Looking for Your Next Great Book?
Our librarians are here to help! Answer the questions at the following link and we’ll send you a list of 5 book suggestions based on your current reading interests. Click here to get started. Enjoy!
Library Book Clubs
Interested in joining a book club? We have a variety to choose from! New members are always welcome. Click here to see what we’re reading.
Bestsellers Book Club—Last Saturday @ 3:30 p.m.
Books & Brews Book Club—Last Tuesday @ 6:30 p.m. (held offsite at Thimble Island Brewing Company)
First Friday Book Discussion—1st Friday @ 12:00 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.
Book Suggestions
- Blackstone Library 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.
- Pinterest – Visit our Pinterest page to see staff picks, upcoming books, & lots of book news.
- 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.