historical fiction

One City One Story Reveal Thursday, September 27 at 5:30pm at the Central Library

Tomorrow, September 27 is the big reveal of our 2019 One City, One Story selection! Come by the Central Library at 5:30 pm to be the first to know what […]

Snowy forest

Temperatures in Pasadena may hit the 30s some nights this week, which is about as cold as it gets here, so let’s revel in this chill by reading some winter-y […]

Still image from The Three Musketeers movie starring Douglas Fairbanks.

Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day! While there are many wonderful ways to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, including learning how to speak Pirate through Mango Languages, our […]

Matteson Examination of a Witch (1853)

Tomorrow, July 19, 2017 marks the 325th anniversary of the first mass execution of people accused of witchcraft during the infamous Salem Witch Trials. To commemorate the occasion and honor […]

Read to the Rhythm with Books About Music

  Celebrate this year’s Read to the Rhythm Adult Summer Reading Challenge by reading about your favorite composers, artists, and genres.  Also, if you haven’t signed up yet, you can […]

Fairy Tale Castle

Fairy tales permeate our storytelling culture, with many writers drawing from the fairy and folk tales of many different cultures around the world. These stories, with their familiar structures and archtypal characters, […]

Mayflower replica ship in Bristol Harbor.

Thanksgiving, that all-American holiday, is fast approaching and to help you get in the mood and brush up on some early American history, we’ve compiled a list of six books […]

Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver Wealthy, young Amory Ames seems like she’s living a charmed life, but the fact is that Milo, her playboy husband spends most of […]

After a huge investment in time, tears, and devotion, you’ve finished all eight of Diana Gabaldon’s fantastically long novels and you know it’s going to be years until the next […]