- Awards
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- WY Boyd Award for Military Fiction
- Booker Prize
BCALA
Literary Award for Fiction
Hispanic
Heritage Awards
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding
Literary Work - Fiction
National
Book Award for Fiction
National Book Criticis Circle Award for Fiction
Nobel
Prize in Literature
PEN/Faulkner
Award
Pulitzer
Prize for Letters - Fiction | Drama
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- 100 Great 20th Century
Works of Fiction by Women
- Selected by Feminista! in response to Modern Library 100 Best Novels
of the 20th Century.
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- The 100 Most Meaningful
Books of All Time
- Selected by around 100 authors from 54 countries in a poll organized
by the Norwegian Book Clubs in Oslo.
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- African
American Authors
- A selection of African American authors with books in the library.
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- Books by Women Whose
Words Have Changed the World
- Selected by members of the Women's National Book Association in observance
of their 75th anniversary in 1992.
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- Chinese American Fiction
- Novels about Chinese Americans.
- Desperate Housewives
- Housewives in crisis are nothing new! Try some of these novels featuring
women in trouble or transition.
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- Dixie Chicks
- Books featuring strong southern women. There are several nonfiction
titles indicated with NF.
Compiled by the subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list.
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- Dystopias
- Dystopias, according to Webster's, are "imaginary places where people
lead dehumanized and often fearful lives." In other words, they are
the anti-utopias.
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- Epistolary Fiction
- Novels in the form of letters and/or e-mail.
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- Family Found
- These books deal with creating a family from unrelated people. Provided
by the staff at the West Universty Branch Library.
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- Fictional Gatherings
- Novels about book clubs.
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- Galveston Bound
- Oleanders, the ocean, Mardis Gras, hurricanes and history: just some
of the elements present in an assortment of titles set on the island
of Galveston, Texas.
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- Historical Fiction
- By and about women.
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- Irish Fiction
- A selection of fiction set on, or by authors of, the Emerald Isle.
Compiled by the subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list.
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- Latino & Latino American Fiction
- Fiction by Latino and Latina authors evoking Latino life in America. Primary nationality of the author is indicated.
- Librarian Lit
- Librarians are people too... Check out these novels featuring librarians.
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- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
- Board's List | Reader's List
- Lists of the 100 best novels of the 20th century chosen by the board
and by reader's.
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- Most Influential Fiction
of the 20th Century
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Selected by librarians and
published in the November 15, 1998 issue of Library Journal.
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- Motif: Music
- Novels about music & musicians.
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- Must-Read Thrillers
- The International Thriller Writers selection of the Must-Read
Thrillers is comprised of works chosen based on the "impact that
each had on the genre." In addition, only one title by an author was
chosen. The titles are in chronological order from earliest (1838) to
current (1995).
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- Native American Novels and Short Stories
- Stories and novels exploring the lives of historic and contemporary
Native Americans.
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- Novel Houston
- Novels set in the Houston area.
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- Quilting Fiction
- Books by authors who really know how to piece together a good story.
Also includes selected books on quilting.
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- Restaurant Reading
- Grab one of these restaurant reads and settle in at your favorite
restaurant, cafe, or tea room for a delicious read.
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- Road Novels
- Take a journey with a cowboy, a librarian, two Scotswomen, or any
of the other characters in these road novels.
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- Sassy, Smart, Female and
Funny
- Contemporary fiction also known as Chick Lit.
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- A Summer of Books
- When it gets hot outside curl up with one of these summer books.
Compiled by the subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list.
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- Summer Reading '04
- In her August 1, 2004 column, Chronicle columnist Shelby
Hodge surveyed a number of "big readers and interesting folks"
to find out what they're reading this summer. Selections include both fiction and nonfiction.
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- Time Magazine's All
Time 100 Best Novels
- Time
Magazine critics, Lev Grossman & Richard Lacayo, make their picks
for the 100 best novels from 1923 to the present.
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