Book & Movie Recommendations

Book Suggestions

• Blackstone Library Staff Reading Lists – Check out these reading lists created by our staff.
• BookBrowse – Browse new books and read book reviews.
• Bookish – Easy to navigate book recommendations.
• Fantastic Fiction – Bibliographies for over 30,000 authors
• Goodreads – Find new books, post reviews, see what your friends are reading, & more.
• Gnooks – Explore the literature map and discover new authors you’ll like based on what you currently read.
• LibraryReads – Check out the top 10 books published this month that librarians love.
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America – Recommendations and reading lists for SF & Fantasy fans.
• Stop, You’re Killing Me! – Mystery, suspense, crime, spy, and thriller recommendations.

Book Reviews

• Book Reporter
• Book Riot
• Early Word
• The Guardian Books
• Kirkus Reviews
• New York Review of Books
• New York Times Book Review

Series

• FantasticFiction – An extensive website with many authors and series lists.
• What’s Next? – An excellent resource to find the next book in a series.

Book Blogs

• The Lifeguard Librarian – shhh! no running in the library!
• Bookavore – Voracious reader with a certain verbal attitude.
• Stacked – Librarians. Reviews. Mayhem.

Reading Group Resources

Join a Library Book Club

New members are always welcome. Click here to see what we’re reading.

• Banned Book Club – First Tuesday @ 6:30 p.m.
• Bestsellers Book Club—Last Saturday @ 3:30 p.m.
• Books & Brews Book Club—Last Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m. (held offsite at Thimble Island Brewing Company)
• First Friday Book Discussion—1st Friday @ 11:00 p.m.
• Second Tuesday Book Club—2nd Tuesday @ 6:15 p.m.

Book Club Sets

Need books for your own book club? We have book club sets available for checkout! Each set includes 10 copies of the book, an author bio, and book discussion questions.

Additional Resources

• Book Spot’s Book Discussion Center
• Random House Reader’s Circle
• Reading Group Choices
• Reading Group Guides

Movie Recommendations

• Blackstone Library DVD Lists – Check out these recommended titles from Blackstone staff