Adult Booklists
A Very Short Introduction series
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects - from Public Health to Buddhist Ethics, Soft Matter to Classics, and Art History to Globalization. Each volume provides an authoritative and engaging assessment of a concept, field, or body of work, drawing out the central ideas, themes, and approaches. Click here to find and request a subject of interest to you. Have your library card handy.
College level learning from home
The Great Courses is a lecture series by award-winning experts and professors who are from respected institutions and are selected for their ability to teach. It's the best of university - interesting and comprehensive lectures on fascinating topics, but without all the annoying homework and stressful examinations. Click the CD or DVD box for available courses list. Place request for course of your choosing directly from the list.
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Let's Celebrate
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We Recommend
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Recommendations from your favorite publication online
Book Page (click to view online versions of the most recent and past issues)
Or use one of these best-of lists to find your next book.
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Book Talks! for reading recommendations
Click on a graphic below to find recent BookTalks! member recommendations. You can request a book directly from the list.
Join BooKTalks! Meet quarterly (new day in 2023 - usually the 3rd Tuesday at 7 pm) to share book recommendations. Check out our online event calendar to find the next BookTalks! meeting
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Book Talks 2023 Reading Challenge
Read a book that meets the monthly challenge theme. Choose a book from the themed reading list below or select your own book that matches the theme.
Write a short book review using a bookmark review form (available at the reference desk in January) or email your review to marcia.literati@tenafly.bccls.org.
Everyone who writes a review for the month will be entered into a drawing for a free book.
Accept the Challenge with these 2023 monthly themes
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JANUARY - New To You. Celebrate the New Year with something new to you- a new genre, a new author, a new book series, a new book purchase, etc.
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FEBRUARY - Books in Translation. Read any book that wasn’t originally written in your native language but has since been translated into it.
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MARCH - Girl Power. Highlighting Women! Female Authors, Fierce female characters, feminism, female body positivity, females in science/government, etc.
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APRIL - Books to Screen. Read a book that has a movie or TV adaptation made based on it. For an extra challenge, watch the show after reading the book.
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MAY - Book Lovers Unite. Read a book set in a library or bookstore; with a librarian, author, or book loving character; OR a book with the word ‘BOOK’ in the title.
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JUNE - Supporting PRIDE through books. Read a book by an author who is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community or a book featuring LGBTQIA+ character(s).
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JULY - Summer Lovin’ – Having a Blast. This month it’s all about the beach reads, rom coms, and/or love stories. Pick something fun and light-hearted.
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AUGUST - Quick Lit. Novellas, Graphic Novels, Poetry Collections, books under 200 pages, one sitting reads.
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SEPTEMBER - Title Play. Read a book with a clever title that uses a play on words, a pun, a joke, or titles that have double meanings.
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OCTOBER - Murder or Magic. Read a murder mystery book or a magical realism book.
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NOVEMBER - Read about the first even if you weren't the firs. Read a book written by or about indigenous people or cultures in North America for Native American Heritage Month.
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DECEMBER - The Fire is So Delightful. Read a book that has a fire, flames, candles, smoke, or burning in the title or on the cover.
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“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.”
-Julia Child
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