Websites (and more) 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.
- 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
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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.
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Oprah's Books--She picks some good ones. Very popular books, usually with
a somber tone or literary quality.
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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)
- 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.
- 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.
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Last Updated:
10/22/2009
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