Book Lists

With a few exceptions, the following book lists have reading recommendations for adult readers. The annotations are by LAPL Librarians and other LAPL staff. For Children’s books see Kids’ Path. For Young Adult books see LAPL Teen Web.

African American Historical Fiction	Environment: Biographies
African American History Month: Fiction & Literature	Environment: Climate Change - Non-Fiction
African American History Month: Non-Fiction	Environment: Fiction
African American History Month: Cookbooks & Food	Filipino American History Month: Cookbooks & Food
African American History Month: Political Leaders	Filipino American History Month: Fiction & Literature
African Americans in the Civil War	Filipino American History Month: Non-Fiction
Anne Frank Day in L.A.	Jane Austen Spinoffs and Sequels
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Cookbooks & Food	Jewish Heritage: Cookbooks
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Fiction & Literature	Jewish Heritage: Fiction
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Non-Fiction	Jewish Heritage: Graphic Novels
Banned Books Week	Jewish Heritage: Histories and Biographies
Baseball: Fiction	Jewish Heritage: The Holocaust
Belle and Sebastian Music and Media	Jewish Heritage: Young Adult
Best of 2020: Children's Books	Jewish Sagas
Best of 2020: Fiction	Juneteenth: Fiction & Non-Fiction
Best of 2020: Graphic Novels	Latinx Heritage Month: Cookbooks & Food
Best of 2020: Non-Fiction	Latinx Heritage Month: Fiction & Literature
Best of 2020: Teen	Latinx Heritage Month: Non-Fiction
Best of 2021: Fiction	LGBTQIA 2025: Adults
Best of 2021: Non-Fiction	LGBTQIA: Gay Fiction & Literature
Best of 2021: Teen	LGBTQIA: Gay Non-Fiction
Best of 2021: Children's Books	LGBTQIA: Intersex - Fiction
Best of 2021: Graphic Novels	LGBTQIA: Intersex - Non-Fiction
Best of 2022: Children's Books	LGBTQIA: Lesbian - Non-Fiction
Best of 2022: Fiction	LGBTQIA: Lesbian Fiction & Literature
Best of 2022: Graphic Novels	LGBTQIA: Transgender - Non-Fiction
Best of 2022: Non-Fiction	Libraries: Non-Fiction
Best of 2022: Teen	Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement
Best of 2023: Children's Books	Maternal Mental Health
Best of 2023: Fiction & Literature	Memoirs of Friendship, Love, and Loss
Best of 2023: Graphic Novels	Native Americans: Cookbooks & Food
Best of 2023: Non-Fiction	Native Americans: Fiction & Literature
Best of 2023: Teen	Native Americans: Non-Fiction
Best of 2024: Children's Books	Octavia E. Butler
Best of 2024: Fiction & Literature	Octavia E. Butler and Her Legacy
Best of 2024: Graphic Novels	Poetry
Best of 2024: Non-Fiction	Short Stories
Best of 2024: Teen	State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda
Beyond Bronte: 18th & 19th Century Fiction by Women	State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda: Art, Film, Music, Sports
Culinary: Fiction	State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda: Children's
Culinary: Non-Fiction	State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda: Fiction
Daring Women: Culinary	State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda: Teen
Daring Women: Writers	Women's History Month: Children's Books
Daring Women: Biographies	Women's History Month: Young Adult Books
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