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Leisure Reading, Listening, and Watching

This is a guide to books, audiobooks, e-books, streaming videos, and related resources for the CWU community.

Popular Reading

The library subscribes to a "popular reading" service which provides many books for leisure and entertainment reading. The books are cataloged and discoverable in OneSearch, but here is a step-by-step example of how to search.

Let's search for "Mystery" books. Consider other genre names: Science Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Self-help etc., depending on your interest.
Using the "Advanced Search" screen in OneSearch, select "CWU Resources" and "Print Books" from the drop-down options and enter "mystery" as a search word:
Filter results by scrolling down the left margin to "Physical Location" and selecting "Popular reading."

Using OneSearch to find eBooks

Using the advanced search in OneSearch provides the option to limit results to "eBooks."

Novelist

Novelist Plus
NoveList Plus is a comprehensive readers’ advisory resource that has reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for all ages. NoveList's expertise in books and reading means that you'll always get the best help for finding just the right books. With NoveList Plus, you can find titles, articles, and lists for both your fiction and nonfiction needs. NoveList Plus also included audiobook information, including audiobook recommendations and audio samples.