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Recent Additions

Beginners: : the joy and transformative power of lifelong learning by Tom Vanderbilt
Call Number: BF637.S4 V375 2021
Publication Date: 2021
The centaur's wife by Amanda Leduc
Call Number: PR9199.4.L434 C46 2021
ISBN: 0735272859
Publication Date: 2021
Four Hundred Souls: : a community history of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi (Editor); Keisha N. Blain (Editor)
Call Number: E185 .F625 2021
Publication Date: 2021
The Mantle of the Earth: : genealogies of a geographical metaphor by Veronica della Dora
Call Number: G81 .D45 2021
Publication Date: 2020
Quiet in Her Bones by Nalini Singh
Call Number: PR9639.4.S566 Q85 2021
ISBN: 9780593099100
Publication Date: 2021
We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen
Call Number: PS3603.H4535 W4 2021
ISBN: 9780778331391
Publication Date: 2021

Reviews and Discussion

Reviews, author interviews, book discussions, books by genre, and more

The A.V. Club
An entertainment website published by The Onion. It includes interviews, reviews, features, and other entertainment-related articles.
BookForum
"A showcase for rigorous and elegant writing" (the Village Voice). Founded in 1994, the print magazine is published five times a year and the website is updated daily.
BookPage
A monthly book review publication. The tone is upbeat and literate, focusing on bestsellers as well as new discoveries. All of the content from the print edition is posted on BookPage.com each month.
BookReporter
The Book Report Network offers book reviews, features, in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts from new releases, contests and more every week.
Book Riot
Provides not only book recommendations and reviews but also features like blog posts and podcasts on all things related to books, giveaways, quizzes, and reading pathways.
Goodreads
Track the books you're reading, have read, and want to read, and get personalized book recommendations tailored to your literary tastes.
Literary Hub
Literary Hub is an organizing principle in the service of literary culture, a single, trusted, daily source for all the news, ideas and richness of contemporary literary life.
Literary Kicks
A website about literature. It's also about music, philosophy, Internet culture, pacifism, visual art, world history, literary criticism, pop culture, politics, and bad television.
New York Review of Books
Described as “the premier literary-intellectual magazine in the English language” (Esquire), it includes essays and reviews of books and the arts, including music, theater, dance, and film.
Urban Bookish
A space for the readers and writers of the Urban Fiction genre. The mission of Urban Bookish is to bring exposure and attention to the Urban Fiction genre by connecting readers with some of their favorite authors.
Well-Read Black Girl
Our goal is to introduce a cohort of diverse writers to future generations – contemporary authors who are non-binary, queer, trans, and disabled. To address inequalities and improve communities through reading and reflecting on the works of Black women.

Award Winners

Agatha Awards (Mystery)
Bram Stoker Awards (Horror)
Carnegie Medals for Excellence (Fiction and Nonfiction)
Edgar Awards (Mystery)
Hugo Award (Science Fiction Fantasy)
Lambda Literary Awards (LGBT literature)
Man Booker Prize (Fiction)
Women's Prize for Fiction (Ficton)
National Book Awards (Fiction and Nonfiction)
Nobel Prize for Literature (given to authors, not specific works)
PEN/Faulkner Award (Fiction)
Pulitzer Prize (Fiction and Nonfiction)
Nebula Awards (Science Fiction and Fantasy)

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