Reader's Resources
Welcome to the space dedicated to nurturing your love for reading and helping you embark on exciting literary adventures. Dive into a world of stories, share your discoveries, and let your imagination soar.
On this page: Challenges | What to Read Next | Fellow Patron Recommendations | Library Links
Challenges
A to Z – Author
Read 26 books, of which each book’s author should start with each letter of the alphabet. Example: P for Patterson.
Download A to Z – Author.
A to Z – Title
Read 26 books, of which each book’s title should start with each letter of the alphabet. Example: J for Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.
Download A to Z – Title.
Book Bingo
Play Bookish bingo where you mark off a spot when you read a book that meets that box’s criteria. Example: book with a one-word title for Eragon by Christopher Paolini.
Download Book Bingo.
Rainbow Reads
Read a book whose cover matches a color of the rainbow.
Download Rainbow Reads.
What to Read Next?
What Should I Read Next
Type in a book or author that you liked and it brings up a list of books that you may enjoy as well.
Link: www.whatshouldireadnext.com
Whichbook
Search books based on their mood and emotion, where they are set in the world, or what type of character or plot you want.
Link: www.whichbook.net
Goodreads
One of the world’s largest site for readers, book recommendations, and reviews.
Link: www.goodreads.com
Literature Map
Type in an author you like and it will give you a pool of similar authors, where the closer they are to the author you typed in, the more likely you are to enjoy that author.
Link: www.literature-map.com
Fellow Patron Recs
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Sci-Fi • Horror • 2022
“A mind-bending, heart-thudding, terror-ific sci-fi/horror mashup of a book. Every spare moment was spent reading this book.” -J
Hooked by Emily McIntire
Dark Romance • Fantasy • 2021
“He’s a 10 but he’s a druglord & murderer.” – T
Heaven Official's Blessing V1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
LGBTQ • Fantasy • 2020
“God + Infamous Ghost = cuter and more heart-wrenching love story than any other book I’ve read.” -I
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies … The man who never reads lives only one.”
– George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons
Library Links
Request for Purchase
Recommend items to add to the library’s collection.
Link: https://forms.gle/fK9ZXXvGGpS2HsFr8
V-Cat
Search through our system’s books and request them to be delivered to your library for you to check out.
Link: https://wabeno.catalog.wvls.org/
Interlibrary Loan
Search WISCAT to borrow an item from another library in Wisconsin or out of state.
Link: https://www.wiscat.net/home?cid=stwi&lid=stwi