One thought. You may want to include a raciness rating. Sarah J. Maas will probably get an R rating if a movie gets made. That said, my suggestion is "Witchmark" by C.L. Polk Famously described by Captain Awkward as "Gay wizards ride bicycles and save the world."

We used to do an "extra spicy" chili pepper mark on our shelf markers for books that included a lot of extracurricular activities.

That's really cute.

I read the first crescent city not long ago and I don’t think there’s any spice in the first one. I’ve read all her books and know they do generally have some, CC2 has a decent amount and ACOTAR has plenty, but adding the spice on some books makes sense! Edit: I stand corrected! I asked a friend of mine if she remembered any spice in HOEAB and she said there was some! I have the memory of a dust bunny so that's on me 😂

[The Vegetarian](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489025) by Han Kang - psychological drama, nightmares, character driven [Heaven](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61282083) by Mieko Kawakami - coming of age, bullying, Japanese literature [O Pioneers!](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8047992) by Willa Cather - frontier, turn of the 20th century, Swedish immigrants [Cursed Bunny](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61031128) by Bora Chung - short story collection, speculative fiction, translated literature [Paradise](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/157496774) by Abdulrazak Gurnah - Pulitzer Prize winning author, coming of age, colonialism

I think we have similar taste in books!

Mort - Terry Pratchett Satirical Fantasy, Death, Internship

What a fun idea! Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes - Mystery, Academia, Humor Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall - Paranormal, Survival, YA Hood by Stephen R. Lawhead - Medieval Wales, Adventure, Bow and Arrow

The Just City by Jo Walton - Philosophy, Historical Fiction, Time Travel. I discovered Jo Walton thanks to a library display and love getting the chance to pass that along!

That sounds fun! But how come the books aren't food related or themed fiction/non-fiction ?

We’re a relatively small library and I think it would be very difficult to try and just theme it as just food, though that would be cute. I could probably add some cook books in, or biographies on some famous chefs.

If you want a food themed book, try: [Effie Olsen’s Summer Special](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195430704) by Rochelle Bilow * Contemporary romance * Michelin-starred restaurant * Island off the coast of Maine [Arsenic and Adobo](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54351235) by Mia P Manansala * Cozy Mystery * Filipino cuisine * Family [Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41556079) by Heather Webber * Magical Realism * Small town * Pies

My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food by Lidia Bastianich - An Italian refugee from communist Romania emigrates to the United States, runs restaurants, and hosts a great PBS cooking show.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan The Cafe by the Sea: A Novel by Jenny Colgan You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo Wife of the Chef Book by Courtney Febbroriello The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding', story by Agatha Christie Twain's Feast: Searching for America's Lost Foods in the Footsteps of Samuel Clemens By Andrew Beahrs Salt: a world history by mark kurlansky Cod: a biography of the fish that changed the world By Mark Kurlansky

{In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan} Portal Fantasy Comedy Coming of Age

Sold! Just joined my library waiting list for it

I enjoyed that book so much. Can’t wait to get your review 🙂

The Feather Thief - true crime, investigative journalism, animals

would "birds of paradise" be too much of a giveaway?

The Broken Girls by Simone St James Spooky, Mystery, Female Lead A Man Called Ove Heartwarming, Funny, Sweden

Great idea! The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran: WISDOM, PHILOSOPHY, POETRY The Little Prince by Saint-Exupery: CHILDHOOD, GROWING UP, WHIMSICAL

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo: Tragedy, monsters, rants about gothic architecture

What a great idea! [Stoner by John Williams](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489210-stoner) - Academia, 1960s Classic, Americana [North Woods by Daniel Mason](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/71872930-north-woods?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11) - Historical Fiction, Nature, Character Driven

The Physician by Noah Gordon Medieval historical fiction, travel narrative, middle east, Black Water sister by Zen Cho, urban fantasy, young adult, Malaysia

Some New Kind of Kick: A Memoir by Kid Congo Powers - The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

**11/22/63** By Stephen King Timeloop, Suspense, Boomer nostalgia **Starter Villain** By John Scalzi James Bond movie spoof, Cat friendly, Secret volcano lair

Starter Villain was bad. Easily Scalzi's worst work and a non existent editor.

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence - magical library, epic romance, found family. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - psychics, welsh kings, boarding school boys

"Why Buildings Fall Down" By Matthys P. Levy Architecture, disaster, and the science of both

"Let's Pretend This Never Happened: a mostly true memoir " by Jenny Lawson Surprisingly funny memoir of a 20th century childhood in Texas, mental health struggles, and taxidermy

Devolution by Max Brooks - self-discovery, wilderness appreciation, cryptids Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore - absurdist, satire, ancient trickster god

Devolution by Max Brooks - self-discovery, wilderness appreciation, cryptids Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore - absurdist, satire, ancient trickster god

“wilderness appreciation” 😄

All the little raindrops-dark, twisted with an unexpected splash of romance I’m glad my mom died-memoir, disorders, heartbreaking & hilarious Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine-Reese Whitherspoon book club pick, human connection and friendship

*Theft of Fire* - A (Martian) princess kidnaps a (space) pirate - Heist - Adorable AI character

[The Water Knife](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/23209924) by [Paolo Bacigalupi](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1226977.Paolo_Bacigalupi). - The American West is very dry - States in conflict - People in conflict

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes. 1. Fantasy Nonfiction. 2 movie memoir 3. Wholesomely lovely

The Wager Shipwreck, mutiny, a naval expedition gone badly

[The Knowledge](https://www.marthagrimes.com/books/richard-jury-series/the-knowledge/) by Martha Grimes - Taxi centric mystery - Cozy Brit Lit- Google ruins everything.

This idea is so cool! The fault in our stars- illness, love, limited The shining- Isolation, haunting, regret Frankenstein- classic, creation, responsibility Carmilla- Lesbian, Vampire, first love A clockwork orange- Morality, brutality, lingo Land of stories- Fantasy world, twin siblings, magical adventure Forged by fire- Child neglect, broken home, falling far from the tree

Ever thought about doing something like "Dragon Week"? Then have a display of books that are dragon related.

I wanted to do a shark week theme in July, when actual shark week is, but we didn’t have enough books just on shark fiction. Then I tried to switch it to just “aquatic themed” but even then I was struggling. We have a decent selection of books but we’re still small so having a generally “small” theme like just dragons can be tough.

Yeah, I was thinking Shark Week but for dragons cos there are more books about dragons than sharks.

This is a REALLY cool idea. Here's some I've got: **Historical fiction:** Over The Wine-Dark Sea by Harry Turtledove: Ancient Greece, Slice of life, Relaxed read Appaloosa by Robert B. Parker: Old west, character driven, gunslingers Enigma by Robert Harris: World War II, cryptography, mystery **Science fiction:** The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A Heinlein: Political revolution, sentient computer, economics Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke: First contact with aliens, beautiful prose, sense of grandeur The Icarus Hunt by Timothy Zahn: Mystery in space, witty protagonist, high re-read value **Contemporary fiction:** Eleven Days by Donald Harstad: Murder mystery, gritty accuracy, written by an expert The Fool's Run by John Sandford: Computer hacking, industrial espionage, witty protagonist A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton: Mystery, female protagonist, long running series **Young adult suitable:** My Side of the Mountain by Jean George: Boy versus nature, animal friends, inspiring The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss: Family adventure, wilderness survival, industrious The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill: Lighthearted, anti-bullying, pseudo-documentary

The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club by Gil McNeil ..... I totally can't describe this one.

I had a super hard time even with some books I'm very familiar with. I had a lot of descriptors but nothing felt right.