Please Note: We are very sorry to announce that Bookletters book lists will no longer be available beginning January 1st, 2021. We hope to have a replacement for new book lists by June of 2021.
Until then, we recommend using NoveList Plus (library card required) for reading recommendations and read-alike lists. For current best sellers and new releases, please try some of the web sites listed below.
Indie Bound - Independent Booksellers
New York Times
- Fiction (Hardcover)
- Nonfiction (Hardcover)
- Best Sellers Home Page
Amazon
Staff Booklists
Enjoy these Booklists prepared by staff at the Appleton Public Library
Adults
Teens
- Asian American Literature for YA and Adult
- Black Lives Matter
- College & Career Planning
- Empower Her
- Hispanic Heritage Month - Latinx Authors
- Love and Heartbreak
- LGBTQ Book List
- Mysteries & Thrillers
- Poetic Perspective
- See the ABLE, Not the Label
- Resiliency, Stress Management and Mental Health
- Summer 2020 Top Teen Picks
- Talking About Racial Equality (all ages)
- Teen Literature by Native Authors
Sports Fiction
Kids
- 100 Recommended Picture Books
- 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade
- 3rd Grade
- 4th Grade
- 5th Grade
- 6th Grade
- Asian American Children’s Literature
- Battle of the Books - Middle Division 2020-2021
- Children's Books with LGBTQ Themes
- Children’s Literature by Black Authors
- First Nations Children's Literature
- Historical Fiction Around the World
- Hmong Children’s Literature Resources
- Kindergarten Book List
- Latinx Children’s Literature
- Talking About Racial Equality (all ages)
- Trans and Gender Creative Children's Literature