Adults Highlights

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the following books in translation!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by reading new fiction by Latinx/Hispanic authors!

One of our Robbins staffers, Steve McInerny, had three of his photographs published in the book Stereoscopy is Good for You edited by Brian May.  Yes, that Brian May, co-founder and guitarist of the rock group Queen. Steve is a long time photographer and has a special interest in taking stereoscopic photographs. Stereoscopic photos appear […]

Check out the following fiction recommendations featuring witches and magic!

What we see in the stars : an illustrated tour of the night sky / Kelsey OseidAn illustrated guide to the heavens combines the myths, historic significance, and various interpretations of objects seen in the night sky, including the recognized constellations, meteors, eclipses, planets, and moons. 2023 night sky almanac : a month-by-month guide to North America’s skies from the Royal Astronomical Society […]

Want to learn the basics of all things witchcraft? Here are a handful of recommendations to get you started.

Check out the following cozy mystery recommendations, where violence, cursing, and sex usually happen off the page. This subgenre is great for people looking for gentler, more laid back crime fiction.

The following are mysteries with pets or companion animals playing important characters and helping solve all the ruff cases.

A list of nonfiction books on scientific discoveries for Adult Summer Reading Bingo.

Sherlock Holmes is a character that has remained popular since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created him in 1887. Fans of the consulting detective have written new stories about him as well as stories from the point of view of other characters in the books such as Sherlock’s companion Dr. Watson. Some authors have written supernatural […]

The following fiction books take place near the beach/ocean.

Annihilation / Jeff VanderMeerAnnihilation is the first volume in Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach trilogy, Authority is the second, and Acceptance is the third. Area X [is] a remote and lush terrain-has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. This is the twelfth expedition. […]