Untold Stories

We often wonder what the future holds, but the past is still ripe for exploration.  As our technologies and cultures evolve, new stories of how things came to be emerge, … Continued


Genre Guide – Romance Retellings

From Jane Austen to Shakespeare to popular romantic movies, some stories just love to be told.  Romance Retellings take our favorites and reimagine them with a spin, like an updated … Continued


Genre Guide – Culinary Cozies

Mix the scrumptious descriptions of a foodie’s favorite treats with the intrigue of a murder mystery, and you get the perfect pairing that is the culinary cozy. From ice cream … Continued


Genre Guide – Horror Manga

Spirits, yokai, haunted shapes, cursed villages, haunted teenagers, killer doppelgangers, being stuck in school endlessly with monsters! All these and more await you in the world of horror manga. This … Continued



Genre Guide – Time Travel Sci-Fi

Whether it’s a chance to peruse the past, go back to the future, or hit “restart” on your life, stories about traveling through time remain perennial favorites. Here’s a selection … Continued


Genre Guide – Hopepunk

As defined by author Alexandra Rowland in 2017, hopepunk is a speculative subgenre about not giving up, even when things seem bleak. Unlike noblebright stories, hopepunk tales don’t guarantee a … Continued


There’s a Book in the Book!

If you’ve ever been haunted by the memory of a book or felt the unique joy of discovering the title you’ve been searching for, you’ll empathize with the protagonists of the following novels!


Here to Help: Fertility and Conception

For life’s big and small moments Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh staff have created Here to Help booklists. Here to Help booklists provide information and support in navigating life experiences. Librarians … Continued


Here to Help: New Parents

For life’s big and small moments Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh staff have created Here to Help booklists. Here to Help booklists provide information and support in navigating life experiences. Librarians … Continued