BOOKLISTS BY GENRE | PAST PRINTED BOOKLISTS | BOOK TALK BOOKLISTS
The following booklists were compiled by the Readers Advisory staff of the Reference Department at Bennett Martin Public Library or the various branches of the Lincoln City Libraries system. "Hotlinked" titles within these booklists will connect you to the holdings screens in our catalog, so that you can check on the availability of individual books. Titles which are not hotlinked in many of these lists, might not be owned by the Lincoln City Libraries but appear in these lists as recommendations you may wish to pursue through our Interlibrary Loan service, or through other sources. For lists of books discussed in Book Talks at the library, visit our Book Talk Booklists page.For additional booklists aimed at Teens or Young Adults, visit our Teen Page!
- Allure of the Outdoors: Travel and Nature Writings [fiction and non-fiction about travel and nature]
- Anchors Aweigh! Naval Adventure Fiction
- And Now For Something Completely Different [books and dvds by and about the Monty Python comedy troupe]
- The Anna Pigeon mystery series by Nevada Barr [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Aunt Dimity mystery series by Nancy Atherton [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Benni Harper mystery series by Earlene Fowler [up through 2012 -- California-set folk art mystery series] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- "Best" Westerns
- Biblical Figures in Adult Fiction [novels featuring prominent biblical characters]
- The Black Detective [mystery novels featuring African-American sleuths]
- The Brides of the Bachelor [fiction dealing with art, artists and the artistic process]
- The Bubbles Yablonsky mystery series by Sarah Strohmeyer [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- By the Numbers [fiction and non-fiction with titles comprised only of numbers]
- The Camel Club series by David Baldacci [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Cat Who... mystery series by Lilian Jackson Braun [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Chet and Bernie mystery series by Spencer Quinn [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The China Bayles mystery series by Susan Wittig Albert [up through 2012 -- ex-attorney and Texas herb-shop owner stars in this "amateur detective" series] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Civil War Mysteries [recent mystery novels set in the U.S. Civil War period]
- The Colors of Love [ethnic/Afro-American and interracial romance fiction]
- Confronting Cancer [fiction dealing with coping with or surviving cancer]
- The Cork O'Connor mystery series by William Kent Krueger [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Crime and Mystery Fiction by Nebraska Writers [pdf document]
- A Crop of Words [Nebraska Poets]
- Dark Futures: Cyberpunk Stories [novels or anthologies in the Cyberpunk science fiction subgenre]
- The Dave Robicheaux mystery series by James Lee Burke [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Dortmunder series by Donald E. Westlake [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
The Dublin Murder Squad series [up through 2013 -- contemporary mystery series set in Ireland] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group] Elementary... [Follow-ups, parodies and pastiches featuring Sherlock Holmes and Holmes-like characters]
- En Passant; A Selection of Chess Materials [fiction and non-fiction]
- The Essential Photographers [Twenty essential photographers of the 19th through 21st centuries]
- The Essentials of Classic Science Fiction [Twenty essential authors of classic writing contemporary Science Fiction.]
- The Essentials of English Literature [Twenty essential authors of classic British fiction.]
- The Essentials of Horror Fiction [Twenty essential authors of horror fiction.]
- The Essentials of Modern Science Fiction [Twenty of the essential authors of classic Science Fiction.]
- The Essentials of Western/Frontier Fiction [Twenty-one essential authors of classic Western or "frontier" fiction.]
- Fanged Fiction [horror and/or romance novels featuring vampires or vampiric themes -- on our Teen Cafe Page]
- Fangs a Lot! [horror and/or romance novels featuring vampires or vampiric themes]
- The Flavia de Luce mystery series by Alan Bradley [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Forensic Fiction [mystery or suspense/thriller novels featuring scientific crime solving]
- Game On! [fiction and non-fiction titles that should appeal to fans of online gaming and role-playing games -- on our Teen Cafe Page]
- Genealogy Mysteries [mystery novels with a genealogy theme or background]
- Graphic Novels [non-superhero graphic novels]
- The Harry Bosch mystery series by Michael Connelly [up through 2012 -- police procedural series featuring L.A. cop/P.I. Harry Bosch] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Heart Land [romance novels by Nebraskans and other mid-west authors]
- The Holmes on the Range mystery series by Steve Hockensmith [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Home Repair is Homicide mystery series by Sarah Graves [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Hot Non-Fiction of 2008 [a selection of some of the hottest non-fiction titles added to the libraries' collection in 2008]
- In Space No One Can Hear You Laugh... [science fiction or fantasy which is humorous, satiric or parodies]
- In Want of More Jane Austen? [sequels to Austen novels, or novels featuring Austen as a character]
The Inspector Banks series [up through 2013 -- contemporary mystery series set in England's northern Yorkshire district] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group] The Inspector Armand Gamache mystery series by Louise Penny [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Inspector Lynley mystery series by Elizabeth George [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Inspector Rebus mystery series by Ian Rankin [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- International Authors [a varied selection of fiction and non-fiction by authors from around the world]
- It's Academic [mystery novels with an academic setting]
- The Jack Reacher thriller/mystery series by Lee Child [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Jade Del Cameron mystery series by Suzanne Arruda [historical mysteries set in 1920s Africa, featuring a female American adventurer] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Jazz Albums for Romance Reading [recommentions for music to accompany the reading of romance fiction]
- The Jesse Stone mystery series by Robert B. Parker [up through 2008, including books and DVDs] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Joe Grey mystery series by Shirley Rousseau Murphy [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Joe Pickett mystery series by C.J. Box [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The John H. Ames Reading Series - First 200 [a comprehensive list (alpha order) of the first 200 John H. Ames Readings]
- Just Desserts - The First Five years [the first 45+ mystery novels read by the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Kate Shugak mystery series by Dana Stabenow [up through 2010 -- Alaska-set mystery series] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Keep It In the Family [epic or multi-generational family sagas]
- The Kevin Kerney mystery series by Michael McGarrity [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Kinsey Milhone mystery series by Sue Grafton [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Legal Thrillers
- Loren Eiseley Centennial 1907-2007: A Biographical Note and A Representative Checklist of Materials [pdf document]
- Love & Danger: Gothics! [classic Gothic Romances and Gothic novels]
- The Maisie Dobbs mystery series by Jacqueline Winspear [up through 2010 -- British historical mystery series (post WWI)] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Masterpiece Theater at 35 [a list -- in .pdf format -- of the first 35 seasons of Masterpiece Theatre productions through Jan 2006]
- Medieval Fiction [general fiction or mysteries set primarily or entirely in the Middle Ages]
- The Midnight Louis mystery series by Carole Nelson Douglas [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Mistletoe Mysteries [mysteries set during the Christmas or New Years holidays]
- Murder by Gaslight [mysteries set in the Victorian Era]
- Murder Multiplied [mysteries/thrillers with Serial Killer plots]
- Murder on the Menu [mysteries with a culinary theme]
- Murder With a Green Thumb [mysteries featuring gardening or gardeners as sleuths]
- The Myron Bolitar series [up through 2012 -- sports agent/investigator solves mysteries, often with quirky friends' help] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Mysteries by Category [recommendations in 10 popular mystery sub-genres]
- Mysterious Nebraska [mysteries written by Nebraska authors or set in Nebraska]
- Mystery, Music, Murder, Mayhem [murder mysteries with a musical theme]
- The Name is Bond...James Bond [The history of iconic spy James Bond in print and on film]
- Native Voices [fiction by contemporary Native American novelists]
- Nebraska Authors/Illustrators
- Nebraska Authors Write About Sports [a special list composed by the staff of the Heritage Room]
- The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2011 [100 noteworth books, fiction and nonf-fiction, for 2011]
- Nordic Noir [Scandinavian mystery fiction, similiar to the novels of Stieg Larsson]
- Old South, New South [fiction set in the U.S. South or Southeast, and with a traditional Southern flavor]
- One Book One Lincoln finalists [the five finalists for One Book One Lincoln for each year from 2002 to 2006]
- The Oprah Book Club Selections [mostly fiction, some non-fiction, selected by Oprah from 1996 to the present]
- The Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus mystery series by Faye Kellerman [up through 2012 -- police procedural series featuring L.A. cop Peter Decker and his wife Rina Lazarus, with strong Jewish cultural elements] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Phryne Fisher mystery series by Kerry Greenwood [up through 2008 -- Australian historical mystery series] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Presidential Fiction [novels featuring U.S. Presidents]
- Regency Romances [a look at the difference between Traditional Regencies and Historical Regencies]
- Remembering...Stephen J. Cannell [pdf document]
- Remembering...Ed McBain [pdf document]
- Remembering...Belva Plain [pdf document]
- Remembering...Mickey Spillane [pdf document]
- Remembering...Kathleen Woodiwiss [pdf document]
- Ripper! [[horror, mystery and/or non-fiction titles looking at Jack the Ripper]
- Rosato and Associates [up through 2012 -- legal thrilles featuring an all-female cast of attornies and investigators at a Philadelpha law firm] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Senior Sleuths [mysteries featuring sleuths in their retired years]
- The Sleuth Said "Woof!" [mysteries prominent featuring dogs as heroes or sidekicks]
- Somewhere in Time [time-travel romances]
- The Spellman Family mystery novels by Lisa Lutz [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Spunky Old Ladies [biographies of +50 women who lived their lives without regrets]
- Star Trek: The Reading List
- Star Wars: The Reading List
- Sweetgrass and Desert Sage [mystery novels featuring Native American sleuths]
- The Teashop Mysteries [up through 2012 -- cozy/amateur detective series featuring the employees of a Charleston S.C. tea shop] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Temperance Brennan mystery series by Kathy Reichs [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- The Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mystery series by Anne Perry [up through 2012 -- Victorian-era England, with a strong wife who assists her police inspector husband] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
3000+ Nebraska Authors Z to A [sampling of some of the 3000+ authors represented in the Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors]
- Time is Relative [science fiction novels with Time Travel plots]
- Time Magazine's 100 Best Novels, 1923-2005 [critically acclaimed English-language novels]
- Tony Hillerman's Joe Leaphorn-Jim Chee Mysteries [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- TV Tie-Ins [original fiction based on popular television series through the years]
- The Walt Longmire mystery series by Craig Johnson [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- War Stories [military fiction set during wars from 1200 B.C. to the present]
- What Other Cities Are Reading [a list, in pdf format, of community reading selections up to 2004]
- The Wind River mystery series by Margaret Coel [up through 2012 -- mystery series based around the Wind River Arapaho Indian reservation] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- Word Weavers: A Multicultural List of Fiction by Women
- The Works of Donna Leon [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
- You've Seen the Movie...Now Read the Book! [novels, plays or short stories turned into Oscar-winning movies]
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