Staff picks

This list was created for a patron who loved Sky Daddy by Kate Folk. The following books feature characters of marginalized identities, primarily women, who are weird, off-putting, and outside societal norms. Weird fiction, literary fiction, horror, and magical realism abound. Happy reading!

Recommendations from Multnomah County Library staff. Click on a title to find all available formats.

Recommendations from Multnomah County Library staff. Click on a title to find all available formats.

Recommendations from Multnomah County Library staff. Click on a title to find all available formats.

A selection of picture books that have been banned or challenged

A selection of fiction and non-fiction titles about Indigenous Nations of the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and the northernmost part of California

Books about Latinx/Hispanic culture for kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth and fifth grades. Mostly picture books and stories. 

If you love being on, behind or near the stage, these books are for you. For readers 4th-6th grade

Music, magic, mythology for fans of Kpop Demon Hunters.

Celebrate Hispanic and Latiné Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) with these titles featuring Hispanic authors and characters.

A collection of fiction and nonfiction materials about starting school and making friends for students in grades K-1

Books about video, computer, board and role playing games for tweens, grades 4-6.

Stories and nonfiction about games with friends, board games, and video and computer games. For preschool and early elementary ages.

Fiction and nonfiction for teens about computer, video and board games.

Looking for an abridged classic, an easy reader for an adult new reader, or a biography with just the most important facts, try these titles.

At the end of every month, I look over what I've read and pick the best, the jewel, the cream of the crop. At the end of the year, I try to choose the best book I've read this year.

Nobody does horror like us! The LGBTQIA2S+ community knows what it's like to be made to feel monstrous, which makes for some of the most compelling horror novels. This collection is primarily by queer authors, about queer characters, but I threw the original Carmilla in there too because it's a classic. There's also some nonfiction titles about queer identities and the horror genre, and a few films as well!

At the end of every month, I look over what I've read and pick the best, the jewel, the cream of the crop. At the end of the year, I try to choose the best book I've read this year.