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 Book Browse Book Browse
Offers hundreds of search tools, reading guides, author interviews and book club advice. Many features are free, others require membership.
 Book Page Book Page
Reviews up to 100 new books every month. Focuses on best sellers as well as new discoveries. Search archives for reviews and author interviews.
 Book Spot Book Spot
A one-stop site for almost any book information you need. Featured sites include award winners, review journals, genres, reviews, electronic texts and more.
 Goodreads Goodreads
A place where you can see what your friends are reading and vice versa. You can create "bookshelves" to organize what you've read (or want to read) and comment on each other's reviews
 Nancy Pearl Nancy Pearl
Nancy Pearl, author of Book Lust and More Book Lust, reviews new picks each week. Nancy is known for her book reviews on National Public Radio.
 ALA Notable Books for Adults
Each year, the Notable Books Council, a division of the American Library Association, selects 25 "very good, very readable, and at times very important" fiction, nonfiction and poetry books.
 Overbooked Overbooked
Provides ravenous readers timely information on literary and genre fiction as well as non-fiction. Contains annotated lists of books that received starred reviews as well as themed book lists and "If you liked..." lists.
 Reading Group Guides Reading Group Guides
A great place to get ideas for your book club or join in an online book club.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Comics Worth Reading Comics Worth Reading
A great source for reviews of comics and graphic novels or to see previews of new comics. Reviews are divided into sub-genres of comics like Manga, DC Comics and Marvel Comics.
 Crime Thru Time Crime Through Time
Dedicated to historical mysteries, this site offers information about upcoming releases, series/author book lists, timelines, and links of interest.
 Historical Novel Society Historical Novel Society
For fans of historical fiction, this site offers discussion groups and lists of forthcoming books. Readers may subscribe to a review magazine for a charge, but there is a free subscription to an online newsletter.
 Horror Writers Association Horror Writers Association
Get the first chapter of a new horror novel in your e-mail every week when you sign up for the horror preview club! Also read about new releases, past and current winners of the Bram Stoker Award, and more.
 The Romance Reader The Romance Reader
Provides thousands of reviews of romance novels divided by category. The reviews include ratings such as PG, PG-13 and R so you know how steamy it gets! Includes a "Readers Helping Readers" page.
 The Sci-Fi Site The Sci-Fi Site
"The Home Page for Science Fiction and Fantasy" reviews, interviews, awards, science news, links to SF magazines, blogs and more.
 Stop, You're Killing Me Stop, You're Killing Me!
A resource for the lovers of mystery, intrigue, and suspense books. Has hundreds of authors, with complete, chronological lists of their books. Readers can search by author or character.
Western Writers of America Western Writers of America
Features reviews in Roundup magazine, lists the winners of the Spur Awards, and provides information about conferences and other news in the genre of western writing.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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