Sites For Choosing Your Next Great Read
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Genres
African American Literature Book Club
http://aalbc.com/
Includes author profiles, book reviews, discussion boards, as well as literary events, all involving African American Literature.
Christian Fiction
http://www.dancingword.net/christianfiction/website.html
Christian literature's premier website for information regarding the latest and the best that Christian fiction has to offer.
Dark Echo Horror
http://www.darkecho.com/darkecho/index.html
Horror genre fans will love this website that not only has an excellent "what's new" index with reviews, but also includes interviews, articles, and essays.
Fantastic Fiction
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
A searchable UK based website for "fantastic fiction" or science fiction and fantasy that has bibliographies for over 7000 authors and information on over 140,000 books.
HistFiction
http://www.histfiction.net/
Historical fiction website that includes an author database, forums for discussion of historical literature, and a way to search for books or browse them.
The Mystery Reader
http://www.themysteryreader.com/
Great place for reviews of mystery novels, list of must-reads, author interviews, and discussion groups.
The Romance Reader
http://www.theromancereader.com/
The sister site of The Mystery Reader, this site incorporates all of the services that The Mystery Reader has.
Uchronia - The Alternate History List
http://www.uchronia.net/
Unique website for novels that base their stories on "what if" certain aspects of history were different, alternate history novels.
General Sites
All Readers
http://www.allreaders.com
Find a book to read by putting in your preferences regarding plot, theme, and character in the areas of fiction, literature, mystery, thriller, scifi/fantasy, romance, biography, and history.
Book Browser
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/bookbrowser/Welcome.asp?
Easy-to-browse lists give patrons a great way to find books in genres that they love or even look over a new genre, also a great way to learn about what is coming out soon.
BookSpot
http://www.bookspot.com/
Excellent source of reading lists, book reviews, and "behind the book" type information.
Genrefluent
http://www.genrefluent.com/
Excellent for patrons who are looking for new authors in a specific genre or books that will be "just like" the one the just read.
Hennepin County Library - If You Like...Fiction
http://www.hclib.org/pub/books/iyl/index.cfm
This is a great "if you like" site that includes a few specific books, but also lists of all different kinds of fiction.
Overbooked
http://freenet.vcu.edu/education/literature/bklink.html
Reviews, read-a-likes, reading lists, and "what's new" all reside here.
What's Next
http://www.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp
Kent District Library in Michigan has put together this wonderful database for people who enjoy reading series, but aren't sure which one comes first or next.
Book Clubs and Bestseller Lists
Oprah's Book Club
http://www2.oprah.com/books/books_landing.jhtml
Bookmarked Target Book Club
http://bookmarked.target.com/
New York Times Bestsellers List
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/
Requires Free Registration for access to some articles
Chicago Tribune Book Reviews and Bestseller Lists
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/booksmags/
Requires Free Registration to access
Today Show Book Club
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3041344/
Good Morning, America! Book Club
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/
National Public Radio (NPR) Book Page
http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1032
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