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- Audie Awards
- Audio Picks - General Fiction
- Audio Picks - Fantasy/SciFi/Horror
- Audio Picks - Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
- Audio Picks - Romance
- Audio Picks - Nonfiction
- Audio Picks - YA
- RUSA Listen List
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- Book About Sports
- Debut Novel
- Book About Books
- Book Set in Central/South America
- Book About, or Written by, an Immigrant
- All-Ages Comic
- Book Published Between 1900 - 1950
- Travel Memoir
- Book Set Within 100 Miles of Your Location
- Book Set More than 5000 Miles Away
- Fantasy Novel
- Nonfiction Book About Technology
- Book About War
- YA/Middle Grade Novel by an LGBTQ+ Author
- Frequently Banned/Challenged Book
- Classic Written by an Author of Color
- Superhero Comic with a Female Lead
- Book About A Character of Color on a Spiritual Journey
- LGBTQ+ Romance
- Story Collection by a Female Author
- Poetry in Translation
- Book Where All Point-of-View Characters are People of Color
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- Book Published Posthumously
- True Crime Book
- Genre Fiction Classic
- Comic Written & Illustrated by Same Person
- Book Set In/About Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa
- Book About Nature
- Western
- Comic Written/Illustrated by a Person of Color
- Colonial/Post-Colonial Literature
- Romance By or About a Person of Color
- Children's Classic Published Before 1980
- Celebrity Memoir
- Oprah Book Club Selection
- Book About Social Science
- One-Sitting Read
- First Book in a YA/Middle Grade Series
- SciFi Novel Written by a Female Author, with Female Protagonist
- Comic Not Published by Marvel, DC, or Image
- Genre Fiction in Translation
- Mystery by an Author of Color or LGBTQ+ Author
- Essay Anthology
- Book With a Female Protagonist over 60
- Assigned Book You Hated or Never Finished
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- Epistolary Novel
- Alternate Histories
- 2018 Award-Winning Book by a Woman or Author of Color
- Humor Book
- Book Written by Journalist or About Journalism
Best of 2016Toggle Dropdown
- General Fiction
- Mystery
- Psychological Suspense
- Romance
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror
- YA Fiction
- Graphic Novels
Best of 2017
- General Fiction
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror
- Romance
- General Nonfiction
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Young Adult
- Graphic Novels
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- Best of 2017: Biographies & Memoirs
- Coming of Age
- RH '18: Celebrity Memoir
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- Christy Awards (Christian Fiction)
- General Christian Fiction
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- Black Lives Matter
- Climate Change
- Current Political Issues
- LGBTQ+
- Muslim Lives
- September 11
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- Banned Books
- Black History Month
- Colorful Titles
- Dysfunctional Families
- Fantastical Fiction
- For Pop Culture Nerds
- Genre Blends
- Hardcore Lady Types
- Homicide for the Holidays
- Hot Reads for Valentine's Day
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- LGBTQ+
- Mental Health Awareness
- Native American Heritage Month
- Speed Reads - Books Under 300 Pages
- Romance for Beginners
- Understanding Feminism
- Weird and Wonderful Books
- Planetary Road Trip
- SciFi You May Have Missed
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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- Audio Picks - Fantasy/SciFi/Horror
- Best of 2016: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror
- Best of 2017: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror
- Fantastical Fiction
- Hugo Awards
- Modern Fairy Tales
- Steampunk
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- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
General FictionToggle Dropdown
- Audio Picks - General Fiction
- Best of 2016: General Fiction
- Best of 2017: General Fiction
- Christy Awards (Christian Fiction)
- Debut Novels
- National Poetry Month
- RH '18: Genre Fiction Classic
- Spur Awards (Westerns)
- Start a New Series
- Story Collection by a Female Author
- RH '18: Western
- RH '18: Colonial/Post-Colonial Literature
- RH '18: Genre Fiction in Translation
- RH '18: Book With a Female Protagonist over 60
- RH '19: Epistolary Novel
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- Audio Picks - Nonfiction
- Bad Medicine
- Best of 2017: General Nonfiction
- RH '17: Nonfiction Book About Technology
- RH '18: Book About Nature
- Survival Stories
- RH '18: Book About Social Science
- RH '18: Essay Anthology
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- Best of 2016: Graphic Novels
- Best of 2017: Graphic Novels
- RH '17: All-Ages Comics
- RH '17: Superhero Comics with a Female Lead
- RH '18: Comic Written & Illustrated by Same Person
- RH '18: Comic Written/Illustrated by a Person of Color
- RH '18: Comic Not Published by Marvel, DC, or Image
Historical FictionToggle Dropdown
- Historical Mysteries
- In Biblical Times
- Regal Reads
- Slavery in Fiction
- Those Who Serve
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- Black History Month
- Microhistories
- Native American Heritage Month
- Regal Reads
- Those Who Serve
HorrorToggle Dropdown
- Audio Picks - Fantasy/SciFi/Horror
- Best of 2016: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror
- Best of 2017: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror
- Bram Stoker Awards
- Halloween Books for Gentle Souls
- Here There Be Monsters
- Horror Novels not by Stephen King
- NPR's 100 Best Horror Novels
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- Downton Abbey
- The Martian
- Stranger Things
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- International Mysteries
- Read Me, I'm Irish!
- RH '17: Travel Memoir
- RH '17: Book Set in Central/South America
- RH '17: Book About, or Written by, an Immigrant
- RH '17: Book Set More than 5000 Miles Away
- RH '18: Book Set In/About Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa
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- LGBTQ+ Pride
- RH '17: LGBTQ+ YA/Middle Grade Fiction
- RH '17: LGBTQ+ Romance
- Stonewall Awards
- Over the Rainbow Reading List
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- BBC - 100 Books to Read Before You Die
- Books About Books
- Books Set in Illinois & Chicago
- Diverse Authors, Diverse Stories
- Don't Judge a Book By Its Movie
- Dysfunctional Families
- Hungry for a Good Book
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- Libraries & Librarians
- RH '17: Book About War
- RH '17: Classic Written by an Author of Color
- RH '18: Book Published Posthumously
- Speed Reads - Books Under 300 Pages
- Salem Witch Trials
- Upcoming Titles for 2017-18
- RH '18: Oprah Book Club Selection
- RH '18: One-Sitting Read
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- Agatha Awards
- Audio Picks - Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
- Best of 2016: Mystery
- Best of 2016: Psychological Suspense
- Best of 2017: Mystery & Suspense
- Chillin' With the Villains
- Edgar Awards
- Historical Mysteries
- Homicide for the Holidays
- I, Spy
- International Mysteries
- Police Procedurals
- Psychological Suspense
- RH '18: Mystery by an Author of Color or LGBTQ+ Author
- Unreliable Narrators
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- RH '17: Poetry in Translation
- National Poetry Month
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- Beatlemania
- Don't Judge a Book By Its Movie
- For Pop Culture Nerds
- Sports Books
- RH '18: Celebrity Memoir
RomanceToggle Dropdown
- Audio Picks - Romance
- Best of 2016: Romance
- Best of 2017: Romance
- Hot Reads for Valentine's Day
- RH '17: LGBTQ+ Romance
- RITA Awards
- Romance for Beginners
- RH '18: Romance By or About a Person of Color
- Historical Romances
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- Alternate Histories
- Audio Picks - Fantasy/SciFi/Horror
- Best of 2016: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror
- Best of 2017: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror
- Fantastical Fiction
- Hugo Awards
- It's the End of the World As We Know It
- Outer Space
- Time Travel
- RH '18: SciFi Novel Written by a Female Author, with Female Protagonist
- Planetary Road Trip
- SciFi You May Have Missed
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- General True Crime

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