Modern History Books
The Telegraph's best war and history books of all time
Top 12 Civil War books ever written
Top 25 Historical Non-Fiction Books
Local History
101 Great New Jersey Books List
Books about New Jersey
Books Set in New Jersey
GoodReads Popular NJ History Books
Images of America (NJ) Books
NJ Monthly's NJ Authors
Readers Recommend a Select Sampling of Books About NJ
Memoirs
10 of the Best Literary Memoirs of All Time
30 Great Memoirs
50 Best Food Memoirs
6 Memoirs Written With Heart
Best Books 2013: Memoir
Best Unconventional Memoirs
Memoirs by Men
Memoirs by Women
Poetry
5 Books Of Poetry To Get You Through The Summer
The Accidental Adult and Other Poetry Book Reviews
Amazon's Best Sellers in Poetry
Fall 2014 Book Announcements: Poetry: Big Names and a Little Art
Popular Adult Poetry Books
Ten Best Poetry Books
Top 30 Poetry Books of 2011
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Politics
10 Best Political Books of 2012
11 Best Political Books of All Time
Best International Relations Books of 2013
Best Political Books We Read in 2013
Best Political Science Books in 2013
Charles P. Pierce's Best Political Books Ever
The Fix’s best political books of 2013
New York Time's Bestsellers in Politics
Religion
10 Most Intriguing Religion Books
BookList's Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Books: 2013
Huff Post's Top 100 Religious Books
Kirkus Religion Book Reviews
Library Journals Best Religion/Spirituality Books of 2013
Publisher's Weekly Best Religion Books: 2013
Science
100 All-Time Greatest Popular Science Books (and 17 More)
13 Best Science and Technology Books of 2013
23 Science Books That Are So Exciting They Read Like Genre Fiction
Discover Magazine's 25 Greatest Science Books of All Time
New York Time's Science Bestsellers
New Scientist's best science books of 2013
Science Book Picks for 2013
Self-Help
10 best Self-Help Books of All time
10 Best Self-Help Books You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of
10 Self-Help Books that Actually Help
20 Best Self Help Books of All Time
25 Best Books on Self-Improvement You Need to Read Before You Die
30 Self-Help books that permanently changed my life
The Best Self-Help Books to Take Into 2014
Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
GoodReads Best Self Help Books
Inspirational and Self-Help
Motivational and Self-Improvement Books
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Travel
13 Travel Books That Will Give You Serious Wanderlust
100 Most Celebrated Travel Books of All Time
35 Great Travel Books That Will Take You Around the World Without a Plane Ticket
The Guardian's Travel Writing
Huff Post's 10 Best Travel Books Of All Time
Popular Travel Literature Books
Telegraph's 20 best travel books
True Crime
50 Best True Crime
9 Books For The True-Crime Obsessed
9 True Crime Books That Will Absolutely Disturb You
Charles Graeber's top 10 true crime books
GoodReads Popular True Crime Books
Kirkus True Crime Book Reviews
Truly Sinister: The Ten Best True Crime Books
Readers’ Advisory Resources That May Be Found In Your Local Library
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Book News Blog
Catalogs
GoodReads
Jersey Cat
Next Reads
New Book Alerts
Online Book Club
Compiled by Sarah Fretz, Information & Borrowers’ Services Assistant Manager & Reader’s Advisory Librarian, Bernardsville Public
Library – March 2105
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