TIPLINE: Metafiction

The Independence Public Library's Interesting Nuggets of Exploration: Metafiction

The 5-5-5 Reading Challenge has taken off and many of us are finishing up our first Genre. If you've already got your first Genre in the bag, be sure to stop in at the library to pick up your first prize. If you're looking for a Genre to dig into, try Metafiction.
What's Metafiction? Well, it's fiction...about fiction,...or writing fiction,...or living in fiction,...or something else fiction related. It's complicated, but it's fun. If you want a definition that is a little more exact try Dictionary.com they define Metafiction as "fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction."
Metafiction is more common than you might think, you may have already read some metafiction. Mo Willems' "We Are In A Book" is metafiction, and so is Jodi Picoult's "Between The Lines." Even some of the newer fiction at the library is metafiction, like "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield and "The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry" by Gabrielle Zevin. There are plenty more, you can find a short list by going to the 5-5-5 Reading Challenge's Genres Page, and clicking on the Metafiction Page. If you know of a book that fits the bill at the IPL, and isn't listed, feel free to add it. Just double click and type in the title and author. You can also add books to the other genre pages, just double click and type.

TIPLINE: Book Recommendations

The Independence Public Library's Interesting Nuggets of Exploration: Book Recommendations

It's a new year for all of us, and that usually means New Year's Resolutions in the hopes of a fresh start. Even the IPL is getting in on the resolution band wagon, with the 5-5-5 Reading Challenge. You can join us by registering online or visiting the library. We'll give you a log to track your progress.
Of course, registering is the easy part, and it wouldn't be called a challenge it everything was easy. Now that 2015 has started you've got to get reading, but where do you start? You can always ask your friends and family to lead the way, but you've got 25 books to read by May 5th. You might need to stretch past the inner circle to fill your list.
That's where the library (and your fellow readers) come in. Check out the 5-5-5 Reading Challenge Genres Page. You can peak at a number of genres and sub-genres to read from. Follow the links to specific genre pages and you can fill up your challenge list in a hurry. You can even suggest some of your own favorites.