also known as: Book Genre, Book Genres, Books by Genre, List of Genres.
If you like reading a certain genre and want ideas on what to read next, or you're looking for ideas as a stepping stone into a genre, this page is for you! You can borrow and reserve the books for free from your local library.
Adventure
Fantasy Adventure
Sports Fiction
War
Westerns
Families Fiction
Fiction by Celebrity Authors
Other Cultures
Young Adult
Crime
Mystery and Deception
Psychological Thrillers
Scandinavian Crime
Spy Thrillers
Classics
Historical Fiction
Myths and Fairytales
Timeslip Novels
British History
Poetry
Sports Biographies
Travel
True Stories
Chick Lit
Family Saga
Medical Romance
Paranormal Romance
Romance
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Space Opera
From Twilight and The Hunger Games to War Horse and The Fault in Our Stars, whether it's fantasy, dystopia or realistic fiction, young adult books can be enjoyed by adults as well. Many young adult books have been made into popular films.
Morpeth Library holds the Northern Poetry Library, the largest collection of post-World War Two poetry in England outside London. Click here to find out more about the Northern Poetry Library.
Lucy Clark
Since The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo came out there has been a rise in the popularity of Scandinavian crime fiction. Why not have a look below at some of the other Scandinavian crime authors and borrow one of their books.
Jo Nesbo
Camilla Lackberg
Johan Theorin
Karin Alvtegen
Mari Jungstedt
Henning Mankell
Håkan Nesser
Åsa Larsson
Liza Marklund
Anders Roslund
Lose yourself in the memoirs of an author's travels, from celebrities to intrepid explorers.
True stories about people overcoming adversity or tragedy.
A timeslip novel is one that alternates between two different time periods.
Susanna Kearsley
Laurie Viera Rigler
Alis Hawkins
Diana Gabaldon
These authors write books about family life - the relationships between parent and child, mother and daughter, sisters and brothers.
Read books set all over the world, from India to Italy, and lose yourself in another culture.
Amitav Ghosh
Amy Tan
Elizabeth Peters
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Michael Ondaatje
Khaled Hosseini
Mary Doria Russell
Wilbur Smith
Isabel Allende
Daniel Mason
Christie Dickason
If you would like some help choosing your next book, please ask staff at your local library who will be hapy to suggest new titles to you.
For a selection of recommended reads from library staff please visit the pages below:
You can also search the library catalogue yourself to find something new to read.