- By CPLvanessa
- 31 items
Films within the noir genre are quite diverse, but have a few things in common: a dark and brooding atmosphere, a cynical protagonist with a complicated past, and plotlines that are fatalistic. Noir fiction has developed alongside these films since the 1930s and 1940s and has the same characteristics. Although classic noir novels by such authors as Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett are detective stories, others are written in the form of psychological thrillers, and horror, western and science-fiction novels.
- By CPLsandi
- 5 items
This includes a bit of everything, from suspense, mystery and just interesting stories of people often set in different times and places
- By CPLmelani
- 144 items
In October 1920, Agatha Christie's first mystery novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles was published. To read, listen to, or watch one of her many stories, take a look below! Titles available in print, large print, eBook format, audio or eAudio, or as a film. Some titles also available in French or Korean.
- By CPLmelani
- 46 items
Novels that may introduce you to a new perspective.
- By CPLeBranch
- 84 items
Stories by Indigenous authors to read right now.
- By CPLKelsey
- 13 items
Stories and information about the experiences of Chinese Immigrants in BC from 1850-1950. A special booklist in partnership of the Coquitlam Heritage Society's exhibition on the Chinese Exclusion Act of1923-1947 .
- By Ron Peters
- 151 items
Books I read in 2021. Website links are to Goodreads and are for books not included in the Coquitlam Library collection. To date: 151 books and 61,991 pages read (plus one 12h 16m audio course). My reviews and ratings can be found here: https://is.gd/FuQe9a
- By CPLjanet
- 13 items
Libraries have books about everything... even books about libraries!
- By Ron Peters
- 155 items
Books I read in 2022. Website links are to Goodreads for books not included in the Coquitlam Library collection. To date: 154 books and 60,111 pages read (plus 12+ hours of audiobooks). My reviews and ratings are here: https://is.gd/FuQe9a
- By Ron Peters
- 152 items
Books I read in 2023. Website links are to Goodreads for those books that are not included in the Coquitlam Library collection. To date: 152 books and 60,491 pages read (as well as 35 hours and 59 minutes of audio). My reviews and ratings are here: https://is.gd/FuQe9a