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For Book Lovers - Boise Public Library
Websites for Readers

Looking for a good read? Exhausted your favorite author? Need something to stimulate your mind or lull you to sleep?

Then look no further. This page will help you find just what you want, whether it's an ageless classic, a sci fi adventure, the hottest bestseller or a hard-boiled detective novel. Enjoy!

Literary Awards   Genre Awards    Book Groups    Book Reviews 
    
  Research Authors    Booksellers    Reading Guides  Genre Guides  E-Books

* Items in RED are local resources.

Literary Awards

Genre Awards

  • Hugo Awards--Science fiction and fantasy books, editors, film and television.
  • Nebula Awards--Science fiction and fantasy novels and writers.
  • Spur Awards--Western fiction, non-fiction and children's.
  • Bram Stoker Awards--Horror fiction, poetry, non-fiction and young adult.

Book Group Guides

Book Reviews

Research Authors & Titles

Booksellers

Reading Guides

  • Novelist--a subscription database to help you find a good fiction read, complete with reviews and tools for finding read-a-likes.  Funded by the LiLI-D project. Use your BPL card to log in through this site.
  • BookSpot--a massive site with tons of information.  Bestseller lists, genre divisions, reviews and places to buy books.
  • Read the Same Book (Boise)--What if everyone read the same book?  Well, probably not everyone, but enough to make it fun.
  • Oprah's Books--She picks some good ones.  Very popular books, usually with a somber tone or literary quality.
  • Publishers Weekly Bestsellers--Divided into hardcover fiction and non-fiction; mass market and trade paperbacks; and other various categories.
  • Reader's Club--An award winning book review site managed by librarians (Charlotte & Mecklenburg County PL)
  • Beyond Bestsellers--A site run by a Ph.D. in literature whose goal is to highlight little known--nonetheless exceptional--modern fiction.
  • BookBrowse--A nice site with tons of reviews.  Features weekly picks.
  • Literary Kicks--A poetry and prose site where readers can log on and join a community discussion.
  • Morton Grove PL Websites for Book Lovers--A huge collection of links to sites of interest to readers all over the internet.
  • Overbooked: Table of Contents--A literary and genre review site with links to authors' web pages and annotated lists.

Genre Guides

  • AllReaders.com--General guide to several genres, searchable by plot, style, characters and setting.
  • A Guide to Supernatural Fiction--Extensive bibliographies by author, with many images of dustjackets.
  • Literary Gothic--Dedicated to literary scarishness and spooktastical fun.  Not intended for teenagers with long coats and a lot of eye makeup.
  • Mysteries and More--A guide to mysteries managed by LII: Librarians' Index to the Internet.
  • Mysterious Home Page--Scads of links to mystery sites all over the internet.
  • The Mystery Reader--Reviews of all kinds of mystery subgenres, including thrillers and suspense novels.
  • The Nautical Fiction List--For sailors at heart, hundreds of titles and some capsule reviews.
  • The Romance Reader--Reviews of all kinds of romance novels.
  • SF Site--Science Fiction review site.
  • Thrilling Detective--Well, I'm not really sure what to think of this site....
  • Violet Books--Victorian (and other) era adventure, fantasy, mystery, supernatural and westerns.

E Books - Read it Online

Last Updated: 05/12/2008

 
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