- By CPLvanessa
- 23 items
As in film westerns, the western novel has been revived in newer and unconventional ways in recent years. There has been the rise in popularity of the “weird western”: a hybrid genre which blends elements of the traditional western (a lawless frontier, a hero pit against all odds) with those of other types of fiction such as noir, mystery, horror and science-fiction (namely, the alternate Victorian universe known as steampunk).
- 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 CPLmelani
- 25 items
Favourite fiction from the 1910s through the 1940s.
- By CPLmelani
- 27 items
Fantasy fiction with strong female characters. For ages 9 and up.
- By CPLmelani
- 28 items
Where fantasy and science fiction come together like clockwork!
- By CPLliana
- 56 items
Some of the best Canadian fiction from 2021-2022
- By CPLrosanne
- 40 items
Celebrate Black History Month with these titles, including fiction, non-fiction, and biographies.
- By CPLisabel
- 28 items
Favourite fiction from the 1910s through the 1940s.
- By CPLcarmin
- 10 items
Top adult fiction titles of 2023 as determined by your borrows! Arranged by number of borrows in descending order.
- By CPLcarmin
- 10 items
Top juvenile fiction titles of 2023 as determined by your borrows! Arranged by number of borrows in descending order.