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Reading for Pleasure: Fiction collection

Fiction Collection

A collection of contemporary fiction for both staff and students built from donations. 

Why read fiction?

'Reading fiction not only develops our imagination and creativity, it gives us the skills to be alone. It gives us the ability to feel empathy for people we've never met, living lives we couldn't possibly experience for ourselves, because the book puts us inside the character's skin.'                                            

Ann Patchett

If you have any fiction books in good condition that you would like to donate to the collection, please bring them into the library at any time.  

 

Wickedly good October reads

Author profile: Stephen King

Stephen King is a renowned American author, known as the "King of Horror," who rose to fame with his 1974 debut novel, Carrie. Born in Portland, Maine, on September 21, 1947, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1970 and married fellow writer Tabitha Spruce. After a period teaching and working in various jobs, King's career took off with Carrie, leading to a prolific output of over 60 novels and hundreds of short stories across horror, fantasy, and suspense genres. His work often explores themes of the supernatural and the darker aspects of the human psyche, drawing inspiration from his challenging childhood and observations of rural Maine. 

Photo credit: Shane Leonard