Action/Adventure [75 books]

Stories of an exciting undertaking involving risk and physical danger involving spies, assassins and more.

Biography/Memoir [7 books]

Life stories and memoirs of both famous and not so famous people.

Classic Literature [14 books]

Literature that has a universal appeal regardless of educational background and which spans time and space tying generations and cultures together. A classic often has a serious tone and its own sense of importance.

Comedy [10 books]

A comic novel is a work of fiction in which the writer seeks to amuse the reader, sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative; sometimes, above all other considerations.

Coming of Age [3 books]

Stories following a person’s transition from adolescent to adulthood as they learn the reality and cruelty of the world.

Crime/Detective [16 books]

Fiction and True Stories that deal with crime, their detection, criminals and their motives.

Diaries and Journals [1 books]

Diary and Journal collections from around the world.

Drama [5 books]

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The structure of dramatic texts, unlike other forms of literature, is directly influenced by this collaborative production and collective reception.

Espionage/Spy [5 books]

Stories about secret agents or military personnel members who are sent on secret missions. Usually, they are equipped with special gadgets that prove useful during the mission, and they have special training in things such as unarmed combat. They may or may not work for a specific government.

Essay [3 books]

Essay writing covering any style. These are often categorized with other genres relating to their specific field.

Fairy Tales/Folklore [26 books]

Fictional stories often featuring folkloric characters (fairies, elves, talking animals, etc.) and often involving far-fetched sequence of events. Folklore stories are derived from the cultural traditions of a particular population.

Family Life [5 books]

Fiction and non-fiction titles about families, parenting and babies.

Fantasy [19 books]

A genre which uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting.

General Fiction [5 books]

Ghost Stories [4 books]

The intrusion of the spirits of the dead into the realm of the living.

Gothic Fiction [5 books]

A genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance, feeding on a pleasing sort of terror.

Historical Fiction [26 books]

Fiction often based on, or set in, real historical events and places.

History [3 books]

Non-fiction work relating to the history of the world.

Horror [8 books]

Fictional stories that are intended to scare the audience. Often includes supernatural beings intruding on everyday life which can include elements of Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Mystery [13 books]

Detectives or persons who have to solve a crime that was committed. They must figure out who committed the crime and why.

Nautical [7 books]

Stories and adventures both on and under the sea.

Non-Fiction [5 books]

Books where the subject matter is of a factual nature, although not always held to be the truth by everyone.

Philosophical Fiction [6 books]

Refers to works of fiction in which a significant proportion of the work is devoted to a discussion of philosophy. These might include the function and role of society, the purpose of life, ethics or morals, the role of art in human lives, and the role of experience or reason in the development of knowledge.

Plays [5 books]

A form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than reading, though not always.

Poetry [12 books]

Literary art in which language is used for it's aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning. Poetry may be written independently, as discrete poems, or may occur in conjunction with other arts, as in poetic drama, hymns, lyrics, or prose poetry.

Political [9 books]

Political fiction has often used narrative to provide commentary on political events, systems and theories. Works of political fiction often "directly criticize an existing society or present an alternative, sometimes fantastic, reality.

Psychological Novel [3 books]

A work of prose fiction which places more than the usual amount of emphasis on interior characterization, and on the motives, circumstances and internal action which springs from, and develops, external action. The psychological novel is not content to state what happens but goes on to explain the motivation of this action.

Religion [1 books]

Romance [34 books]

Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, which have an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending.

Satire [17 books]

In satire, human or individual vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque, irony, or other methods, ideally with the intent to bring about improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be funny, the purpose of satire is not primarily humour in itself so much as an attack on something of which the author strongly disapproves, using the weapon of wit.

Science [1 books]

A work of nonfiction, usually written by a scientist, researcher, or professor. Usually these books are written for a wide audience presumed to have a general education rather than a specifically scientific training, as opposed to the very narrow audience that a scientific paper would have, and are therefore referred to as popular science.

Science Fiction [47 books]

A broad genre of fiction which often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology.

Sexuality [1 books]

Sexuality refers to the incorporation of sexual themes with such elements that may include depictions of realistic sexual interactions, a character with an alternative sexuality as the protagonist or exploration of the varieties of sexual experience that deviate from the conventional.

Short Stories [51 books]

Usually written in prose, often in narrative format, this format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction. Many short story writers define their work through a combination of creative, personal expression and artistic integrity.

Slave Narrative [2 books]

Social Criticism [5 books]

Analysing social structures that are seen as flawed and aim at practical solutions by specific measures, radical reform or even revolutionary change.

Thriller / Suspense [9 books]

Stories with a mix of fear and excitement that have traits from the action, adventure or mystery genres, but the level of terror makes them borderline horror fiction at times as well. They generally have a dark or serious theme, which also makes them similar to drama.

Tragedy [2 books]

This is a form of art based on human suffering that paradoxically offers its audience pleasure.

Travel [3 books]

Literature in which the author typically records the people, events, sights and feelings while touring a foreign place for the pleasure of travel.

War [7 books]

The primary action takes place in a field of armed combat or in a domestic setting (or home front) where the characters are preoccupied with the preparations for, or recovery from, war. It is sometimes referred to as military fiction.

Western [2 books]

A story taking place in the American Old West. Westerns commonly feature gunfighters and/or cowboys.

Young Readers [82 books]

Both fiction and non-fiction written for teenagers.