Hidden in Snow
No Exit
Staff Picks

Stone Cold Thrillers

  • Kristin A.
  • Thursday, January 01
When the temperature drops, danger rises. Step into stories where the cold bites, the dark closes in, and every shadow hides a threat. These chill-laden thrillers prove that the most gripping mysteries unfold far below freezing.
Heads You Win
Salt Slow
Staff Picks

Just Checked In for Adults

  • Richland Library
  • Tuesday, April 14
This list is regularly updated and shows some of the latest items that have been checked in at the library.
Heads You Win
Salt Slow
Staff Picks

Just Checked In

  • Richland Library
  • Tuesday, April 14
This list is regularly updated and shows some of the latest items that have been checked in at the library.
Aztecs
Brilliant Bugs
Staff Picks

Coming Soon for Children

  • Richland Library
  • Tuesday, April 14
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
The Free Verse Society
The Gravewood
Staff Picks

Coming Soon for Teens

  • Richland Library
  • Tuesday, April 14
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
28 Years Later
Airport
Staff Picks

Coming Soon for Adults

  • Richland Library
  • Tuesday, April 14
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
28 Years Later
Airport
Staff Picks

Coming Soon

  • Richland Library
  • Tuesday, April 14
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
In the Garden of Beasts
A Rule Against Murder
Staff Picks

Most Popular

  • Richland Library
  • Tuesday, April 14
This list is regularly updated and shows 500 of the most popular items being checked out at the library.
The Wren, the Wren
In a Thousand Different Ways
Staff Picks

The Luck of the Irish

  • Kristin A.
  • Sunday, March 01
From windswept villages to electric city streets, Irish writers have a knack for turning the ordinary into something luminous—and occasionally devastating. Expect fierce humor, quiet longing, sharp social insight, and prose that lingers. These Irish authors prove that small islands can produce very big stories.
One Aladdin Two Lamps
Queen of Swords
Staff Picks

New in Biography & Memoir

  • Bland L.
  • Saturday, February 14
Check out these biographies and memoirs recently added to our collection, including the latest from the award-winning Jeanette Winterson and a compelling memoir by Orangeburg native and Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson about his family's history in South Carolina.
If We Were Villains
Lessons in Magic and Disaster
Staff Picks

Dark Academia, Magic, and Secret Societies

  • Kristin A.
  • Monday, September 22
Step into a world where candlelit libraries conceal forbidden knowledge, magic simmers beneath ivy-covered halls, and secret societies pull strings behind velvet curtains. These stories weave the haunting allure of dark academia with the mystique of the arcane and the thrill of hidden power.
We Mostly Come out at Night
Icarus
Staff Picks

The 2024 Lambda Literary Prize Finalists in Youth Categories

  • Adele C.
  • Thursday, August 07
The Lambda Literary Prize finalists in the children's and young adult categories showcase the profound impact of storytelling on young minds. By addressing themes of diversity and inclusion, these books play a crucial role in helping young readers feel understood and less alone.
Dare I Say It
The Empty Nest
Staff Picks

From Perimenopause to Empty Nest: Reads that Embrace Midlife

  • Heather B.
  • Tuesday, July 15
Remember when we thought that puberty, becoming new parents, and mere adulting were hard? Try hitting perimenopause, empty nest, and midlife - oh my! Here are some reads that help navigate this mixed-up stage of life as we age.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
Staff Picks

It's Not Just AI—Authors Love Em Dashes, Too

  • Adele C.
  • Monday, July 07
In this age of generative AI, some readers have grown suspicious of text with em dashes—they're incorrectly viewed as a sure sign of machine-written text. But em dashes aren’t new—many skilled authors use them to enhance their writing. This list highlights authors who know the power of the em dash and have wielded 'em for a long time—way before the bots—with purpose and flair.
Hunchback
The Keeper of Lonely Spirits
Staff Picks

Disability Pride: Adult Fiction Titles

  • Adele C.
  • Thursday, July 03
These titles celebrate resilience and challenge assumptions about living with disabilities. Join these complex characters as they navigate identity, access, and agency in a world that doesn’t always accommodate them.
There's Always This Year
Loud
Staff Picks

Audiobook Appreciation Month

  • Morgan R.
  • Sunday, June 01
With a mix of Audie Award winners and nominees as well as some staff favorites, these audiobooks will be the perfect companion while you are enjoying the summer. eAudiobooks, Books on CD, Playaways, and Wonderbooks, there is an audio format for everyone!
Golden Girl
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Staff Picks

Afterlife Leads: Books Where the Main Character is Dead

  • Sarah C.
  • Monday, May 12
Whether they're helping solve their own murder from beyond the grave or learning how to navigate a bizarre new afterlife, these stories show that death is far from the final chapter for these unforgettable characters. What happens when the end is only the beginning?
The Best of Friends
Forever Friends
Staff Picks

Let's Be Friends

  • Kim M.
  • Wednesday, April 16
Children's friendship is a beautiful and natural bond that blossoms through play, shared laughter, and simple acts of kindness. Unlike adult relationships, children's friendships are often formed quickly and with open hearts, rooted in trust, imagination, and a desire for companionship. Whether it's building forts, sharing secrets, or sticking up for each other on the playground, these early connections help children develop important social skills like empathy, cooperation, and communication.
Growth
The Third Perspective
Staff Picks

Best Business Books of 2024

  • Bland L.
  • Monday, January 06
Check out the best business titles of the year just past, as selected by the Financial Times, Forbes, and McKinsey & Company.
Out of Body
The Black Girl Survives in This One
Staff Picks

Best Teen Fiction of 2024

  • Thomas M.
  • Saturday, December 21
December is a great month for reflecting on the year that was - and all the great books that came out! Below is a list chock full of quality titles for teens as selected and given starred reviews by School Library Journal, Booklist, and Kirkus Reviews.
The Midnight Library
Catching Fire
Staff Picks

The Best of the best of the 21st Century

  • Kim M.
  • Thursday, December 19
Did you miss it? I have compiled a list of some of the best books of the 21st century, so far! This list will get you started or maybe remind you to read that book again! The list is diverse and includes children's fiction, teen fiction, science fiction and adult fiction. Best of reading to you and enjoy!
Didion & Babitz
There's Always This Year
Staff Picks

Best Biographies & Memoirs of 2024

  • Bland L.
  • Friday, December 13
Check out this year's most noteworthy biographies and memoirs, as selected by the New York Times, Esquire, and the Guardian.
How to Kill an Asteroid
The Weight of Nature
Staff Picks

Best Science Books of 2024

  • Bland L.
  • Monday, December 09
These titles have been selected by Smithsonian Magazine, the Guardian, and Amazon as the best science books of 2024 (although a couple were actually published in 2023, they still made it onto the lists). Check them out from our collection.
James
Ghostroots
Staff Picks

2024 National Book Awards

  • Bland L.
  • Thursday, November 21
The winners of the 2024 National Book Awards have just been announced. Check out these winners and finalists from our collection in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people's literature.
Gorgeous Gruesome Faces
Scout's Honor
Staff Picks

Queer Horror for Teens

  • Alex B.
  • Tuesday, October 15
Celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month and Halloween with these spooky (and gay) reads for teens.
15 Lies Women Are Told at Work
Millionaire Habits
Staff Picks

New Business Reads

  • Bland L.
  • Wednesday, July 17
New releases include books on women's issues in the workforce (15 Lies Women Are Told at Work, Fair Shake: Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy,
Accordion Eulogies
Once Upon a Time
Staff Picks

New and Notable Biographies and Memoirs

  • Bland L.
  • Monday, June 24
Some of these titles have already received a lot of notice (memoirs by Anthony Fauci and Griffin Dunne, for instance), but others may have escaped your attention and are worth a look too.
Icebreaker
Home Field Advantage
Staff Picks

Teen Sports Romances

  • Thomas M.
  • Wednesday, June 05
Game, set, matchmaking! The characters in these books are competitive, passionate, and dedicated - sometimes they also play sports. Swoon from the sidelines or on the field in these sports romances.
The Valedictorian of Being Dead
Because We Are Bad
Staff Picks

Memoirs for Mental Health Awareness Month

  • Bland L.
  • Tuesday, April 30
Mental Health Awareness Month is observed in the US each May. Inaugurated in 1949 by the National Association for Mental Health (now Mental Health America), it features a different theme each year. For 2024, the theme is Where to Start, “For anyone struggling with the pressure of today’s world, feeling alone, or wondering if they can feel better.” For one good place to start, check out these moving autobiographies and memoirs that explore the challenges of mental i
Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment
Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment
Staff Picks

Teen Books to Celebrate AAPI Month

  • Alex B.
  • Friday, April 26
May is Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month and what better way to honor that community than with stories? These book are by and about the AAPI community with a focus on the teen years. Enjoy!
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
The Ruins of Gorlan
Staff Picks

Naruto Readalikes for Teens

  • Alex B.
  • Wednesday, March 06
The Naruto manga series has long been popular with teens--and for good reason! It's got magic, friendship, action, and it's a coming of age story. While manga reading still counts as reading, here are some novels with similar themes for fans ready to branch out. Believe it!
Of Time and Turtles
The Underworld
Staff Picks

Smithsonian Magazine Best Science Books of 2023

  • Bland L.
  • Tuesday, February 20
Check out these recently published science titles that Smithsonian Magazine has singled out for praise. The list includes Of Time and Turtles, by best-selling author Sy Montgomery, and the thought-provoking Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of O
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute
Together, Apart
Staff Picks

2024 New Year, New Me: Middle Grade and Teen Books

  • Richland Library
  • Monday, February 19
Recommended by Richland Library staff, this list is what happens when we decide to kick-off the new year with a challenge--reading outside of our comfort zones. From nonfiction to manga, romance to historical fiction, we stretched ourselves and our reading habits to explore new genres and authors.
Debating Darcy
Debating Darcy
Staff Picks

Austen-tacious: YA Adaptations of Jane Austen

  • Alex B.
  • Wednesday, January 24
There's no rizz like Jane Austen rizz. Perhaps that's why Jane Austen retellings have enduring appeal to young romantics. Check out this list curated by my colleage Hannah C. and me for a Valentine's read.
Your Face Belongs to Us
Power and Progress
Staff Picks

Financial Times Best Business Books of 2023

  • Bland L.
  • Monday, December 11
London’s Financial Times has released a list of the year’s best business titles. It includes books treating such timely topics as AI (The Coming Wave), cryptocurrency (
Spice Road
Transmogrify!
Staff Picks

2023 Teen Science Fiction and Fantasy

  • Monday, November 27
Magic and technology, two powerful forces for worldbuilding and imagination, can be found in these titles. Turn the page and find something extraordinary.
Play the Game
The Long Run
Staff Picks

2023 Teen Fiction Debut Authors

  • Monday, November 27
Every year brings a treasure trove of new voices in young adult literature, and 2023 is no exception. There's nothing like discovering a rising star while they're still starting out. Find your new favorites here.
Rising Class
Ab(solutely) Normal
Staff Picks

2023 Issue-Driven Teen Titles

  • Monday, November 27
Contemporary issues of race, class, sex, gender, and climate drive the real and fictional stories behind these books. Seeing new perspectives, how others take action, and what can be done now are important windows books can open.
She is a Haunting
All These Sunken Souls
Staff Picks

2023 Teen Fiction Horror

  • Monday, November 27
Which kind of horror is more your style? Murder mystery thrillers, supernatural transformations, evil influences, or anthologies that offer all of the above? You will find all that and more in this unnerving list.
The Beasts in Your Brain
Where to Start
Staff Picks

2023 Teen Nonfiction Favorites

  • Monday, November 27
Stories of survival, stereotypes, and self-improvement are not limited to fiction. Sometimes the most amazing journey to read about comes from real life, or even discovering yourself.
The Silver Eyes
Shadow and Bone
Staff Picks

2023 Page To Screen Teen Titles

  • Monday, November 27
Some of the hottest shows and movies coming out this year are based on teen fiction titles. Reading a story first before watching its adaptation can be a rewarding way to experience a story.
Stars and Smoke
No Place Like Home
Staff Picks

2023 Teen Fiction For Younger Teens

  • Monday, November 27
"Young adult" can be a pretty broad category when it comes to age groups. These are some good picks for teens that are more "young" and less "adult."
This Winter
Manifest
Staff Picks

2023 Teen Series Additions

  • Monday, November 27
Keep the love of a good book going by sharing its sequel, too. These series additions came out in 2023 and may come as a surprise to their fans.
We Deserve Monuments
Himawari House
Staff Picks

2023 Teen Book Award Winners

  • Monday, November 20
The critics have spoken and these are the cream of the youth lit crop, at least until next year's awards.
She is a Haunting
The Dream Weaver
Staff Picks

2023 Best Middle Grade and Teen Books featuring Diverse Characters or Experiences

  • Richland Library
  • Friday, November 17
Selected by Richland Library staff, these books represent some of our favorite stories (and non-fiction) featuring diverse characters published in 2023--plus a few older titles that we wanted to make sure you didn't miss. Looking for even more good books? Check out our personalized recommendations or call us at 803-799-9084.
From One Cell
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023
Staff Picks

New in Science

  • Bland L.
  • Thursday, November 16
In addition to titles from perennial best-sellers Carlo Rovelli (White Holes) and Neil deGrasse Tyson (To Infinity & Beyond), recent science publications include a new edition of a monumental classic,
Cosmic Scholar
Emily Dickinson Face to Face and "a Hedge Away"
Staff Picks

New and Notable Biographies and Memoirs

  • Bland L.
  • Wednesday, November 15
You’ve probably already heard of the new memoirs by Barbra Streisand (My Name Is Barbra) and Britney Spears (The Woman in Me), but here are some other recent releases you might find worth a read.
Cinderella is Dead
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
Staff Picks

Fairy Tale Retellings in Teen Fiction

  • Thomas M.
  • Saturday, October 28
Fairy tales, myths, and legends have endured for centuries. They are passed down across generations, with each new storyteller adding their own twist or putting a familiar story in a new setting. This list is for readers who love fairy tales while wanting to see something new or different from them. These stories have long roots from the past that have grown into new branches in the present.
Deephaven
The Very Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura
Staff Picks

Stories to Listen to After Dark! 2023

  • Taelor J.
  • Wednesday, October 04
Need a good ghost story to listen to this spooky season?! Here are some scary and not-so- scary middle grade books released in 2023 to get listeners in the Spooky Spirit. Cozy up with your favorite blanket as you listen to some of these hair raising tales!
I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home
Call Me by Your Name
Staff Picks

2023 Charleston Literary Festival Authors

  • Bland L.
  • Tuesday, October 03
The Charleston Literary Festival, which will run from 3 to 12 November, has entered the lit-fest big leagues, to judge from the roster of writers participating this year. In addition to contemporary fiction stars such as Rebecca Makkai and Claire Keegan, luminaries such as Lorrie Moore, Richard Ford, and Margaret Atwood are also on the list. Nonfiction is well represented too, with noted historians Simon Schama and Simon Sebag Montefiore, public TV regular Lucy Worsley, perennial best-seller Tracy Kidder, and New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik
No Filter and Other Lies
There Goes the Neighborhood
Staff Picks

Social Media in Teen Fiction

  • Thomas M.
  • Wednesday, August 02
Are you addicted to the world of likes and shares? Are comments and connections worth the toxicity and loss of privacy? Or are you keeping your distance and disregarding what the world thinks? Social media can be an all-consuming popularity contest full of posing and fake glamour. It can also be a lifeline, tutor, and rallying cry. The books on this list depict social media as all that and more, sometimes with extreme drama, other times with heart.
The Crayons Go Back to School.
Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend!
Staff Picks

Big Transitions for Little Humans

  • Caitlin B.
  • Monday, July 31
Life is full of transitions: big or small, they are all important in the life of a child. Books are a great way to introduce children to new ideas, concepts, and experiences. Transitions including going to a new school--or going to school for the first time--and moving houses, cities, and states are huge milestones in a child's life and can be made more understandable and relatable through this list of picture books at Richland Library. If you have questions or would like to place books on hold, call the Children's Room at Main at (803) 929-3434. We're always happy to help you!
Our Best Intentions
A Likely Story
Staff Picks

2023 First Novel Prize Longlist

  • Bland L.
  • Thursday, July 27
The longlist for the 2023 First Novel Prize has just been announced. This prize, created by the Center for Fiction to honor the best debut novel of the year, was first awarded in 2006. This year's prizewinner will be announced in December. In the meantime, check out these longlist titles from our collection.
The Gilded Wolves
Red Rising
Staff Picks

"Where are your boy books for teens?" - Fantasy

  • Thomas M.
  • Friday, July 14
If you are looking for books with male protagonists across a variety of genres, then this series of booklists has plenty to recommend. This list features books about magic, kingdoms, and supernatural beings.
Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions.
The New David Espinoza
Staff Picks

"Where are your boy books for teens?" - Contemporary

  • Thomas M.
  • Friday, July 14
If you are looking for books with male protagonists across a variety of genres, then this series of booklists has plenty to recommend. This list features books that take place away from spies, spaceships, and superheroes. Sometimes the real world is just more interesting.
The Loop.
Ship Breaker
Staff Picks

"Where are your boy books for teens?" - Sci Fi & Dystopian

  • Thomas M.
  • Friday, July 14
If you are looking for books with male protagonists across a variety of genres, then this series of booklists has plenty to recommend. This list features books about strange worlds, scientific phenomena, superpowers, and surviving the end of the world.
The Final Four
The Crossover
Staff Picks

"Where are your boy books for teens?" - Sports

  • Thomas M.
  • Friday, July 14
If you are looking for books with male protagonists across a variety of genres, then this series of booklists has plenty to recommend. This list features books about athletes and the role sports play in their lives.
A Touch of Jen
Finna
Staff Picks

Look in the (Black) Mirror

  • Alex B.
  • Monday, July 03
Enjoy these books inspired by Black Mirror, the Netflix show that explores the pros and cons of a technology-driven society.
Love from A to Z
Love from a to Z
Staff Picks

Teen Books for Disability Pride Month

  • Alex B.
  • Saturday, July 01
According to the American Bar Association, July is Disability Pride Month which "celebrates disabled persons embracing their disabilities as integral parts of who they are." Teens can enjoy these books centering and celebrating the experiences of disabled people.
Anything but Typical
Anything but Typical
Staff Picks

Disability Pride for Middle Grade Readers

  • Alex B.
  • Saturday, July 01
According to the American Bar Association, July is Disability Pride Month "a time for the disability community to come together, uplift, and amplify one another’s voices and be heard." These books for middle graders center disabled people's voices and celebrate their experiences.
The Luis Ortega Survival Club
Scout's Honor
Staff Picks

Teen Girl Gangs

  • Thomas M.
  • Wednesday, June 07
When a group of girls join together to take on the world, nothing can stop them. Overcoming horrors, villains, battles of the band, and misogyny will require solidarity, a kick-butt attitude, and unbreakable will. These girls have the moxie to assert themselves, stand up for one another, and upset age-old narratives and expectations.
Mr. B
Easy Beauty
Staff Picks

2023 Pulitzer Prizes

  • Bland L.
  • Monday, May 08
Check out the 2023 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists in the categories of fiction, history, biography, memoir/ autobiography, poetry, and general nonfiction.
The Girl with All the Gifts
Y, the Last Man, Book One. Issue 1-10
Staff Picks

If You Liked... The Last of Us

  • Thomas M.
  • Tuesday, February 21
Trekking across post-apocalyptic landscapes. Surviving in a broken world. Watching morality corrode as infection compromises everything. Never giving up on the one person you can trust. These are just some of the themes evoked by The Last of Us, and you will also find them in the reading experiences below.
Number the Stars
Hitler Youth
Staff Picks

Tween Books for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

  • Alex B.
  • Friday, January 27
The United Nations observes January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day as it's the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Six million Jews died through systemic persecution under the Nazi regime 1933-1945. Now more than ever, it's crucial to talk to kids about important events in history. Check out these books for kids aged 9+ for age appropriate fiction and nonfiction books about the Holocaust. Visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website for more information: https://www.ushmm.org/
To Look a Nazi in the Eye
The Light in Hidden Places
Staff Picks

International Holocaust Remembrance Day for Teens

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, January 26
"Oskar Groening, the man accused of aiding and abetting in the murder of more than three hundred thousand Jews in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, was about to enter the German courtroom."--To Look a Nazi in the Eye: A Teen's Account of a War Criminal Trial by Kathy Kacer with Jordana Lebowitz
Stars of the Night
The Story of Bodri
Staff Picks

International Holocaust Remembrance Day for Young Readers

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, January 26
“There will be times when you'll feel lonely and homesick. Let the stars of the night and the sun of the day be the messenger of our thoughts and love.”― Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport by Caren Stelson | illustrated by Selina Alko
Saving Main Street
The LEGO Story
Staff Picks

New Business Books

  • Bland L.
  • Thursday, December 22
Notable new titles include Walt Bogdanich’s When McKinsey Comes to Town, about the influential and controversial consulting firm known for the draconian measures it often recommends to its client businesses, and Gary Rivlin’s Saving Main Street, about the re
How to Money
Project Startup
Staff Picks

#FinLit Reviews Booklist

  • Thomas M.
  • Friday, December 16
The months of #FinLit Book Review blog posts are adding up. Here is a handy list of all of the fiction and nonfiction reviewed for their financial literacy value on the Richland Library blog.
Before the Big Bang
Silent Spring Revolution
Staff Picks

New in Science

  • Bland L.
  • Wednesday, December 14
Among the latest science titles are two from award-winning authors whose books regularly appear on the nonfiction best-seller lists. Unlike most previous books on Covid-19, which have focused on the medical drama of the pandemic, David Quammen’s Breathless takes a purely scientific perspective on the struggle to understand the virus. Siddhartha Mukherjee’s
Martha Graham
Savor
Staff Picks

New in Biography and Memoir

  • Bland L.
  • Monday, December 12
New and noteworthy titles include You Don’t Know What War Is, the diary of twelve-year-old Yeva Skalietska, who had to flee Ukraine with her grandmother at the outset of the current war, and Neil Baldwin's Martha Graham: When Dance Became Modern.&nbsp
Queen of the Tiles
I Rise
Staff Picks

2022 Picks for Younger Teens

  • Jennifer N.
  • Thursday, December 01
Check out the titles below for the same thrilling twists and turns you’ve come to love in young adult literature, with gentle romances and bold adventures. Looking for more great teen books? Check out our personalized recommendations form or give us a call at 803.929.3470.
Okoye to the People
Harley Quinn
Staff Picks

Screen to Page: Familiar Favorites for Teens

  • Jennifer N.
  • Thursday, December 01
Want to read more about your favorite characters? Check out these media tie-in titles to get more details and depth on familiar faces from movies and comics. Looking for more great teen books? Check out our personalized recommendations form or give us a call at 803.929.3470.
Rising Troublemaker
The Complete Cookbook for Teen Chefs
Staff Picks

2022 Teen Nonfiction Favorites

  • Jennifer N.
  • Thursday, December 01
Great books on finances, social issues, history, literature, sciences, and so much more has been added to our list of favorite nonfiction titles for teens this year. Pick up one of these illuminating titles today. Looking for more great teen books? Check out our personalized recommendations form or give us a call at 803.929.3470.
The Dragon's Promise
Blood of Troy
Staff Picks

2022 Teen Series Additions

  • Jennifer N.
  • Thursday, December 01
Your favorite stories continue in these latest additions to popular YA series. From epic fantasies to edge-of-your seat thrillers, you won't want to miss the next books in these addictive teen series. Looking for more great teen books? Check out our personalized recommendations form or give us a call at 803.929.3470.
Descendant of the Crane
The Brilliant Death
Staff Picks

High Fantasy with a Bite

  • Diamond T.
  • Wednesday, November 02
Lush World building and magic systems with high stakes, a fantasy lover's treasure trove.
The Sunbearer Trials
Reclaim the Stars
Staff Picks

Critics' Choices For Best Teen Fiction of 2022

  • Thomas M.
  • Wednesday, October 19
2022 isn't over yet, but readers are starting to agree on the titles that have stood out this year. These books span many genres, settings, and points of view, which shows that teen fiction is still and always growing.
South to America
Ardennes 1944
Staff Picks

2022 Charleston Literary Festival Authors

  • Bland L.
  • Wednesday, October 05
This year’s Charleston Literary Festival, taking place November 4-13, will feature a spectacular array of fiction and nonfiction writers. The fiction roster includes literary-fiction heavyweight Ian McEwan, as well as best-selling authors Geraldine Brooks and Nic Hornby. Among those representing nonfiction are African American studies scholar Eddie S.
All This Could Be Different
When We Were Sisters
Staff Picks

2022 National Book Award Longlists

  • Bland L.
  • Friday, September 16
The 2022 National Book Award longlists have just been announced. The finalists will be named on 4 October. In the meantime, check out these contenders in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people's literature, and translated literature.
Nickel and Dimed
Bright-sided
Staff Picks

Remembering Barbara Ehrenreich

  • Bland L.
  • Tuesday, September 06
Barbara Ehrenreich, who for more than fifty years dissected American culture in a series of perceptive books (many of them best sellers), died on 1 Sept.
The Charmed List
White Hot Kiss
Staff Picks

Love is in the Air

  • Diamond T.
  • Monday, August 29
Bask in first loves, cute antics and books full of laughter, romance and great friendships.
Legendborn
Girl, Serpent, Thorn
Staff Picks

Tale as Old as Time

  • Jennifer N.
  • Monday, August 29
Folk and fairy tales are passed down generation after generation to preserve community values and act as cautionary tales. The authors below have adapted elements from these traditional tales into fresh stories of romance, fantasy, and adventure for teens. Looking for more great teen books? Check out our personalized recommendation form or call us at 803-929-3470.
Hear My Voice
Sing, Don't Cry
Staff Picks

Immigration and Refugee Stories: Children's Novels and Nonfiction

  • Caitlin B.
  • Tuesday, August 16
Refugee and immigrant stories are American stories. Richland Library has a multitude of beautiful novels and nonfiction books that tell a variety of stories of children and families coming to America in search of a better life. You can place books on hold online or call us in the Children's Room at (803) 929-3434 and we will happily place holds for you to pick up in the CR or at any branch location.
The Pioneers
1776
Staff Picks

American Biographer

  • Bland L.
  • Tuesday, August 09
Author David G. McCullough, who died on 7 August, has left a rich legacy of biographies and histories that met with both critical and public acclaim. The recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes and two National Book Awards, among many other literary prizes, McCullough published a series of best-selling books from 1968 to 2019, all still fresh and relevant for their insight and erudition. Check out these landmark works from our collection.
Assignment Russia
The Brink
Staff Picks

The Cold War

  • Bland L.
  • Friday, July 22
The Cold War was famously never a declared “war” but an ideological struggle that unfolded in a decades-long series of proxy conflicts. Researchers are still uncovering new information from archives and other sources to better explain this strange period, which one historian has referred to as the “Fifty-Year Wound.” Check out these recent titles from our collection if you’re curious to learn more.
Lore
A Song for Ella Grey
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Greek Myth Retellings for Teens

  • Lily W.
  • Sunday, July 17
Gone through all of the Percy Jackson books? Looking for more YA books that retell and reinterpret Greek myths? Check out the titles below, which reimagine the stories of Persephone, Medusa, Orpheus, and all of your other favorites! For more great teen books, check out our personalized recommendation form or call us at 803-799-9084.
Dragons in a Bag
Going Down Home with Daddy.
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Great Books for Ages 7, 8, 9 | 2021

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, July 14
Mama smiles sweetly and places her palm against the door. She speaks slowly and politely. “It’s just us, Ma. I called this morning and told you we were coming. Remember?” The woman behind the door barks at Mama, “Course I remember. You called and asked if you could leave the boy with me and I said NO!”--Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
How to Read a Book
Get Good with Money
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#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Non-Celebrity Self-Discovery

  • Ariel H.
  • Wednesday, June 29
The #BroaderBookshelf challenge helps expand your reading habits to discover authors, genres and books you might not otherwise pick up. More #BroaderBookshelf booklists can be found here. Get personalized recommendations
Who Killed Jane Stanford?
The Ghosts of Eden Park
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Historic True Crime

  • Bland L.
  • Tuesday, June 21
Many true crime books are roughly contemporary in setting. But there’s a whole subgenre of nonfiction crime narrative drawn from historical cases, many of them scandalous in their day and some of them still unsolved. A recent standout in this subgenre is Who Killed Jane Stanford? by respected historian Richard White, which explores the poisoning murder of the widow of Stanford University founder Leland
Black is a Rainbow Color
If You Come to Earth /.
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South Carolina Picture Book Award Nominees 2022-2023

  • Heather M.
  • Sunday, June 19
The South Carolina Picture Book Award is granted annually by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL). The nominees represent quality contemporary literature for 4K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders, selected by students, parents, teachers, and librarians. Below are the 2022-2023 nominees in print, audio, and ebook formats.
Isaiah Dunn is My Hero
Unspeakable
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South Carolina Children's Book Award Nominees 2022-2023

  • Heather M.
  • Sunday, June 19
The South Carolina Children's Book Award is granted annually by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL). The nominees represent quality contemporary literature for 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th graders, selected by students, parents, teachers, and librarians. Below are the 2022-2023 nominees in print, audio, and ebook formats.
King and the Dragonflies
This is Our Rainbow
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Read All About It: LGBTQI2SA+ Middle Grade Books

  • Jocelyn T.
  • Friday, June 10
Read the rainbow and discover these LGBTQI2SA+ middle grade books that show us love is love and that we are truly free to be you and me. Looking for more good books? Get personalized reading recommendation lists  from children's literature experts.
An Immense World
Bird
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New in Science

  • Bland L.
  • Monday, June 06
Atlantic staff writer Ed Yong is a rising star in the science-writing world. He received a Pulitzer in 2021 for his reporting on the pandemic, and his first book, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life, was a best seller. Now his second book,