Book Lists

100 Best Works by Women Writers Based on the 1998 list by Feminista! updated Jul 2011
African American Culture: A Retrospective Reading List to 2011 updated Jan 2015
African American Culture: Books Published 2012 to Present updated Feb 2015
African American Fiction updated Feb 2015
At the Bar: Legal Fiction updated Jan 2014
Beyond Bestsellers - Fiction, Fall 2017 updated Oct 2017
Beyond Bestsellers - Fiction, Spring 2018 updated Jun 2018
Beyond Bestsellers - Fiction, Winter 2018 updated Jun 2018
Beyond Bestsellers - Nonfiction, Fall 2017 updated Oct 2017
Beyond Bestsellers - Nonfiction, Spring 2018 updated Jun 2018
Beyond Bestsellers - Nonfiction, Winter 2018 updated Jun 2018
Beyond Bestsellers: The Best of the New updated Sep 2017
Biographies, Recommended in 2013 updated Jan 2014
Biographies, Recommended in 2014 updated Mar 2015
Biographies, Recommended in 2015 updated Mar 2016
Biographies, Recommended in 2016 updated Apr 2017
Biographies, Recommended in 2017 updated Feb 2018
Black Women's Wellness updated Sep 2016
Board Books 2019 updated Apr 2019
Books by Wisconsin Women Donated by Madison Civics Club updated Sep 2014
Caldecott Winners and Honor Books updated Jun 2018
Cozy Mystery Authors updated Apr 2015
Crime in Translation updated May 2015
Early Madison: Reminiscences and Booklists updated Jan 2014
Family Read Alouds 2018 updated May 2018
Fiction for Kids 2019 updated Aug 2019
Genealogy Resources at Madison Public Library updated Jun 2011
The Help Readalikes updated Jan 2014
History of African American Experience in Madison (selected materials) updated Feb 2017
History Books, Recommended in 2014 updated Mar 2015
History Books, Recommended in 2015 updated May 2017
History Books, Recommended in 2016 updated Dec 2017
History Books, Recommended in 2017 updated Jul 2018
The Holocaust: A Selective List of Materials updated Jul 2011
Illustrated Chapter Books for Emerging Readers updated Aug 2018
Memoirs, Recommended in 2013 updated Jan 2014
Memoirs, Recommended in 2014 updated Jun 2015
Memoirs, Recommended in 2015 updated Mar 2016
Memoirs, Recommended in 2016 updated May 2017
Memoirs, Recommended in 2017 updated Feb 2018
New Classical CDs updated Feb 2013
Nonfiction for Older Readers 2019 updated Aug 2019
Nonfiction for Younger Readers 2019 updated Aug 2019
Picture Books 2019 updated Apr 2019
Retired Women Sleuths updated Mar 2015
Selected Reference Books about African Americans updated Sep 2014
Too Good To Miss updated May 2018
Wisconsin Fiction Authors updated Dec 2017
Wisconsin Film Festival Titles updated Mar 2019
Wisconsin Literary Awards updated May 2018
Women Sleuths updated Aug 2017
Young Fiction 2019 updated Aug 2019