Love to read? Here are some sites to help you find
the perfect book. When you visit the library, you could also pick
up a complimentary copy of Book Page, a monthly newspaper
filled with reviews, interviews and articles about new books for
every interests.
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African American Novels
Award Winning Books
Book Groups
Book Lists
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
Mystery
Non-Fiction
Readers' Advisory
Romance
Science Fiction
African American Novels
Black Issues Book Review
www.bibookreview.com/
Online version of Black Issues Book Review. Print magazine is
published bimonthly. It contains reviews of fiction and non-fiction
and frequent interviews with Black writers.
Voices From the Gaps
voices.cla.umn.edu/
An instructional Web site focusing on the lives and works of North
American women writers of color. Searchable by name, geographic
location / birthplace, ethnicity, significant dates.
The Black Book Review Online
www.qbr.com/
Online version of QBR, a bimonthly book review covering fiction,
nonfiction, poetry, children's books, health and lifestyle management.
African American Women Writers of the 19th Century
digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/
Digital collection of 52 published works by 19th-century black
women writers. A part of the Digital Schomburg, this collection
provides a full-text database that is key-word-searchable.
Web Resources on African American Writers and
Literature
http://www.bluefieldstate.edu/library/afamlinks.htm
Annotated list of links to culture, history, literary movements,
biography and more. Compiled by the library at Bluefield State
College in West Virginia.
Morton Grove Public Library
www.webrary.org/
See Fiction-L's Booklists for "African Americans in Historical
Fiction".
Award
Winning Books
Book Groups
Amazon
Book Club
Book Club suggestions.
Ballantine
Reader’s Circle
New books from Random House.
Book Muse
www.bookmuse.com
Insights and information for book discussion groups of all
ages.
HarperCollins
Reading Guides
Houghton
Mifflin Reading Guides
Find books for groups - some include Reader's Guide.
Oprah’s
Book Club
Penguin
Putnam Reading Guides
RandomHouse.com
Reading Group Guides
Reading Group Guides
readinggroupguides.com/
If you're interested in joining a book group or starting one
of your own, look no further.
The Resource Center for Book Groups
www.readinggroupchoices.com
Book selection directory, advice on getting started and running
a group and a bulletin board to share your success stories or
to get new ideas.
St.
Martin’s Press Reading Group Guides
Book Lists
Mostly Fiction Booklists
http://www.waterborolibrary.org/oldsite/bklista.htm
An annotated list of lists covering many genres of fiction
put together by a librarian.
Fantasy
Recommended Fantasy Author List
http://www.sff.net/people/Amy.Sheldon/listcont.htm
Very extensive listing of fantasy authors and their recommended
works. The database is not searchable, but it has good, brief
annotations.
Fantastic Metropolis
http://www.sfsite.com/home.htm
Dedicated to the best in science fiction and fantasy, in print
and media, on the Web and off.
Historical Fiction
Soon’s Historical Fiction Site
http://www.histfiction.net/
The single best and most comprehensive Web site on historical
fiction in all its forms.
Horror
Dark Echo
www.darkecho.com
Reviews and information for avid fans of dark fiction.
Mystery
Cluelass
www.cluelass.com
New releases of mystery, crime and detective fiction scheduled
for each month plus a comprehensive international guide to the
mystery fiction community.
Mystery Ink
www.mysteryinkonline.com/
"The Booklover's Guide to Mysteries and Thrillers"
Mystery Readers International
www.mysteryreaders.org/
the largest mystery fan/reader organization in the world, is open
to all readers, fans, critics, editors, publishers, and writers
The Mystery Reader
www.themysteryreader.com
The latest news and views of mystery novels.
The New Mystery Reader
www.newmysteryreader.com
Reviews, recommendations, and author profiles
Tangled Web UK
http://www.twbooks.co.uk
One of the best mystery fiction sites on the Web. A mystery
lover’s delight, this site offers excellent in depth reviews and
listings of new books.
Non-fiction
BookTV
www.booktv.org
Complements BookTV weekend programming on C-SPAN2 which covers
nonfiction books. This website enhances information on those
books, provides an opportunity to watch or listen to the programs
and supplies additional information not available on the network.
Readers Advisory
BookBrowse.com
Reading Guides
BookBrowse recommends only the most exceptional current books
and provides you with a substantial excerpt and multiple reviews
of each one, so that you can decide for yourself which are
exactly right for you.
Jewish
Reader
The latest in contemporary Jewish fiction, poetry, memoir,
and highlights of some of the overlooked Jewish classics as
well.
NoveList
NoveList allows you to use a favorite author, title, series,
or keyword as a means to locate other similar books. Log in
with the barcode on your Library card.
NoveList
K-8
This searchable database of picture books, children's chapter
books, and young adult titles includes full-text reviews,
annotations and summaries. Other features include the “find
similar books button” which allows you to search for
more titles like the one you enjoyed. You can browse book
lists by genre or theme at every reading level. Log in with
the barcode on your Library card.
The
Reader’s Corner
A delight to browse through, this site includes corners
for mystery, romance and fantasy. A good site for people who
love to read.
ReadersCircle
Reader's Circle is a free public directory that specializes
in listings for book clubs and reader's circles. Anyone may
post a listing or search for a group by zip code — all
for free.
Reader's
Robot
Search the database by specific genre, then search by "appeal."
After answering a series of questions, the robot gives you
a personalized recommended reading list!
Which Book
Customized search to find the book which matches your mood.
Romance
All About Romance
http://www.likesbooks.com/
A fun directory and guide for romance readers, this site includes
a selection of reviews, a monthly essay about a specific book,
links to their reader awards, message boards, and discussion lists.
Readers can get historical "cheat sheets" for romance
reading, a list of author aliases, and recommendations for readalikes.
There are also contests, including a "Purple Prose Parody"
that wins the writer a box of romances!
Other Worlds (HHHL
romance bibliography)
Romance Club
http://www.theromanceclub.com/
Information about romance authors and previews of upcoming
books.
The Romance Reader
http://www.theromancereader.com/
Covers the "latest news and views of romance novels."
Try the "Readers Helping Readers" section with questions
posed and answered by romance novel readers.
Romantic Fiction
http://www.romanticfiction.com/
This site is devoted to the writers and readers and the fans
of romance and romantic fiction.
Romantic Times
http://www.romantictimes.com/
Official website of Romantic Times magazine.
Science Fiction
SF Site
www.sfsite.com
Comprehensive site for science fiction and fantasy fans includes
interviews, awards, science facts, clubs, conventions, book lists
and much more.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
www.sfwa.org/reading/
Recommended reading list from the writers themselves.