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Reading for pleasure! Provides a starting point with author and title recommendations based on genre, as well as popular titles and authors.
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This guide is a work in progress and we'll be adding more author and title recommendations when we can.  If you have any suggestions please click "Send email" on the top right-hand side in the guide author box.

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If You Like... (by title)

(Click on the titles below to see lists of recommended books)

Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown

 

If You Like... (by author)

(Click on the author's names below to see lists of recommended authors and titles)

Janet Evanovich

John Grisham

Stephen King

Robert Parker

James Patterson

Jodi Picoult

Nora Roberts / J. D. Robb

 

Fiction Recommendations by Genre

(Click on the genre descriptions below to see lists of recommended authors)

Adventure: Fast-paced, action-packed stories featuring larger-than-life characters, impossible missions, and cinematic atmosphere.

Fantasy: From pseudo-Medieval knights and dragons to modern urban elves and wizards, stories often based on familiar legends and feature magic and mythical beings.

Historical Fiction: Brings history to life with richly detailed insights into events, people, and cultures from the past.

Horror: With suspense and fear, nightmares come to life with grisly descriptions, monsters and demons, or psychological terrors, and may feature graphic violence.

Literary Fiction: Thought-provoking stories with challenging topics and complex plotting; often feature interesting or experimental writing styles.

Mystery: Witty and gritty hard-boiled detectives or eccentric amateur sleuths? "Cozy" or "noir"? Who doesn't love a good mystery?

Romance: Love stories with first kisses, twists, and bumps - but always a happy ending.

Science Fiction: Speculative fiction with science driving the stories. Intellectually and philosophically challenging, may take place in future or in other worlds.

Thrillers & Suspense: Cinematic action stories with building tension and danger at every twist and turn. Can you say "page-turners"?

True Crime: Investigate in detail the actions and motivations of real-life investigators, famous crimes, and infamous criminals.

Westerns: Exploits of cowboys, Indians, gunslingers, and lawmen in the wild Western US.

Women's Fiction: These character-driven stories are written by women and are for women, featuring female protagonists and emphasizing the importance of relationships.

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