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    Best Books of 2024: Top 10 Picks

    By NYPL Staff | November 26, 2024

    Noteworthy new books for readers of all ages recommended by NYPL's expert librarians and staff.

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    NYPL'S Top 10 Comics and Graphic Novels of 2024

    By NYPL Best Comics Committee | November 22, 2024

    Check out our absolute favorites of the year!

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    Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with Book Recommendations for Kids

    By Arielle Saber, Associate Manager, Teen Reading Ambassadors | November 5, 2024

    With stories about everything from shoes and hairstyles to bread recipes and dancing, there’s something on this list for every reader.

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    22 Recent and Upcoming Book-To-Screen Adaptations to Carry You Through the Rest of the Year

    By Carrie McBride, Communications | November 4, 2024

    From beloved classics to recent award winners, there's something for every kind of reader and viewer.

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    New Mysteries to Cozy Up Your Fall Reading

    By Carrie McBride, Communications | November 1, 2024

    Cozy mysteries make perfect fall reading. They're the literary equivalent of a cup of tea and a biscuit.

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    New Horror Anthologies to Devour

    By Carrie McBride, Communications | October 21, 2024

    Themed around topics as niche as shopping malls and as broad as motherhood, these stories explore our fears and offer a fun fright.  

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    Book Lists

    Your one-stop shop for themed book lists to help you find your next must-read book. 

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    Digital Collections

    Showcasing items from NYPL's vast and growing database of over 900,000 photographs, prints, maps, manuscripts, audio clips, and video.

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    Mysteries, Crime, Thrillers

    Looking for your next page-turner? Pick up a suspenseful crime novel, cozy mystery, or tense thriller.