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Links for Book lovers
(Works from home and library internet-only stations)
Bestseller/Award Lists
Alex Awards - The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing.
Man Booker Prize - The Man Booker Prize for Fiction promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year.
National Book Awards - Presented annually in the United States of America by the National Book Foundation, to recognize achievements in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and young people's literature.
New York Times Best Seller List - NYT Book Review also available.
Pulitzer Prizes - Listing of all Pulitzer winners in all categories - journalism, photography, fiction, etc. - since the award was first given in 1917.
Booklists
Based on the Book - 'Based on the Book' is a compilation of over 1,250 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures. Utilizing the Internet Movie Database as the authority, all movies in this collection have been released as feature-length films in the United States, in English, since 1980.
Fiction_L Booklists - Many discussion topics on Fiction_L, the Morton Grove Public Library's mailing list for reader's advisory issues, result in compilations of books on a particular theme, authors with similar styles, etc. Many of these booklists are available on the Fiction_L website.
KDL: What's Next? - The "What's Next?: Books In Series" database helps you search series fiction. A series is two or more books linked by character(s), settings, or other common traits.
Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century - During 1998, in an attempt to encourage people to talk about great books, the Modern Library polled over 200,000 readers regarding the best novels published in the English language since 1900. This "100 Best Novels" list was first published in The New York Times on Monday, July 20, 1998, and followed in 1999 by a "100 Best Nonfiction" list.
Especially For Book Discussion Groups
Oprah's Book Club - A complete list of all the books the Oprah has discussed on her televised book club, plus author interviews, reading group guides, and more.
Reading Group Choices - Based on the popular book with the same title, this site contains book discussion guides for a
wide range of titles and tips for leading a successful book discussion group.
ReadingGroupGuides.com - Includes advice for book discussion group leaders, a wide ranges of guides either subdivided
by type of book, author or title. Also contains recipes for your book group meetings.
General Fiction Web Sites
AcqWeb's Directory of Book Reviews on the Web - AcqWeb is a World Wide Web site providing links to information and resources of interest to librarians with acquisitions or collection development responsibilities. The scope is international.
BookBrowse - A literary smorgasbord of the best current books. Includes excerpts from current fiction and
non-fiction titles for adults and teens. Also has a list of resources for book clubs.
Booklist Homepage - This is the site for the American Library Association's "Booklist Magazine." It includes reviews of recently released titles and best book lists.
Fantastic Fiction - This website includes bibliographies for over 30,000 authors and information on over 350,000 books; it is also an excellent resource for checking the order of books in a series.
FictionDB - Online database for genre fiction bibliographies, pseudonyms, upcoming releases and links to author websites.
FictionFinder - FictionFinder allows you to search by place (ex: New Orleans), by character (Nancy Drew), as well as by title, setting, or plot summary. When you find an item you are interested in, you can then learn whether your library has it.
Genrefluent - Genrefluent is the official web site of author, editor, reviewer, reader, and librarian Diana Tixier Herald. It is a place to find out about new books for adults and teens who read for the fun of it.
Goodreads - Get great book recommendations from people you know, keep track of what you've read and what you'd like to read, answer book trivia, and collect your favorite quotes.
Google Book Search - Book Search works just like web search. When google finds a book with content that contains a match for your search terms, it will link to it in your search results.
LibraryThing - LibraryThing is an excellent way to keep track of the books you've read. Enter what you're reading now or your whole library to create a personalized catalog.
Monster Librarian - A source for readers of horror fiction to find another book to read and a source for librarians to develop their collections and provide readers advisory. Includes lists of horror fiction categorized by type of monster, i.e.: vampires, zombies, etc.
No Flying, No Tights - A website reviewing graphic novels for kids, teens, and adults.
Webrary: Readers Services - Includes recommendations, reviews, award winners, author interviews, the Fiction_L mailing list, Web sites, and more from the Morton Grove Public Library.
Western Writers of America - Western Writers of America, Inc., was founded in 1953 to promote the literature of the American West and bestow Spur Awards for distinguished writing in the western field. Their website has author and publisher contact information, Spur Award winner lists, and convention information.
Inspirational Fiction
Tyndale House Publishers - Tyndale House Publishers is one of the leading publishers of Inspirational fiction. With their site you can visit authors websites, read book reviews, search the Tyndale Publishers catalog, and purchase Tyndale products online.--BB
Minnesota Fiction
Minnesota Author Biographies Project - The Minnesota Author Biographies Project is the product of a collaboration between the Minnesota Historical Society, Metronet, and the Minnesota Center for the Book. This pilot database provides biographical sketches of 36 past and present Minnesota authors, complete with selected bibliographies and sources of additional information about the author.
Minnesota Book Awards - The Minnesota Book Awards is a Capital City project, led by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, in consortium with the Saint Paul Public Library and the Mayor's office in the City of Saint Paul.
Minnesota Readers - Minnesota Public Radio wants to know what you're reading! Share reviews, tips, and your literary pursuits here. All readers are invited to the Minnesota Public Radio Reader's group. We'll talk about local work, the larger lit scene, and see if we identify a geography of literary taste.
Mystery
Mystery Writers of America - The Mystery Writers of America is the leading association for professional crime writers in the United States. MWA presents the Edgar® Awards and provides information for mystery writers.
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.
The Mystery Reader - Sister site to "the Romance Reader" includes regularly updated subgenera lists, news and
other resources for mystery readers. Reviews also include a rating system similar to those
given for movies.
Out of Print Book Sources
ABE Books - This Advanced Book Exchange helps locate out-of-print books.
Alibris - Here Similar to ABE Books, this site can help you locate out of print books.
Biblio.com - Over 10 million used, rare, and out-of-print books from independent booksellers worldwide.
Book Finder - This site locates out-of-print, hard to find books.
Romance
All About Romance - Includes reviews, "If You Like" lists, awards, contests, reviews, message boards, author interviews, discussion lists and more. The special titles listing includes some genre subdivision lists.
Romance Writers of America - Sponsored by Romance Writers of America, a professional association of 8,600 published and aspiring romance writers, this website has links to romance author information, lists of RWA winners, and tips for aspiring romance writers.
The Romance Reader - The latest news and views of romance novels, including thousands of book reviews, features, author interviews, and more.
Science Fiction/Fantasy
SF Site - Highlights the editors choice for the best in science fiction and fantasy for both print and media.
Includes feature reviews, awards, news, indexed links related web sites, and interviews with SF
writers and artists.
Uchronia - Devoted to the sub-genre of alternate history sf. Includes articles about this sub-genera, series
lists, and author index. Has a military focus.
The Classics
Bartleby's - This archive includes the classics of literature, non-fiction and poety on the internet.
Project Gutenberg - Similar to Bartleby.com, this site contains the text of thousands of older books.
What Do I Read Next?
Last updated: 5/18/09