Book Lovers' Resources
Book Lovers' Web Sites - General Resources- Amazon.com - one of the biggest online book stores in the world, includes book summaries, customer ratings, customer reviews, those who bought/viewed this book also bought/viewed these books, etc. - you can also search Amazon's Listmania for customer-created reading lists
- AwardWeb - collection of lists of literary award winners, strong emphasis on science fiction awards but you'll find other literary awards lists also
- Fantastic Fiction - a great site with over 15,000 author bibliographies, information on over 250,000 novels, and book series lists
- Inside a dog - an Aussie website for young people about books
- LibraryThing - catalogue your own book collection online and access it from anywhere. Because everyone catalogues together, LibraryThing also connects people with the same books, comes up with suggestions for what to read next, and so forth
- Reader's Corner [Eastern Regional Libraries, Vic.] - heaps of useful information including; sequels database, 'who writes like' database, booklists, and web links
- WhichBook.net - a free web-based automated fiction book-recommender service - well worth checking out, a cleverly designed site!
Online Databases NoveList
A readers' advisory service with a comprehensive database of fiction books and authors ... a great resource to expand your reading and find new authors - [Note: restricted to Library members - you'll be prompted for your library card number to access]
Click here to access this site from home
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Who writes like ...Reading lists- Reading Lists - our very own reading lists, including award winners and popular genres
- Favorite Fiction [Halton Hills Public Library, USA] - searchable database including different and offbeat genres
- Genres [Gladstone Library, Qld.] - fiction genre author lists
- Readers' Advisory Services [LA County Library, USA] - lists of authors who write in the various genres
Series & Sequels- Series & Sequels - not sure which book to read first/or next? ... then start here
Pseudonyms & AliasesBooks for Book Lovers!New Books List - 'Librarians' Choice'Book Clubs- The Book Club Hub - info about local book clubs and reading groups and how to start one
Quirky stuff!
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