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Arts
and Letters Daily Updated six times a
week! News and reviews.
AudioFile Magazine
Reviews of Audio Books.
AwardWeb
by Laurie D. T. Mann.
For the reader looking for the "best of the best." A large list of all
sorts of literary, award-winning books.
Award Winning Books
Celebrated in September each year.
Banned Books Week!
Visit the
American Library Association's Banned and Challenged Books page.
Best-Sellers
from The New York Times.
BI Book
Review The Black Issues Book Review page reviews titles of
interest to African American readers and others. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry,
and children's books are all reviewed. Articles include author interviews and
topics of interest to African Americans. Some articles are available only in the
print version of the journal.
Book
Muse Book reviews for book
discussions. Also includes author interviews.
Book Page
The online version of our patron-favorite!
The
Book Reporter Book reviews, author
interviews and more.
Bookwire
Links to author interviews, best seller lists, other
book sites.
Boston
Book Review seeks out and promotes the highest achievements in contemporary writing.
Bringing readers into the ongoing project of literary life, the BBR features incisive, independent
comment from preeminent writers, scholars and intellectuals on today's most
important books.
January Magazine
Reviews and interviews
Library
Journal Pre-Publication information,
reviews, and more.
New
York Times Book Review Part of the New York Times on the Web.
Read current book reviews or search for book reviews back to 1980.
You can also
read hundreds of first chapters of fiction and non-fiction titles online, browse
the
bestseller lists, or join of the the books forums to discuss a particular
work or author.
New York Review
of Books This is the online version of the well-known print
journal,
offering many of the current reviews and articles full-text online.
Readers can also search the NYRB archives back to 1996. In addition, read
excerpts from the literary magazine Granta, offering some of the best
contemporary writing available today.
Publishers
Weekly News and reviews.
Rain Taxi Review of Books
Rain Taxi is a quarterly publication featuring reviews
of
literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, with an emphasis on works that push
the boundaries
of language, narrative, and genre.
The
Reader's Robot Reviews
by genre. Search by keywords!
Salon
The readers guide to contemporary authors.
Book reviews, author interviews,
recommended titles, essays and articles of topical interest.
AllReaders.com
This is a really cool reader's search engine! Readers can search by any
element of plot, theme, character, or setting to find exactly the kind of book
(or movie)
you're looking for. The database includes the fiction genres
(romance, mystery, etc), literary fiction,
biographies and history.
Amazon.com
Search over a million titles in this virtual bookstore! Although this is a
commercial site, it's a great place to locate hard to find titles.
Search by author, title, subject, and keyword. "Books in the Media" section
lists titles from The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Oprah and other sources.
Barnes & Noble
Over a million titles are available at Barnes & Noble online, and
most book descriptions include a synopsis of the book, reviews gleaned from major
reviewing publications, and reader commentary. In addition to book reviews, you
can learn about great new writers, get a list of current bestsellers, or sign up
for a free online course at Barnes & Noble University.
Based on the Book by Mid-Continent Public Library. A Compilation of selected books that have been made into movies.
Search by movie title, book title or author.
Adult Book Discussions at Lansing Library
See what's next!
Bookspot
Gives advice on what to read, reviews, links to great sites such as
Bookwire,
Publisher's Weekly and The New York Times Book Review.
BookTV
on C-SPAN2 Explore non-fiction books! Includes schedule for BookTV
programming.
The
Eclectic's Author Links Links to authors home pages, listed by
genre.
Fiction web sites listed by genre
Fiction-L
on the Webrary by the Morton Grove Public Library.
A multitude
of reading lists developed by the librarians of Fiction-L.
Focus on Fiction Contains
author interviews, book reviews and more!
Genrefluent
by Diana Tixier Herald, author of Genreflecting.
Ever wonder what to read next?
This is a guide to genre fiction!
If You
Like... Try These Authors
If
You Like... from Christchurch City Libraries
Oprah's
Book Club
Read the
movie!
The
Reader's Robot Reviews
by genre. Search by keywords!
Whichbook.net
Choose whether you want a happy or sad book, gentle or not-so-gentle,
suspenseful or predictable!. Make your selections, then you'll be provided with
a lit of titles that meet your criteria!
Pseudonyms and Aliases
Horror Fiction
- Dark Echo A horror site that focuses on books, including new releases, reviews and links to authors, e-zines, and reading lists.
- Horror
Writers Association Links, recommended
reading and writing tips.
- The
Literary Gothic The Literary Gothic is a Web guide to all things concerned with literary Gothicism,
which includes ghost stories, "classic" Gothic novels and Gothic
fiction (1764-1820), and related pre- and post-Gothic and supernaturalist
literature written prior to the mid-twentieth century.
Mystery and Detective Fiction
- Bibliomysteries
An annotated bibliography of "mysteries that have settings, plots, or
substantial characters in them related to the world of books, writers, archives,
and libraries." Created by academic librarian Marsha McCurley.
- The
Cadfael Chronicles a set of pages devoted to Brother Cadfael the detective monk, from the books by Ellis Peters
- Mystery Net
Book reviews, mystery greats, mystery timeline and more.
- The Mystery
PlaceHome of North America's leading short-fiction mystery magazines
- Mystery Reader Hundreds of book reviews, news features, author interviews, small press
columns, and archives of mystery titles.
- Sherlockian.net All things Sherlock Holmes
- Stop
You're Killing Me This site is a resource for the lovers
of mystery, intrigue and suspense books. Stop! has hundreds of authors,
with complete, chronological lists of their books in this sub-genre.
- Tangled Web Reviews, author profiles, news, interviews and more.
- Virtual
Murder Extensive listing of Authors pages, and mystery
character pages!
Romance Fiction
- All About Romance An interactive site for and by romance readers!
Printable lists, columns, controversies, loads of honest and entertaining romance reviews, and readers' awards, plus an index to previous issues.
- The Literary Times Reviews cover romance novels, reference and research titles,
and other women's fiction. African American romances and young adult titles are also
featured. Includes author profiles, backlists, new releases, articles by
literary agents, series information, and an index to past issues.
- The Romance
Reader Thousands of romance book reviews, plus feature
articles, author interviews, and archives of romance titles. There is even
a bulletin board-type help feature, where romance readers can help others
identity the title of an elusive romance.
- Romantic
Times Online Romance novels, reviews, authors
- Romance Writers of
America Did you know romance novels comprise over 55% of
all paperbacks published in the United States? At this site, you'll find
lists of award winners, current bestsellers, and upcoming releases, plus links
to author sites, publishers, RWA chapters and conferences.
Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Fantastic
Fiction over two thousand bibliographies of the best
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror authors.
-
Locus Online
The online version of Locus provides news, reviews, bestseller lists,recommended reading, annual "best books" lists, and information about
upcoming author appearances and SF conventions.
- SFBook.com
This SF site features personal reviews by science fiction readers, plus an
extensive list of author links. Information on upcoming releases, author
profiles, reference sources for the SF reader, even information on upcoming
movies.
- SFF Net
Science fiction and fantasy site that covers a wide range of topics of
interest to the science fiction fan, including authors, awards, and e-zines.
For the writer of science fiction and fantasy, there are links to literary
agents and agencies, publishers, and professional organizations.
- The SF Site
Awards, reviews and more!
- Ultimate
Science Fiction Web Guide The ultimate source! Almost
6,000 links to science fiction resources! Topics include aliens, authors,
book titles, movies and television, and a wide variety of sub-genres.
Western Fiction
-
Western Writers of
America This organization of fiction writers, historians, and
regional writers presents the Spur Award to writers of fiction and non-fiction
about the American West. In addition to a list of Spur Award winners
since it was founded, there are author links and convention information. There is also a link to Roundup, the association's online magazine which
features book reviews, columns, and the best in western writing.
 Fiction...And
The Rest
- Empty World:
Apocalyptic Fiction This site devoted to end of the
world fiction may be browsed by author or title. Annotations include plot
summaries, critical comments, and author information. There are also film
and television entries.
- Hyperizons:
Hypertext Fiction The source for the growing genre known
as hypertext fiction. Hypertext fiction is interactive fiction on the Web,
including maps and other graphics to enhance the reader's experience. The
site offers a clear definition, critical literature, and links to original
works.
- Rational
Magic: The Comics Get Serious Reviews of graphic novels
(i.e., book-length comics), including a review archive by title and a subject
index. Each review includes genre, audience, synopsis, and evaluation.
- Short
Stories at East of the Web Complete texts of short stories in
the categories of fiction, science fiction and fantasy, horror, romance, humor,
and crime. There are many classics, but also new stories.
- Uchronia: the Alternate
History List An annotated bibliography of novels,
stories, essays, and other materials involving alternative histories, or
"what if" histories. In an alternate or alternative history, one
or more past events are changed and the subsequent effects on history are
described. A "chronology" lists works by the date of the event
for which the outcome has been changed to produce an alternate history.
- Victorian Web Compilation
of information on the Victorian Age, and the authors of the time period.
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