1984
April and the Extraordinary World
Staff Picks

Just Checked In

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 25
This list is regularly updated and shows some of the latest items that have been checked in at the library.
Bluey Season 3
The Shaggy Dog
Staff Picks

Coming Soon for Children

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 25
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
The Black Girl Survives in This One
Four Eids and a Funeral
Staff Picks

Coming Soon for Teens

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 25
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
5 Centimeters Per Second
47 Days With Jesus
Staff Picks

Coming Soon for Adults

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 25
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
5 Centimeters Per Second
47 Days With Jesus
Staff Picks

Coming Soon

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 25
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
The Women
The Meaning of Marriage
Staff Picks

Most Popular

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 25
This list is regularly updated and shows 500 of the most popular items being checked out at the library.
1984
April and the Extraordinary World
Staff Picks

Just Checked In for Adults

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 25
This list is regularly updated and shows some of the latest items that have been checked in at the library.
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!
Cross My Heart and Never Lie
Stars in Their Eyes
Staff Picks

The 2024 Stonewall Book Honorees for Children’s Books

  • Adele C.
  • Friday, March 01
The Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association’s Rainbow Round Table, honors books for children and young adults with the Mike Morgan and Larry Romans awards. Each year, these prestigious awards honor outstanding English-language works that amplify queer voices, stories, and experiences, inviting readers to explore the diverse tapestry of queer experiences. For more information, visit the Stonewall Book Award website.
All That She Carried
Vulture Capitalism
Staff Picks

The 2024 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction

  • Adele C.
  • Friday, March 01
Just as the Women’s Prize for Fiction celebrates and honors exceptional fiction written by women, so too does the inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction platform the very best in non-fiction by women. This celebration of women’s voices, resilience, and creativity identifies compelling, thought-provoking, and beautifully crafted non-fiction works.
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 (
The Last White Man
On Girlhood
Staff Picks

Quick Reads

  • Morgan R.
  • Thursday, November 30
Love to read but short on time? Trying to complete a yearly reading goal like the #BroaderBookshelf Reading Challenge? In a reading slump? Check out one of these quick reads to get you back on track and feel accomplished! Need more inspiration? Try our Personalized Reading Recommendations. 
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
Victory. Stand!
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.
Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
Staff Picks

Walter Mosley's World

  • Morgan R.
  • Wednesday, October 25
Walter Mosley is one of the most versatile and admired writers in America. He is the author of more than sixty critically acclaimed books that cover a wide range of ideas, genres, and forms including fiction (literary, mystery, and science fiction), political monographs, writing guides including Elements of Fiction, a memoir in paintings, and a young adult novel called 47. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages. (Author's Website) 
Framing Lesbian Fashion
How to Survive a Plague
Staff Picks

LGBTQ History Month Streaming

  • Zita R.
  • Wednesday, October 04
Dive into LGBTQ History from the comfort of your own home with movies, ebooks, and eaudiobooks on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Libby.
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
The Woman in the Library
The Card Catalog
Staff Picks

Library Card Sign Up Month

  • Kristin A.
  • Saturday, September 02
Celebrate National Library Card Sign Up Month with these great reads about libraries and librarians.
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. 
An Immense World
What an Owl Knows
Staff Picks

Animal Behavior

  • Morgan R.
  • Tuesday, June 27
If you've ever wondered what elephant think, or how cats evolved, or how whales communicate, or how hundreds of birds know how to fly together without running into one another, check out one of these books! 
The Enchanted Hacienda
Garden Spells
Staff Picks

The Blurred Line: Magical Realism

  • Kristin A.
  • Saturday, June 24
Originating in Latin America, Magical Realism is a genre which depicts a setting rooted in realism, but which has elements of fantasy. Magical realism offers audiences the opportunity to look at the world from a different angle. The familiar becomes strange, and the strange in return becomes ordinary. Here are just a few books that blurs the line between fantasy and reality.
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.
It Came from the Closet
Queer Fear
Staff Picks

Queer Horror

  • Leighan C.
  • Friday, June 02
Horror isn't just for Halloween.  Shiver through Pride Month with help from these frightful reads and listens by LGBTQIA+ authors and/or featuring LGBTQIA+ characters.  
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.
Light from Uncommon Stars
Black Water Sister
Staff Picks

AAPI SCI-FI and Fantasy Books Written by Women

  • Kristin A.
  • Tuesday, May 02
Featuring folklore, magic, dystopias, and more, these SCI-FI and fantasy novels are perfect reads for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and beyond.
Retirement Planning QuickStart Guide
The Good Retirement Guide 2022
Staff Picks

Retirement Ready

  • Morgan R.
  • Wednesday, April 05
Become fiscally fit! Whether you are just starting out at your first job or are approaching retirement age, here are a few books to help navigate the daunting world of investing for the future.  For more resources, be sure to check out LinkedIn Learning's Personal Finance courses, and Morningstar Investment Research Center where you can find a retirement calculator along with thousands of articles and other helpful planning tools.
Disorientation
Here and Now and then
Staff Picks

If You Liked Everything Everywhere All at Once

  • Kristin A.
  • Wednesday, March 15
With its incredible visuals and heartfelt story, Everything Everywhere All At Once has captured movie-goers hearts (as well as several awards). If you can't stop thinking about this film, then let one of these novels take you on a wild ride! Get ready to immerse yourself in new worlds and alternate realities, and go deeper to explore your relationships and intergenerational traumas. When you are done reading these books, you’ll realize that the universe is so much bigger than you realize. 
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.
Walk the Vanished Earth
Clean Air
Staff Picks

It's the End of the World (as We Know It)

  • Morgan R.
  • Monday, February 06
If you are a fan of HBO's The Last of Us, explore these newer apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic fiction titles that will keep you entertained until the next episode drops. Want more? Click here to get your personalized reading recommendations.
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
Legends & Lattes
Half a Soul
Staff Picks

Cozy Fantasy

  • Kristin A.
  • Wednesday, January 25
Looking for a low-stakes and comforting book? A cozy fantasy may be just what you're looking for. Featuring goodhearted characters, supportive friends, magical elements, and often even found family, cozy fantasies are a great palate cleanser between epic fantasy reads, or just when you are looking for a heart-warming book to curl up with.
Croz
4 Way Street
Staff Picks

R.I.P. David Crosby

  • Allison T.
  • Friday, January 20
David Crosby (1941-2023) was a singer, songwriter and guitarist who was best known as a member of the supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (and sometimes Young). He was also a founding member of the Byrds. He was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with both of these groups.
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
The Seed Detective
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. 
A Holly Jolly Diwali
Miracles and Menorahs
Staff Picks

Under the Mistletoe

  • Kristin A.
  • Tuesday, November 22
It's the most wonderful time of year to cozy up with a holiday romance. So grab your blanket, a cup of hot cocoa, and your mistletoe and get ready to count down to the holidays wtih these festive reads.
The Ninth Life of Louis Drax
Alias Grace
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Mystery/Thrillers with Character Name

  • Mahogany S.
  • Friday, November 11
Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title".  This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
Beloved
Hannibal
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2022 - Horror with Character Names

  • Mahogany S.
  • Friday, November 11
Check out one of these titles and fulfill the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge prompt "read a book with the character's name in the title".  This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2022 Reading Challenge. Find more lists here.
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
Ready Player One
Staff Picks

First Person Narratives

  • Kristin A.
  • Wednesday, November 02
It is said that the best way to learn about a person is through their own perspective. That’s what makes first-person narration so interesting—it allows you to sit in a character’s head as they experience the world. Here are just a few titles that allow you to experience the world from this first hand perspective. 
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.
The Only Good Indians
Night of the Mannequins
Staff Picks

Stephen Graham Jones: Must Read Horror 🔪🩸⚰️

  • Chantal W.
  • Friday, October 07
Bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones will be the 2022 #BroaderBookshelf featured author.  Although Jones writes in other genres, he is best known for his horror writing.  His stories can be gory but always features brave, ordinary people that you can't help pulling for and Jones definitely delivers great character development for main and side characters alike. 
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.
Ninth House
Bunny
Staff Picks

Dark Academia, Magic, and Secret Societies

  • Kristin A.
  • Monday, September 19
Looking for some atmospheric and dark reads to set you in the mood for fall? These books about dark academia, magic, and secret societies will have you reading late into the night. So pull out your favorite tweed jacket and cozy up in your reading chair with one of these unputdownable atmospheric reads.
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
Bait and Switch
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 Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Witch Please
Staff Picks

Books to Add to Your Witch List

  • Morgan R.
  • Tuesday, August 30
Witchy vibes? Check. Sweater weather? Check. Mug of something hot to drink? Check. If hexes, curses, and cackling laughs are your thing, try one of these reads that is sure to cast a spell on you.
The Charmed List
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.
The Personal Librarian
Carolina Built
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2022: Read a Historical Fiction Novel

  • Chantal W.
  • Saturday, August 20
Participating in our 2022 #BroaderBookshelf Challenge?  Check out this list to find a book to complete the Read a Historical Fiction Novel prompt.  And if you don't find what you are looking for here try these lists too: 
Sisters in Arms
Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders
Staff Picks

#BroaderBookshelf 2022: WWII Historical Fiction

  • Chantal W.
  • Saturday, August 20
One of the 2022 #BroaderBookshelf Challenge prompts is to read a Historical Fiction novel.  If the World War II era is one that makes you nostalgic then you might want to try one of these choices as the book to fulfill this prompt.  You will find mystery, literary fiction and spy thrillers among the choices. Happy Reading!
Mycroft Holmes
Dead Dead Girls
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#BroaderBookshelf 2022: Historical Mysteries

  • Chantal W.
  • Friday, August 19
One of the prompts for our 2022 #BroaderBookshelf Challenge is to read a historical fiction novel.  If you love yourself some suspense then combine your history and mystery with these titles.
The Codebreaker's Secret
Harlem Sunset
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Murder and Mayhem Fiction

  • Chantal W.
  • Thursday, August 18
Check out these fiction titles from this year to get your Murder and Mayhem fix.  Some of these may even help you meet a prompt on the 2022 #BroaderBookshelf challenge.
Hear My Voice
Sing, Don't Cry
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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. 
You're Not Listening
Listen!
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Are You Listening?: Self Improvement Books on Communication

  • Chantal W.
  • Tuesday, August 16
One of the 2022 #BroaderBookshelf Challenge prompts this year is to read a self improvement book.  Are you looking to be a better communicator?  Then these books about mindful listening, communication and how to have hard conversations with family, friends, coworkers and community members might be for you and you get to check off a #BroaderBookshelf prompt at the same time.
Under Her Skin
Breathless in Love
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BookTok Talk: Colleen Hoover

  • Morgan R.
  • Tuesday, August 09
Colleen Hoover is all the rage right now (and the holds lists prove it!), so while you are waiting for your copy to arrive, try one of these read-alikes.    For more recommendations check out some of these great lists, or get your personalized reading recommendation.