The intent of the this LibGuide is to assist readers, and librarians who assist readers, in answering the age-old question, What do I read next?
Readers will find websites, read-alikes, and links to the catalog for award-winning and recommended books.
Books that Pass the Bechdel Test
Definition: The Bechdel test is a measure of the representation of women in fiction. It asks whether a work features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. - www.earlybirdbooks.com
The Group by 
My Brilliant Friend by 
The Color Purple by 
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by 
Little Fires Everywhere by 
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by 
The Nightingale by 
The Hate U Give by You Are What You Read
Rosenberg’s First Law of Reading
Never apologize for your reading tastes
Resources
The following websites, which include all genres, will help you discover your next read.
Nancy Pearl's Rule of 50
If you’re fifty years of age or younger, give a book fifty pages before you decide to commit to reading it or give it up. If you’re over fifty, which is when time gets even shorter, subtract your age from 100—the result is the number of pages you should read before making your decision to stay with it or quit.
Top 10 Book-Group Books: 2021
These outstanding books, reviewed in Booklist from July 2020 through June 2021, will spark discussions on language, history, family, how to live in society, and so much more.
Cultish by 
How the Word Is Passed by 
The Loneliest Polar Bear by 
What Unites Us by 
The Five Wounds by 
Homeland Elegies by 
Leave the World Behind by 
Legends of the North Cascades by 
Libertie by 
The Music of Bees by Any Which Way You Read
Learn how the libraries are out-in-front with digital collections and free classes to help any reader get connected with online book borrowing.
2022 Reading List
The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association, highlights outstanding genre fiction that merit special attention by general adult readers and the librarians who work with them.
The Guncle by 
