Skip to content
Off the Shelf

Off the Shelf

  • @Your Library
  • Read This Next
  • Author Interviews
  • Book Lists
  • Book Reviews
  • The Book Club Hub
  • Young Adult
  • Contact Us

Tag: books

Classic Lit Retellings

Why read the original when the remake is more fun? Try one of these retellings of classic fiction for updated … More

adaptations, book recs, books, canterbury tales, frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Little Women, podcast, pride and prejudice, public library, reading, retellings, YA, Young Adult

Superheroes in Prose

Curious about superhero stories but not interested in reading comics? This episode is for you! Listen to the episode on … More

book recs, books, comics, DC Comics, hero, Marvel, podcast, public library, reading, superhero, supervillain, villain, YA

Agatha Christie Readalikes

Inspired by the recent Kenneth Branaugh adaption of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile, we’ve decided on another mystery episode! … More

Agatha Christie, book recs, books, hercule poirot, marple, mysteries, mystery, podcast, poirot, public library, reading, YA

Queer Romances

We realized that our first romance episode was seriously lacking – there were no queer love stories! So we decided … More

book recs, books, gay, lesbian, love story, podcast, public library, queer, reading, romance, tropes, valentine, valentine's, YA, Young Adult

Romance

It’s time for an illustrated-cover romance roundup! Pick up one of these light-and-fluffy, trope-filled, all contemporary reads today. Listen to … More

book recs, books, love story, podcast, public library, reading, romance, tropes, valentine, valentine's, YA, Young Adult

Dystopian Gender Roles

We weren’t sure what to title this episode. It was clear that there was a collective theme to these books, … More

book recs, books, contemporary, dystopia, Feminism, podcast, public library, reading, YA, Young Adult

Best of 2021

It’s our last backwards-looking episode of the new year, as we recommend some of the best of 2021! Here’s our … More

2021, best of year, book podcast, books, bookternet, fantasy, History, libraries, podcast, public library, romance, Young Adult

Fairy Stories

It’s a Nicole-favourite episode this week, as we fall deep into the fairy realm and fantasy! All of these books … More

book recs, books, fae, fairies, Fairy, fantasy, podcast, public library, reading, urban fantasy, YA, Young Adult

Wilderness Survival

And it’s time for another one of Laura’s reading obsessions! This time, we’re talking books about surviving nature, whether it’s … More

alone, book recs, books, contemporary, hatchet, podcast, public library, reading, Survival, wilderness, YA, Young Adult

Spooky Season: Literary Horror

Nicole is back for some spooky season delights! Literary horror: what is it, exactly? Laura says she knows it when … More

book recs, books, Horror, literary horror, podcast, public library, reading, spooky season, YA, Young Adult

Posts navigation

Older posts

Categories

Archives

Links

  • All About Romance
  • Bookish
  • booklistreview
  • Bookriot
  • Fantastic Fiction
  • Genre Fluent
  • Goodreads
  • Library Reads
  • TBPL @ Your Library (Archive)
  • TBPL Book Lists on Pinterest (Archive)
  • TBPL Online Catalogue
  • The Millions
  • Thunder Bay Public Library
  • Western Writers of America
  • What Should I Read Next?
  • Whichbook.net

Follow us on Twitter

My Tweets
Website Built with WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Off the Shelf
    • Join 628 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Off the Shelf
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...