Books and Reading |
| What do I want to read? (Book reviews; what's next in a series? if you like.....) HALINET
Book Nook- lists of books by genre, series, and other
categories. If you like... - a list of books and music in categories by authors or series from Christchurch City Libraries. WhichBook -- Readers' Service from Columbus Metropolitan Library Fiction DB - a comprehensive, searchable database of authors and titles. The Reader's Place - an on-line community for book-lovers. BookFinder.com -- one-stop search site that lets you view the collections of over 40,000 sellers of new, used, rare, and out-of-print books Overbooked - specializes in literary and genre fiction information. The BookDragon Review - reviews, forthcoming books, and other book information. Black Issues Book Review - Book reviews and articles focusing on Black authors and issues. Readers' Service - State Library of Tasmania AllReaders - Our Goal: More People Reading More Books Using Our Revolutionary Book Review Search Engine Novelists, Inc. -- serving the needs of multipublished authors of popular fiction; popular fiction authors' sites, with links to other fiction organizations Prehistoric Fiction Bibliography Sisters in Crime - Mystery book lists, authors, events, facts about the organization. MysteryNet.com - Mystery book shop, discussions, TV and Movies, reviews, games. Cluelass Homepage -- highlight is the listing of new mystery books each month! Stop, You're Killing Me -- resource for the lovers of mystery, intrigue and suspense books; has hundreds of authors, with complete, chronological lists of their books in this sub-genre. Mystery Writers of America -- premier organization for mystery writers and other professionals in the mystery field the Romance reader - the very latest news and views of romance novels. All About Romance - "the back-fence for lovers of romance novels" Romance Novel Sequels and Prequels - a simple yet concise listing of sequels and prequels Romance Writers of America -- a non-profit professional/educational association of 8,400 romance writers and other industry professionals Western Writers of America - official home page; has author contact information. Read West On-line Magazine - book lists, reviews and news; author contact information. SF Site -- the home page for science fiction and fantasy Locus -- the newspaper of the science fiction field MountainLit - information about WV authors maintained by the Bridgeport Public Library. Appalachian Stories suggested by various members of Fiction_L Discussion List Appalachian Bibliography from West Virginia University Appalachian Studies Association - The Appalachian Studies Association has a collection of syllabi from university-level courses related to Appalachia. There are a number of them for literature classes and these include book lists. Augusta
Heritage - The Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College,
Elkins, WV is a Appalachian Writers Association Series in Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia Young Adult and Childrens' Sites BookHive - reviews of children's books by the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County. Books in a Series -- maintained by the Monroe County Public Library, Indiana Juvenile Series and Sequels -- maintained by the Mid-Continent Public Library, Missouri Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature - Compiled and indexed by Lisa R. Bartle, Librarian. |
| Book Clubs |
| Bookstores (also includes reviews; upcoming books) amazon.com - on-line bookstore; has book reviews, readers advisory links, how to find books you like. Barnes and Noble - online bookstore; reviews, shopping, advisories. CushCity.com - the world's largest selection of African-American books, etc. Facets Front Page - video guide and catalog. MX Bookfinder - a resource for searching for new, used, and out of print books. Powells.com - online bookstore; reviews. isbn.nu -- offers a quick way to compare the prices of any in-print and many out-of-print books at nine online bookstores. |
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Romantic Times Pseudonym Search -- scroll down and click on Author Search; then scroll down and click on pseudonum search. A Mystical Unicorn -- an online bookstore
with a pseudonym listing |
e-Books Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
- serves as a vehicle for sci-tech LLRX - free web-based journal for legal professionals and law librarians. |
Librarians' Reference Materials BARTLEBY LIBRARY - including Bartlett's Quotations, Bartleby Verse, Poet's Etiquette, and Great Books On-line. C-SPAN's Booknotes - America's finest authors on reading, writing, and the power of ideas. Includes video and audio clips, as well as, full transcripts of the Booknotes programs. SunSITE Library Super Search - Search library related resources. Online Literary Criticism Collection - part
of the Internet Public Library - contains1005 critical
and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by
author, by title, or by literary period. Reading Group Guides - online community for reading groups; how to start a reading group; over 400 guides for recommended books for discussion. Defumigating Books - a collection of solutions offered by members of the Fiction_L Discussion Group. Mary Minow's Map to Library Law - Excellent link directory for laws and legislation affecting libraries: copyright laws, disability legislation and the library, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Friends of the Library by-laws, library trustee laws, latchkey children in the library, intellectual freedom, Internet filtering, library policy-making and management laws, etc The Virtual Acquisition and Shelf & News Desk -- Resources & News for Information Professionals & Researchers; compiled & edited by Gary Price, MLIS
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