#official library posts

I just locked eyes with a Litten who looked like they were plotting to burn the building down for having a bow tie and top hat put on them… please, pay attention to your own Pokémon’s cues!

A reading-themed ask game for anyone on Rotomblr, courtesy of the Malie City Library! (Remember to send an ask to who you reblog from, and it's often helpful to include the question as well as the emoji!)

📚: How do you pick the books you read? Do you judge a book by its cover?

🌴: What types of things do you like in an easy read/comfort read/"beach read"?

🦄: What have you read in a book before that you wish was real in the Pokémon world?

🐛: What tropes in books bug you the most?

🐶: What's a book that features your favorite Pokémon? Did you enjoy it?

❌: What's a book you read that you absolutely couldn't finish?

🎧: What's your preferred way to read? Do you use audiobooks?

🪃: What's a book you keep coming back to?

🧑‍🎓: What's a book that taught you a lot?

💌: Are you a fan... of fanfiction? What sorts of tropes do you usually enjoy?

🏕️: If you had to write a book about your own experiences, what would you write?

🐾: If your Pokémon could write a book, what do you think they'd write about?

🌏: Which sorts of worlds do you enjoy reading about? Worlds without Pokémon? Worlds where everyone is a Pokémon? Other worlds entirely? Or this world?

🌌: What's a plot twist in a story you've read (or heard) that was out of this world?

😔: Which Pokémon do you think is misunderstood by authors?

🐣: What's a children's book you enjoyed when you were young?

Well, we’ve got our end-of-year “best books of 2024” recommendations ready at the Malie City Library! Just in the nick of time! So without further ado, here’s…

Malie City Library’s 2024 Picks!

For nonfiction, our recommendations are as follows:

A Rose in Shadow is a keen retelling of the Darkest Day incident in Galar, complete with in-depth interviews with many highly relevant people. Including Former Chairman Rose himself. A strong recommendation for anyone interested in economic nonfiction, the corruption of large organizations, and modern-day Legendary Pokémon tales!

And Pocket Power is a deep dive into the history of the Pokéball, its use cases across time, and ultimately, the question of whether human-Pokémon relationships will go beyond the Pokéball. Thoughtful, with a lot of consideration to human-Pokémon relationships across time and culture!

For fiction…

Those who want a realistic fiction story should look no further than This Ninetales Of Ours, a multigenerational tale of a Kantonian family as a child’s Vulpix evolves and watches over the family’s children, grandchildren, and even great grandchildren! Definitely a tearjerker at points, but also life-affirming and a reminder of the power of Pokémon. And fun fact—the author has a Ninetales of her own!

As a more irreverent fantasy tale, The Court of Legends ties together cultural tales from many different regions and records of legendary Pokémon to paint a “pantheon” of these legendary Pokémon and their interactions! Humorous often, surprisingly educational, and ultimately features a lot of relatable bureaucracy and workplace conflict. Maybe not the book for anyone particularly religious, though!

Grunt A wrote that "im gonna make fashion school learn the POWER OF PUNK!!!!!" I wish them all of the best on their fashion journey!

Grunt B wrote, "Taking night classes on poetry and creative writing and all that [stuff]. I think I can be real deep and introspective and all. Just you wait until my book's on your shelf, yo!" We'll be waiting!

And Grunt C wrote that "I got hired to work on that Paniola Ranch place! IDK livestock Pokémon always made me happy so I wanna go to vet school after I make some money. Thanks for everything girl!" Can't wait to see all of your cute photos of the baby Mudbray!