Book Websites
Fiction Sites
Dark Echo http://www.darkecho.com/darkecho
Provides reviews, author information, and various links for fans of the horror genre.
Genrefluent http://www.genrefluent.com
Contains information on many different fiction genres.
The Mystery Reader http://www.themysteryreader.com
Provides reviews of new mysteries, author interviews, addresses and more.
The Romance Reader http://www.theromancereader.com
Provides reviews of new romance novels, author interviews, addresses and more.
SF Site http://www.sfsite.com
Aimed at the science fiction and fantasy reader.
African American Literature Book Club http://aalbc.com
Contains biographies and bibliographies for numerous African American authors.
Booklists and Book Reviews
BookBrowser http://www.bookbrowser.com
Contains reading lists, book reviews, forthcoming titles, and more.
Booklist http://www.ala.org/booklist/index.html
The online counterpart to the American Library Association's Booklist magazine.
BookSpot http://www.bookspot.com
Offers book reviews, lists, news, and more.
Book TV http://www.booktv.org
The online counterpart to the C-Span 2 weekend programming which features non-fiction books and their authors.
Kirkus Reviews http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/index.jsp
The online counterpart to Kirkus Reviews, a major library review publication.
New York Review of Books http://www.nybooks.com/nyrev/index.html
The online version of the New York Review of Books, offering articles, classifieds, and more.
New York Times Book Review http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books
The online version of the New York Times Book Review.
Book Groups
Books@Random Book Group Corner http://www.randomhouse.com/resources/bookgroup
Provides reading group guides for both fiction and nonfiction books.
Oprah's Book Club http://oprah.com/obc/obc_landing.jhtml
Contains a complete listing of Oprah's Book Club selections, as well as reviews, author biographies, and more.
Reading Group Guides http://readinggroupguides.com
Contains many reading group discussion guides, as well as information on how to start and run a reading group.
SimonSays.com: Reading Guides http://www.simonsays.com/Sections/Areas.cfm?AreaID=4
Provides reading guides for popular titles, as well as reading groups that meet online.
Online Bookstores
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=quincypublicl-20&path=subst/home/home.html/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=quincypublicl-20&path=subst/home/home.html
A distributor of new and used books and other goods.
Barnes and Noble
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
Online version of the retail book dealer.
Booksense
http://www.booksense.com
Provides access to a network of independent bookstores.
Out of Print Books
AbeBooks
http://www.abebooks.com
Provides access to a network of used bookstores.
Alibris
http://www.alibris.com
Provides access to a network of used bookstores and rare book dealers.
BookFinder
http://www.bookfinder.com
A book search engine, including thousands of new and used book dealers and databases. Online Reads ALEX Catalogue of Electronic Texts http://www.infomotions.com/alex Contains full-text documents in English literature, American literature, and Western philosophy.
The Internet Public Library: Online Texts Collection
http://www.ipl.org/div/books
Contains thousands of titles arranged by author, title, or Dewey Decimal number.
Project Guttenberg
http://www.gutenberg.net
Contains thousands of classics, including many internationl titles.
Miscellaneous Library Index
http://www.libdex.com
Contains listings for thousands of libraries, searchable by name or geographic location.
Literature Awards
http://www.literature-awards.com
Provides a searchable database for many literary awards |
