Tips and questions...
Consider the last thing you enjoyed reading or watching.
a) What did you like about it?
b) Do you want to read something similar or experience a different type of story?
Did the story you were thinking of in the question above come from a particular genre?
a) Do you know what that genre is called?
b) If not, use the genre key to the left to help you decide where it might fit (these stickers are on the sides of our books in Fiction. Use these to help find a book from your chosen genre.)
Ask a friend for a recommendation of something they liked!
Keep a list of books you'd like to read on your own Google site on your TBR page.
More tips: Use these author Lists from Four Popular Genres
Tips:
Try copying and pasting the author names into the Conde Library catalogue to see if any of their books appeal to you.
Try copying the author names into Literature Map to find authors who write similar stories (Literature Map can also be found on the Conde Library Website via Books and Reading/Reading Resources).
Click here for a link to a list of Romance novels on our catalogue.
Here are some popular Romance Authors
Sarah Dessen
Jen Doll
Daisy Garrison
John Green
Jenny Han
Nina Kenwood
Ann Liang
Alex Light
Rachael Lippincott
Lynn Painter
Michelle Quach
Julia Quinn
Rainbow Rowell
KL Walther
Click here for a link to a list of Dystopic novels on our catalogue.
Here are some popular authors of Dystopic fiction
Malorie Blackman
Suzanne Collins
James Dashner
Jeanne DuPrau
Aldous Huxley
Lois Lowry
Lauren Oliver
George Orwell
Neal Shusterman
Scott Westerfield
Click here for a link to Fantasy novels on our catalogue.
Here are some popular authors of Fantasy fiction
Leigh Bardugo
Holly Black
Cassandra Clare
Chris Colfer
Stephanie Garber
LD Lapinski
Sarah J Maas
Christopher Paolini
Rebecca Ross
JK Rowling
JRR Tolkein
Jessica Townsend
Kiersten White
Click here for a link to Crime novels on our catalogue.
Here are some popular authors of Crime fiction
Amy Doak
John Grisham
April Henry
Holly Jackson
Karen McManus