The following is a index -- by genre -- of the various Booklists, Booktalk Booklists, Award-Winner lists, Reader Lists and "If You Like..." lists compiled by the Readers Advisory staff 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.

This first group of booklists in this index features lists of material primarily or exclusively by authors from Nebraska or with strong ties to Nebraska

• Authors I've Met, Books I've Loved [Courtyard Book Chats, July 21, 2009] [Kit Keller.]
• Crime and Mystery Fiction by Nebraska Writers [pdf document]
• A Crop of Words [Nebraska Poets]
• The Good Life -- Nebraska Authors [Bethany Branch, February 8, 2008] [Meredith M.]
• Heart Land [romance novels by Nebraskans and other mid-west authors]
• The John H. Ames Reading Series - First 200 [a comprehensive list (alpha order) of the first 200 John H. Ames Readings]
• Loren Eiseley Centennial 1907-2007: A Biographical Note and A Representative Checklist of Materials [pdf document]
• Mysterious Nebraska [mysteries written by Nebraska authors or set in Nebraska]
• Nebraska Author Bess Streeter Aldrich [general fiction]
• Nebraska Author Willa Cather [general fiction]
• Nebraska Author Dan Chaon [general fiction/short stories]
• Nebraska Author Richard Dooling [mystery-thrillers, general thrillers, op-ed pieces]
• Nebraska Author Sean Doolittle [mystery-thrillers]
• Nebraska Author Mignon Eberhart [mysteries]
• Nebraska Author Kenneth C. Flint [fantasy and historical fiction]
• Nebraska Author Tom J. Frye [general fiction, Young Adult fiction, fantasy]
• Nebraska Author Terry Goodkind [epic fantasy saga]
• Nebraska Author Julie Kaewert [mysteries set in London publishing industry]
• Nebraska Author Stephanie Kallos [general fiction/short stories/essays]
• Nebraska Author Alex Kava [mysteries/FBI thrillers]
• Nebraska Author Weldon Kees [general fiction, poetry, reviews and essays]
• Nebraska Author Harley Jane Kozak [mysteries]
• Nebraska Author Lise McClendon [mysteries]
• Nebraska Author Patricia McGerr [mysteries]
• Nebraska Author Wright Morris [general fiction, non-fiction, photography]
• Nebraska Author John G. Neihardt [general fiction, poetry, non-fiction]
• Nebraska Author Tillie Olsen [general fiction, non-fiction]
• Nebraska Author Mary Pipher [non-fiction, psychology, cultural influences]
• Nebraska Author Robert Reed [science fiction and fantasy]
• Nebraska Author Brandon Sanderson [fantasy]
• Nebraska Author Lori Van Pelt [western fiction and essays]
• Nebraska Author Stephanie Grace Whitson [inspirational romance fiction -- both historical and contemporary]
• Nebraska Author David Wiltse [suspense/thriller novels, and plays]
• Nebraska Author Don Winslow [mysteries/thrillers]
• Nebraska Authors Write About Sports [a special list composed by the staff of the Heritage Room]
• The Nebraska Book Awards [books by Nebraska authors, published in Nebraska, or about Nebraska]
• Nebraska Illustrator Ruth Rosekrans Hoffman [a list of this childrens picture book and non-fiction book illustrator]
• Nebraska Poet William Kloefkorn [a list of this Nebraska State Poet's poetry collections, novels and memoirs]
•  3000+ Nebraska Authors Z to A [sampling of some of the 3000+ authors represented in the Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors]

• Africa - The Dark Continent  [Gere Branch, May 2, 2011 and Bethany Branch, May 13, 2011] [Donna G.]
• The Agatha Christie Awards [tradition mystery fiction -- cozies, amateur detectives]
• The Aunt Dimity mystery series  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, February 4, 2005]
• The Black Detective [mysteries featuring African-American sleuths]
• Books for the Dog Days of Summer  [Courtyard Book Chats, downtown, June 20, 2006 -- mysteries in a cold climate]
• Booked to Die! - Mysteries featuring Libraries or Librarians (Courtyard Book Chats, June 26, 2007) [Julee H.]
• Christian Mysteries and Thrillers  [A Reader List submitted by BookAngel - January 2008]
• Civil War Mysteries [recent mystery novels set in the U.S. Civil War period]
• Classic Mystery/Adventures Worth a Second Look  [A Reader List submitted by BookMan - November 2007]
• Cooking Adoptive Royal Killers  [Courtyard Book Chats...in the Garden!, June 24, 2008; Bethany Branch, September 5, 2008; Gere Branch, November 3, 2008] [Charlotte K.]
• Crafts and Hobbies in Fiction  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, January 22, 2010 and Gere Branch Booktalk, February 22, 2010] [Sandy W.]
• Crafty Reads (Gere Branch Summer Book Talks, July 14, 2008) [Pam B. (volunteer)]
• Crime and Mystery Fiction by Nebraska Writers [pdf document]
• East Coast Crime  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, May 11, 2009; Gere Branch Booktalk, May 22, 2009; Courtyard Book Chats, June 9, 2009]
• The Edgar Allan Poe Awards [Mystery fiction/non-fiction by American authors]
• Elementary... [Follow-ups, parodies and pastiches featuring Sherlock Holmes and Holmes-like characters]
• Forensic Fiction [mystery or suspense/thriller novels featuring scientific crime solving]
• Four Mysteries and a Memoir  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, February 16, 2001]
• Genealogical Mysteries [mystery novels with a genealogy theme or background]
• The Good, the Gritty, a Sure Thing and the Witty  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, April 4, 2008 and Gere Branch Booktalk, April 7, 2008] [Evelyn D.]
• Graphic Novels [adult stories told in a graphical format (non-superhero)]
• The Dashiell Hammett Prize [Crime Writing by North American authors]
• The Hillerman Prize [mystery fiction of the Southwestern U.S., as typified by Tony Hillerman]
• If You Like...The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time  [an autistic boy goes out on his own to try to uncover the truth about the death of a neighborhood dog]
• If You Like...The Da Vinci Code  [thrillers/mysteries involving history, secret societies, art and/or religion]
• If You Like...The Flavia de Luce series  [1950s-era British mysteries featuring a youthful scientific sleuth]
• If You Like...Patricia Cornwell  [forensic mysteries/thrillers]
• If You Like...Janet Evanovich  [humorous, mystery/adventure novels with female protagonists]
• If You Like...Sue Grafton  [mysteries with female protagonists]
• If You Like...Carl Hiaasen  [humorous thrillers with bizarre characters]
• If You Like...Ruth Rendell  [mysteries with strong psychological suspense elements]
• It's Academic [mysteries with an academic setting]
• Just Desserts - The First Five Years [the first 45+ mystery novels read by the Just Desserts discussion group - pdf document]
• Just Desserts mystery discussion group handouts
  • 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 series by Earlene Fowler  [up through 2012 -- California-set folk art mystery series] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
  • The Bubbles Yablonsky series by Sarah Strohmeyer [up through 2009 -- light-hearted mystery series] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts mystery discussion group]
  •   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 series by Spencer Quinn [up through 2011 -- light private eye mysteries narrated by Chet - a dog] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts mystery 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]
  • The Cork O'Connor mystery series by William Kent Krueger [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
  • The Dave Robicheaux mystery series by David Lee Burke [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
  • The Dortmunder caper series by Donald E. Westlake [up through 2009 -- caper/thriller series] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts mystery 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]
  The Flavia de Luce mystery series by Alan Bradley [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
  • 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]
  • The Holmes on the Range mystery series by Steve Hockensmith  [pdf document]  [up through 2008 -- handout for Just Desserts discussion group, May 29, 2008]
  • The Home Repair is Homicide mystery series by Sarah Graves [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
  •  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 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 series by Ian Rankin [up through 2009 -- serious Scottish police procedural mystery series] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts mystery discussion group]
  • 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]
  • The Jesse Stone series by Robert B. Parker [up through 2008, including books and DVDs] [pdf document]
  • 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 Kate Shugak series by Dana Stabenow [up through 2010 -- Alaska-set mystery series] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
  • The Kevin Kerney series by Michael McGarrity [up through 2009 -- set in contemporary New Mexico] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts mystery discussion group]
  • The Kinsey Milhone series by Sue Grafton [up through 2010 -- female California private investigator] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts mystery discussion group]
  • The Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear [up through 2010 -- British historical mystery series (post WWI)] [pdf handout created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
  • The Midnight Louis mystery series by Carole Nelson Douglas [pdf document]  [up through 2006 -- handout for Just Desserts discussion group, July 27, 2006]
  • 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]
  • No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall-Smith [pdf document]  [up through 2006 -- handout for Just Desserts discussion group, May 18, 2006]
  • 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 series by Kerry Greenwood [up through 2008 -- Australian historical mystery series] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts mystery discussion group]
  • Rosato and Associates by Lisa Scottoline [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]
  • The Spellman Family mystery novels by Lisa Lutz [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
  • The Tea Shop Mysteries series by Laura Childs [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]
  • Tony Hillerman's Joe Leaphorn-Jim Chee Mysteries [pdf document]  [handout for Just Desserts discussion group, July 26, 2007]
  • The Walt Longmire mystery series by Craig Johnson [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
  • The Wind River 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]
  •   The Works of Donna Leon (particularly the Commissario Guido Brunetti serise)nbsp; [up through 2012 -- mystery series based set in the Italian city of Venice] [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
• A Little Bit of This  [Gere Branch Booktalk, October 2, 2006] [Pam B.] [includes several World War I mysteries and quilt mysteries]
• Love & Danger: Gothics! [Gothic Romances and/or Gothic Suspense novels]
• Mistletoe Mysteries [mysteries set during the Christmas or New Years holidays]
• Murder by Gaslight [mysteries set in the Victorian Era]
• Murder by Gaslight: Victorian Mysteries - A Booktalk (Courtyard Book Chats, August 28, 2007) [Rayma S.]
• 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]
• My Life of Crime  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, September 3, 2010 and Gere Booktalk, November 1, 2010] [Erin S.]
• Mysteries by Category [recommendations in 10 popular mystery sub-genres]
• Mysteries by New Authors  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, May 15, 2006, Gere Branch Booktalk, May 18, 2006, Courtyard Book Chat, August 1, 2006]
• Mysteries Set in Latin America  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, May 20, 2011] [Rayma S.]
• Mysteries With a British Accent  [A Reader List (of DVDs) submitted by Paige Turner - December 2007]
• 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]
• Nebraska Author Sean Doolittle [mystery-thrillers]
• Nebraska Author Mignon Eberhart [traditional classic mysteries]
• Nebraska Author Julie Kaewert [mysteries set in London publishing industry]
• Nebraska Author Alex Kava [mysteries/FBI thrillers]
• Nebraska Author Harley Jane Kozak [mysteries]
• Nebraska Author Lise McClendon [mysteries]
• Nebraska Author Patricia McGerr [mysteries]
• Nebraska Author Don Winslow [mysteries/thrillers]
• New Mysteries - 2010-2011  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, September 23, 2011 and Gere Branch, October 17, 2011] [Marcy G.]
• Nordic Noir  [Scandinavian mystery fiction, similiar to the novels of Stieg Larsson]
• The Not-So-Quiet Countryside  [Courtyard Book Chats, May 22, 2007 -- mysteries with a rural setting]
• Remembering...Stephen J. Cannell [pdf document]
• Remembering...Ed McBain [pdf document]
• Remembering...Mickey Spillane [pdf document]
• Ripper! [horror, mystery and/or non-fiction titles looking at Jack the Ripper]
• The Scribe Awards [media tie-in novels, both original and adaptations]
• Senior Sleuths [mysteries featuring sleuths in their retired years]
• The Shamus Award [mystery fiction featuring Private Eyes]
• The Sleuth Said "Woof!"  [mysteries prominent featuring dogs as heroes or sidekicks]
• Some Classic First Mysteries  (Heritage Lunchtime Booktalk, Gere Branch, February 21, 2012) [Layne P.]
• Stop...You're Killing Me! [Bethany Branch, September 18, 2009] [Marcy G.]
• Sweetgrass and Desert Sage [mystery novels featuring Native American sleuths]
• Tales From the Cryptographer  [Gere Branch Booktalk, September 21, 2009] [Erin S.]
• Tempting, Tantalizing, Enticing Tales [Bethany Books Talk, May 29, 2009 and Courtyard Book Chats, July 14, 2009 - Rianne S. - general fiction and mysteries]
• A Tub of Tomes for 2010  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, March 19, 2010] [Lisa V.]
• TV Tie-Ins [original fiction based on popular mystery tv series]
• Unholy Mysteries  [Gere BookTalk, April 11, 2011] [Pam B.]
• Watching British Mysteries Beyond Christie and Doyle  [A Reader List (of DVDs) submitted by BookMan - December 2007]
• Whodunit? New Mystery Authors!  [Courtyard Book Chats, July 24, 2007 - Marcy G. - a selection of new mystery writers]

• Alternate Histories [mainstream fiction with an "alternate history" twist]
• The Best of Peter David  [A Reader List submitted by BookMan - November 2008]
• Cruel and Unusual: Some Twists on Standard Genre Fiction [Courtyard Book Chats, August 14, 2007] [genre books that don't necessarily go where you expect]
• Dark Futures: Cyberpunk Stories [novels or anthologies in the Cyberpunk science fiction subgenre]
• The Essentials of Classic Science Fiction  [Twenty essential authors of classic writing contemporary Science Fiction.]
• The Essentials of Modern Science Fiction  [Twenty of the essential authors of classic Science Fiction.]
• Everything Neil (Gaiman) [a look at the adult and juvenile works of contemporary fantasist Gaiman]
• Fantasy Fiction with Female Characters [Courtyard Book Chat, August 4, 2009] [Lisa V.]
• A Few of My Favorite Books [Gere Branch Booktalk, September 15, 2008 and Bethany Branch Booktalk, September 19, 2008]
• Game On! [fiction and non-fiction titles that should appeal to fans of online gaming and role-playing games -- on our Teen Page]
• Graphic Novels [adult stories told in a graphical format (non-superhero)]
• Great Scot - Scottish Sci-Fi  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, March 12, 2010]
• The Hugo Award [Science Fiction & Fantasy - selected by readers]
• Hugo Award and Nebula Award Winners  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, October 14, 2005 & Gere Branch Booktalk, October 17, 2005]
• If You Like...Ray Bradbury  [character-driven science fiction, fantasy and horror with a strong sense of place]
• If You Like...Lois McMaster Bujold  [science fiction sagas featuring military action and political intrigues]
• If You Like...Laurell K. Hamilton  [fantasy/horror/mystery/romance with strong female protaganists]
• If You Like...the Harry Potter series  [young adult "coming-of-age", featuring magic and fights between Good and Evil]
• If You Like...Terry Pratchett  [humorous, satirical fantasy, bordering on parody]
• In Space No One Can Hear You Laugh... [science fiction or fantasy which is humorous, satiric or parodies]
• The James Tiptree, Jr. Award [Science Fiction & Fantasy focusing on Gender Issues]
• A Long Time Ago...A Star Wars Book Talk [Courtyard Book Chats, May 29, 2007] [Corey G.]
• The Mean Magical Streets: Contemporary Urban Fantasy [Courtyard Book Chats...in the Garden! July 1, 2008] [Scott C.]
• Nebraska Author Kenneth C. Flint [fantasy and historical fiction]
• Nebraska Author Tom J. Frye [general fiction, Young Adult fiction, fantasy]
• Nebraska Author Terry Goodkind [epic fantasy saga]
• Nebraska Author Robert Reed [science fiction]
• Nebraska Author Brandon Sanderson [fantasy]
• The Nebula Award [Science Fiction & Fantasy - selected by authors]
• The Philip K. Dick Award [Science Fiction & Fantasy first published in paperback format]
• The Scribe Awards [media tie-in novels, both original and adaptations]
• Sean's Grab-Bag 2008 [mixture of fantasies and thrillers] [Gere Branch Booktalk, May 19, 2008] [Sean S.]
• Selections From a Sci Fi Reading Group  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, March 26, 2010 & Gere Branch Booktalk, March 29, 2010]
• The Sidewise Award [For works of Alternate History]
• Somewhere in Time [time-travel romances]
• Star Trek: The Reading List
• Star Wars: The Reading List
• Star Wars Readers Advisory List [a condensed list of the "essential Star Wars novels" -- in PDF format]
•   Teen Book Club Books - 2012  [Bethany Booktalk, November 16, 2012] [Sarah D.]
• Time Enough at Last: Time Travel Novels or Short Stories  [Bethany and Gere Branch Booktalks, November 2004]
• Time is Relative [science fiction novels with Time Travel plots]
• Time Travel  [A Reader List submitted by Major Babs - May 2009]
• TV Tie-Ins [original fiction based on popular science fiction tv series]
• The World Next Door [novels featuring Alternate History storylines]
• The World Fantasy Award [Fantasy and Supernatural]

• The Colors of Love [ethnic/Afro-American and interracial romance fiction]
• Cruel and Unusual: Some Twists on Standard Genre Fiction [Courtyard Book Chats, August 14, 2007] [genre books that don't necessarily go where you expect]
• Fangs a Lot! [horror and/or romance novels featuring vampires or vampiric themes]
• Graphic Novels [adult stories told in a graphical format (non-superhero)]
• Heart Land [romance novels by Nebraskans and other mid-west authors]
• If You Like...Jo Beverley   [historical romance]
• If You Like..."Bridget Jones's Diary"   ["Chick Lit"]
• If You Like...Eleanor Hibbert (a.k.a. Victoria Holt)  [Gothic Romances]
• If You Like...Sidney Sheldon & Danielle Steel  [contemporary emotional dramas featuring rich and powerful people]
• If You Like...Danielle Steel & Sidney Sheldon  [contemporary emotional dramas featuring rich and powerful people]
• If You Like...Zane   [contemporary urban romance, bordering on erotica]
• Jazz Albums for Romance Reading [a selection of Jazz music albums recommended to accompany the reading of romance fiction]
• Love & Danger: Gothics! [Gothic Romances and/or Gothic Suspense novels]
• Nebraska Author Stephanie Grace Whitson [inspirational romance fiction -- both historical and contemporary]
• Oh, Horrors!...Gothic Novels [Bethany Branch Booktalk, November 7, 2008] [Rayma S.]
• Regency Romances [a look at the difference between Traditional Regencies and Historical Regencies]
• Remembering...Belva Plain [pdf document]
• Remembering...Kathleen Woodiwiss [pdf document]
• The Rita Award [Romance Fiction]
• Romance -- Absolute Favorites!  [Gere Branch Booktalk, February 14, 2005]
• Romance for Beginners  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, February 11, 2005]
• Somewhere in Time [time-travel romances]
• 'Tis a Tale Too Sweet: Medieval Romance [Courtyard Book Chats, July 17, 2007] [Layne P.]
• Vampire Romance  [A Reader List submitted by BookWorm - August 2009]

• "Best" Westerns
• Cowboys, School Marms and a Good Horse  [Bethan Branch Booktalk, November 16, 2007 and Gere Branch Booktalk, November 26th, 2007] [Rayma S.]
• The Essentials of Western/Frontier Fiction  [Twenty-one essential authors of classic Western or "frontier" fiction.]
• Nebraska Author Lori Van Pelt [western fiction and essays]
• The Spur Award [Westerns]
• TV Tie-Ins [original fiction based on popular tv series, including westerns]
• Western Anthologies to Check Out  [A Reader List submitted by Spurs - March 2010]

• Bloody Good Reading -- Vampire Fiction  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, September 16, 2005]
• Boo!  [Gere Branch Booktalk, October 24, 2005]
• Boo! - 2008  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, October 31, 2008]
• The Bram Stoker Award [Horror]
• The Essentials of Horror Fiction  [Twenty essential authors of Horror 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]
• I Thought With a Shudder...The Works of H.P. Lovecraft  [Gere Branch BooksTalk, April 30, 2012] [Gordon A.]
• If You Like...Ray Bradbury  [character-driven science fiction, fantasy and horror with a strong sense of place]
• If You Like...Laurell K. Hamilton  [fantasy/horror/mystery/romance with strong female protaganists]
• If You Like...Stephen King  [contemporary horror]
• Oh, Horrors!...Gothic Novels [Bethany Branch Booktalk, November 7, 2008] [Rayma S.]
• Ripper! [[horror, mystery and/or non-fiction titles looking at Jack the Ripper]
• The Scribe Awards [media tie-in novels, both original and adaptations]
• Tales of Terror and Horror  [Gere Branch Booktalk, October 10, 2005]
• TV Tie-Ins [original fiction based on popular horror tv series]
• Vampire Romance  [A Reader List submitted by BookWorm - August 2009]
• Zombies -- The New Vampires!  [A Reader List submitted by BookMan - October 2009]

• The Christy Award Winners
• Gotta Luv a Series  [A Reader List submitted by Inkie - June 2009]
• If You Like...Jan Karon [contemporary "gentle" reads]
• If You Like...The Left Behind Series [Adventure thrillers with a strong religious bent, featuring spiritual warfare between the forces of Good and Evil]
• Nebraska Author Stephanie Grace Whitson [inspirational romance fiction -- both historical and contemporary]

• And Now For Something Completely Different...  [materials by and about the Monty Python comedy troupe]
• Graphic Novels [adult stories told in a graphical format (non-superhero)]
• High Fashion and High Society Fiction  [Courtyard Book Chats, July 10, 2007] [Jessica H.]
• If You Like...Janet Evanovich  [humorous, mystery/adventure novels with female protagonists]
• If You Like...Carl Hiaasen  [humorous thrillers with bizarre characters]
• If You Like...Terry Pratchett  [humorous, satirical fantasy, bordering on parody]
• If You Like...P.G. Wodehouse  [farcical romps that poke fun at class differences]
• If You Like...Bridget Jones' Diary  [light-hearted contemporary "chick lit"]
• If You Like...Marley & Me  [humorous, sentimental look at the relationships between humans and the pets who adopt them / non-fiction]
• In Space No One Can Hear You Laugh... [science fiction or fantasy which is humorous, satiric or parodies]

• Anchors Aweigh! Naval Adventure Fiction
• Books for the Dog Days of Summer  [Courtyard Book Chats, downtown, June 20, 2006 -- mysteries and thrillers in a cold climate]
•   The Camel Club series by David Baldacci [pdf document created for the Just Desserts discussion group]
• Christian Mysteries and Thrillers  [A Reader List submitted by BookAngel - January 2008]
• Classic Mystery/Adventures Worth a Second Look  [A Reader List submitted by BookMan - November 2007]
• Cruel and Unusual: Some Twists on Standard Genre Fiction [Courtyard Book Chats, August 14, 2007] [genre books that don't necessarily go where you expect]
• The Dashiell Hammett Prize [Crime Writing by North American authors]
• Graphic Novels [adult stories told in a graphical format (non-superhero)]
• If You Like...The Da Vinci Code  [thrillers/mysteries involving history, secret societies, art and/or religion]
•   If You Like Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" series  [suspense-thrillers -- lone-hero -- lots of violence]
• If You Like...Tom Clancy  [techno-thrillers]
• If You Like...Robin Cook  [medical thrillers]
• If You Like...C.S. Forester  [the "Horatio Hornblower" naval adventures]
• If You Like...Carl Hiaasen  [humorous thrillers with bizarre characters]
• If You Like...The Left Behind Series  [Adventure thrillers with a strong religious bent, featuring spiritual warfare between the forces of Good and Evil]
• If You Like...James Patterson  [fast-paced, violent thrillers with crime/mystery elements]
• If You Like...Ruth Rendell  [mysteries with strong elements of psychological suspense]
• Legal Thrillers  [noteworthy examples of the "legal thriller/courtroom drama" genre]
• Love & Danger: Gothics! [Gothic Romances and/or Gothic Suspense novels]
• Murder by Gaslight [mysteries set in the Victorian Era]
• My Life of Crime  [Bethany Booktalk, September 3, 2010 and Gere Booktalk, November 1, 2010] [Erin S.]
• The Name is Bond...James Bond [The history of iconic spy James Bond in print and on film]
• Nebraska Author Sean Doolittle [thrillers]
• Nebraska Author Alex Kava [mysteries/FBI thrillers]
• Nebraska Author David Wiltse [suspense/thriller novels, and plays]
• Nebraska Author Don Winslow [mysteries/thrillers]
• The Not-So-Quiet Countryside  [Courtyard Book Chats, May 22, 2007 -- mysteries with a rural setting]
• Oh, Horrors!...Gothic Novels [Bethany Branch Booktalk, November 7, 2008] [Rayma S.]
• The Scribe Awards [media tie-in novels, both original and adaptations]
• Sean's Grab-Bag 2008 [mixture of fantasies and thrillers] [Gere Branch Booktalk, May 19, 2008] [Sean S.]
• Tales From the Cryptographer  [Gere Branch Booktalk, September 21, 2009] [Erin S.]
• The Thriller Awards  [for thriller and suspense novels and screenplays]
• TV Tie-Ins [original fiction based on popular adventure tv series]
• War Stories [military fiction set during wars from 1200 B.C. to the present]

• The Asian American Literary Award [for fiction, non-fiction, poetry and stage and screenplays by Asian American writers]
• Asian Themes  [A Reader List submitted by Inkie - January 2009]
• Authors From Other Countries [Gere Branch Booktalk, March 16, 2009 and Bethany Branch, March 20, 2009] [Julie B.]
• The Black Detective [mystery novels featuring African American sleuths]
• The Colors of Love [ethic, African-American and interracial romances fiction]
• Erin Go Bragh! [Bethany Branch Booktalk, March 14, 2008 and Gere Branch, March 17, 2008] [Erin S.]
• Far Away Places With Strange Sounding Names [Gere Branch Booktalk, June 12, 2006] [Barbara R.]
• If You Like...Zane   [contemporary urban romance, bordering on erotica]
• International Authors [fiction and non-fiction from a variety of cultures]
• Native Voices [contemporary Native American writers]
• Sweetgrass and Desert Sage [mystery novels featuring Native American sleuths/settings]
• Women in Islam [Bethany Branch Booktalk, April 18, 2008 and Gere Branch, April 21, 2008] [Vicki W.]
• Word Weavers: A Multicultural List of Fiction by Women [fiction and non-fiction from a variety of cultures]

• A Crop of Words [Nebraska Poets]
• The Good Life -- Nebraska Authors [Bethany Branch, February 8, 2008] [Meredith M.]
• Native Voices [contemporary Native American writers - including poets]
• Nebraska Author Weldon Kees [general fiction, poetry, reviews and essays]
• Nebraska Author John G. Neihardt [general fiction, poetry, non-fiction]
• Nebraska Poet William Kloefkorn [a list of this Nebraska State Poet's poetry collections, novels and memoirs]

• Africa - The Dark Continent  [Gere Branch, May 2, 2011 and Bethany Branch, May 13, 2011] [Donna G.]
• ALA Notable Books 2006/2007 - A Selection  [Courtyard Book Chats, June 12, 2007] [Pat L.]
• ALA Notable Books 2008 - A Selection  [Booktalk for Nebraska Literary Heritage Association, September 17, 2008; Gere Branch, November 17, 2008; Bethany Branch, December 5, 2008] [Pat L.]
• ALA Notable Books 2009  [Gere Books Talk, November 30, 2009 and Bethany Books Talk, December 18, 2009] [Pat L.]
• ALA Notable Books 2010  [Bethany Books Talk, December 16, 2011] [Pat L.]
• Allure of the Outdoors: Travel and Nature Writings
• Amber's Biographies Book Talk [Gere Branch Booktalk, April 14, 2008] [Amber N.]
• And Now For Something Completely Different...  [materials by and about the Monty Python comedy troupe]
• The Bancroft Prize  [for non-fiction about American History and Diplomacy]
• Biographies and Memoirs  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, February 18, 2005]
• Biographies & Memoirs: A Short List  [Courtyard Book Chats, August 7, 2007] [Vicki W.]
• Books About Books  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, April 15, 2005]
• Books About Books with Pam B.  [Gere Branch Booktalk, October 22, 2012] [Pam B.]
• Books About the 1930s [Gere Branch Booktalk, May 5, 2008 and Bethany Branch Booktalk, May 30, 2008] [Ramya S.]
• Books for the Dog Days of Summer  [Courtyard Book Chats, downtown, June 20, 2006 -- mysteries, thrillers and true-life adventures in a cold climate]
• Books in Pairs  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, April 13, 2007, Gere Branch Booktalk, April 16, 2007] [Vicki W.]
• The Brain...and What Can Go Wrong With It  [Courtyard Book Chats, July 28, 2009] [Vicki W.]
• Business and Leadership 2008 [Courtyard Book Chats...in the Garden!, June 3, 2008] [Julie B.]
• Checkmate! [Bethany Branch Booktalk, February 29, 2008 and Gere Branch Booktalk, April 28, 2008] [Jim W.]
• Convergences and Divergences  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, March 30, 2012, and Gere Branch Booktalk, April 2, 2012] [Becky W.C. and Scott C.]
• Cooking Adoptive Royal Killers  [Courtyard Book Chats...in the Garden!, June 24, 2008; Bethany Branch, September 5, 2008; Gere Branch, November 3, 2008] [Charlotte K.]
• Creature Comforts  [A Reader List submitted by Paige Turner - December 2008]
• A Crop of Words [poetry by Nebraska poets]
• Dog Training and Drawing  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, September 10, 2010 and Gere Branch Booktalk, October 18, 2010] [Marcy G.]
• Eat, Drink and Be Merry  [Gere Branch Booktalk, March 30, 2009]
• En Passant: A Selection of Chess Materials [fiction and non-fiction about chess]
• Emotions!  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, May 21, 2004]
• The Essential Photographers [Twenty essential photographers of the 19th through 21st centuries]
• Explorers and Explorations  [a Books, Movies & More booklist from Dec 2011]
• A Few of My Favorite Books [Gere Branch Booktalk, September 15, 2008 and Bethany Branch Booktalk, September 19, 2008] [Shannon K.]
• Food, Glorious Food!  [Gere Branch BookTalk, September 27, 2010] [Pam B.]
• From the Librarian's Library  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, October 2004]
• Funny, Silly and Sometimes Weird Books  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, November 13, 2009]
• Get Real!  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, January 29, 2010] [Kimberly S.]
• The Good Life -- Nebraska Authors [Bethany Branch Booktalk, February 8, 2008] [Meredith M.]
• History as Narrative: The Writings of Barbara Tuchman  [Gere Branch Booktalk, May 3, 2004]
• The History of the Victorian Age Will Never Be Written...  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, January 16, 2009 and Gere Branch Booktalk, February 2, 2009] [Marcy G.]
• Hot Non-Fiction Titles of 2008 [a selection of popular non-fiction titles added to the libraries' collection in 2008]
• A House Divided  [a Books, Movies & More booklist from Apr 2011]
• Human Ecology: The Books of Jared Diamond  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, February 3, 2006 and Gere Branch Booktalk, February 27, 2006
• The Ides of March  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, January 18, 2008, Gere Branch Booktalk, March 3, 2008] [Layne P.]
• If You Like...Marley & Me  [sentimental look at the relationships betweens humans and the pets who adopt them]
• If You Like...The Perfect Storm  [gripping look at "Man vs. Nature" experiences, mostly non-fiction]
• International Authors
• It's All About Me: Self-Help and Self-Improvement  [Courtyard Book Chats, August 21, 2007] [Kimberly S.]
• A Little Bit of This  [Gere Branch Booktalk, October 2, 2006] [Pam B.] [includes several non-fiction titles]
• Live From New York...It's Saturday Night!  [A Reader List submitted by BookMan - December 2008]
• Looking to Score -- Biographies  [Courtyard Book Chats...in the Garden!, July 29, 2008] [Sean S.]
• Love for Sale! [Bethany Branch Booktalk, February 15, 2008] [Lisa V.]
• Marcy's Bag of Books  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, January 11, 2008 and Gere Branch Booktalk, January 14, 2008] [Marcy G.]
• Mostly Biographies...But Some Other Goodies Too  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, April 6, 2012] [Charlotte K.]
• Mostly the Truth...Sometimes Not!  [Gere Branch Booktalk, November 19, 2007, Bethany Branch Booktalk, November 30, 2007] [Deanne J./Carol S.]
• Music for the Eye: A Sampling of Music Videos in the Lincoln City Libraries  [Gere Branch Booktalk, February 22, 2010] [Carolyn D. of the Polley Music Library]
• Nebraska Author Weldon Kees
• Nebraska Author John G. Neihardt
• Nebraska Author Mary Pipher [non-fiction, psychology, cultural influences]
• Nebraska Author Lori Van Pelt [western fiction and essays]
• Nebraska Authors Write About Sports [a special list composed by the staff of the Heritage Room]
• The Nebraska Book Awards [books by Nebraska authors, published in Nebraska, or about Nebraska]
• The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2011  [the 100 most noteworth fiction/non-fiction titles of 2011]
• Noteworthy Biographies  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, February 17, 2006]
• A Nutshell History of Western Theatre  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, May 7, 2010 and Gere Branch Booktalk, May 10, 2010] [Jim W.]
• People Magazine's Top 10 Books of the Year - 2007  [A Reader List submitted by BookMan - January 2008]
• People Magazine's Top 10 Books of the Year - 2008  [A Reader List submitted by BookMan - January 2009]
• People I Wish I Had Known  [Gere Branch Booktalk, February 4, 2008] [Pam B.]
• Polley Picks - May 2009  [Bethany Branch, March 27, 2009] [Carolyn D.]
• Polley Picks - May 2009  [Gere Branch, May 18, 2009] [Carolyn D.]
• Polley's Play-Along Adventures  [Courtyard Book Chats, August 11, 2009] [Carolyn D.]
• Presidential Bios  [A Reader List submitted by BookMan - June 2009]
• The Red Hat Society  [Gere Branch Booktalk, January 31, 2005]
• A Salmugandi of Good Reading  [Gere Branch, May 7, 2007] [Pam B.]
• Set Sail to New Worlds  [Bethany Branch, October 17, 2008] [Erin S.]
• Slate's Best Reads of 2009  [A Reader List submitted by BookMan - May 2010]
• Spunky Old Ladies  [biographies of +50 women who lived their lives without regrets]
• Strange But True!  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, January 6, 2005 and Gere Branch Booktalk, April 10, 2006]
• Tales From the Cryptographer  [Gere Branch Booktalk, September 21, 2009] [Erin S.]
• A Taste of Chicago  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, January 13, 2006]
• Tender Vittles -- A Culinary Book Talk  [Gere Branch Booktalk, November 5, 2007]
• Top 10 Celebrity Bios from People Magazine, April 30, 2009  [A Reader List submitted by BookMan - April 2009]
• Truth be Told -- Some Non-Fiction Favorites  [Gere Branch Booktalk, April 26, 2010] [Lisa V.]
• A Tub of Tomes for 2010  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, March 19, 2010] [Lisa V.]
• A Very Short Bibliography on First Ladies  [Bethany Branch Booktalk, April 16, 2004 and Gere Branch Booktalk, May 10, 2004]
• The War in Europe [Bethany Branch Booktalk, May 23, 2008] [Karen M.]
• Who Knew? [Gere Branch, February 7, 2011] [Sandy W.]
• Write? Right!  [Bethany Booktalk, October 21, 2011 and Gere Booktalk, November 14, 2011] [Scott C.]
• Young Adult, Entertaining and Style  [Gere Branch Booktalk, January 28, 2008, Bethany Branch Booktalk, February 1, 2008] [Sarah D.-P.]