Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl

Carl is chasing his ex-girlfriend’s show-winning Persian cat Princess Donut in the middle of the night when the apocalypse happens. One minute, he’s literally in a parking lot in his underwear and bare feet begging a cat to come down out of a tree. The next, Carl, who is still just in his undies and bare feet, and Princess Donut are just trying to survive a sadistic multi-level dungeon game show brought to the masses by their new alien overlords. Complications ensue.

A special thank you to Chelsea for recommending the book to me and to Jen for enthusiastically seconding the recommendation! It’s a highly entertaining and hilarious read.

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Exploring Genres: Science Fiction

Stuck in a reading rut? Want to expand your reading horizons in 2026? You’re in luck! Every month this year, we will be delving deep into popular genres at the library. If you’re already a fan, find readalike suggestions for popular authors and ideas for similar genres to explore. If you’re brand new to the genre in question, you will find a helpful explanation of the hallmarks of the genre, a breakdown of its most common subgenres, and explanations of what readers find so appealing about the most popular authors writing those types of books. Let’s explore science fiction for August since we made pigs fly earlier this month when we opened our new building. 🙂

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