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Databases Award Winners Bestsellers Books Popular Genres (Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Etc.)
DATABASES * Library Card Required AWARD WINNERS BookLetters - access to online book discussions, the hottest new titles--print or audio-- and authors, professional reviews of the titles you want to know about, and even their own staff recommendations. BESTSELLERS Bestseller Lists 1900-1998 The top ten bestsellers in fiction and nonfiction from 1900. Book Sense Bestsellers List of bestsellers based on sales from independent book stores across America. New York Times Bestsellers Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lists USA Today Best-Selling Books Database This week's top 150 bestsellers. BOOKS AllReaders.com Book Reviews Enables users to search for books by characteristics of plot, theme, settings and structure. BookSpot A user-friendly spot that simplifies the search for online texts, book reviews, reading lists, author and publisher information, book news and events. If You Like... Created by librarians at the Southdale-Hennepin Area Library (Minnesota), the listings are a good source for fiction read-alikes. Overbooked Includes recommended booklists in category fiction, a discussion area, and lists of books that received at least one "starred review" in a major journal. Reader's Robot This site includes over 4,400 reviews in 21 fiction categories and allows users to search by keyword or "appeal" characteristics. Reading Group Choices Online Book discussion group resource offering a directory of discussion guides available from publishers as well as guides which can be printed directly from the site. Webrary Illinois' Morton Grove Public Library's wonderful list of book lovers' sites. Includes category fiction sites, reading group links, publisher information, booklists and more. What's Next Helps you search adult fiction in a series. It can be accessed by author, title or series title. POPULAR GENRES (MYSTERY, ROMANCE, SCIENCE FICTION, ETC.) Fantastic Fiction Fantasy site which includes bibliographies of over 10,000 authors and information on over 200,000 books including the latest titles. Genrefluent Created and maintained by Diana Tixier Herald, author of Genreflecting, this site attempts to link readers with books they will enjoy. She includes reviews of her "books of the week" along with a comprehensive links section. The Mystery Reader Terrific booklists keep you up to date on subgenres such as police procedurals and cozies. The author list enables you to keep in touch with favorite authors. The Romance Reader Hundreds of reviews of current romantic fiction, divided into categories such as: historical, contemporary, time travel, suspense and others. Stop, You’re Killing Me! A resource for lovers of mystery, crime, thriller, spy, and suspense books. Nearly 2,200 authors, with chronological lists of their books (over 25,400 titles), both series and non-series. Sci-Fi Site Features reviews, interviews with authors, awards and links to both print and online science fiction magazines.
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