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BookReporter.com
http://www.bookreporter.com/
"The Book Report Network [provides] thoughtful book reviews, compelling features,
in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts of the hottest new releases, literary games
and contests, and more every week."
Book Magazine
http://www.bookmagazine.com/
Published by West Egg Communications LLC in New York City, Book Magazine is available in print at
most large bookstores, circulated via your local library, and is found online with a good amount of
its print content. "If books are important in your life, BOOK is the magazine for you.
BOOK goes beyond book reviews to cover the whole world of books, from all angles.
In BOOK, you'll read about authors at home and at work; publishing news, trends and issues;
great bookstores; exciting literary locations; and technological developments affecting books.
You'll find excerpts, essays and fiction by leading writers and new voices. And you'll
get plenty of book reviews, too: more than 50 in every issue!"
The New York Times Book Section
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/index.html
The NY Times Book Section is one of the most famous Newspaper book sections in the US and beyond!
It includes articles on Book News, Writers, Audio Books, Book Reviews, and the famous NY Times Bestseller
Lists.
Book Browser.com
http://www.bookbrowser.com/index.html
Book Browser.com provides List of Lists, Online Discussion groups, and Resources.
Reader's Resources (http://www.bookbrowser.com/Resources/index.html )
is the best section including Magazines, Authors, Booklists, Books in the Media, For Children,
Online Books, Conferences, Organizations, Newsletters, Publishers, Reading Group
Information, etc, etc, etc
iVillage.com Books
http://www.ivillage.com/books/
iVillage.com Books has many angles to reading delivered primarily via Online Book Clubs, Book Reviews,
Book Excerpts, and Reading Guides. Subjects of material cover Authors, Mystery/Suspense, Seasonal,
Relationships, Romance, Nonfiction, For Children, Sci Fi, Fantasy, and much more.
African American Literature Book
Club
http://aalbc.com/
African American Literature Book Club
"Our goal is to increase everyone's knowledge of the diversity of African American literature,
facilitate the exchange of opinions, satisfy your on-line book buying needs and serve as a
resource and vehicle of expression for aspiring and professional writers."
Rachel's Compendium of Online Book Discussion & Resources
http://www.his.com/~allegria/compend.html
Rachel's Compendium of Online Book Discussion & Resources is a great site for resources!
Biblioholics Anonymous
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/6060/resources.html
The Biblioholics Anonymous Resources Section has a good list of Associations, Publishers,
and Mailing Lists which often then lead to Lists, Reviews, and Discussions.
Readers Read Online Book Resources
http://www.readersread.com/booklinks/
Readers Read Online Book Resources has sections dedicated to Bestsellers, Author Directory,
A-lists, Book Reviews, Resources by Genre and by Type.
Google's Awards & Bestsellers
http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Literature/Awards_and_Bestsellers/
Google's Awards & Bestsellers provides a nice list of book related links to use for
beginning a search.
Yahoo! Groups Books & Writing
http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Entertainment___Arts/Humanities/Books_and_Writing/
Yahoo! Groups Books & Writing has several sub-categories on Books that
will link to discussion groups on various book related topics.
IPL Online Texts Collection
http://www.ipl.org/reading/books/
Links to over 20,000 titles that can be searched or browsed by author, by title, or by Dewey Decimal Classification.
Bibliomania
http://www.bibliomania.com/bibliomania-static/index.html
Bibliomania is a site dedicated to free online literature.
Classic Bookshelf Electronic Library
http://www.classicbookshelf.com/library/
Classic Bookshelf Electronic Library provides links to electronic classics!
The Online Books Page
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
The Online Books Page has 16000+ Listings and is sponsored by the University
of Pennsylvania.
Great Books & Classics Online
http://www.grtbooks.com/
This site organizes e-books by chronology starting from as old as < 200BC all the way to the present in
groups primarily by century.
Bartleby.com's Great Books Online
http://www.bartleby.com/
Bartleby.com's Great Books Online contains Reference books (Dictionaries, Encyclopedias,
Atlas', Anatomy, Quotations, Thesaurus, Bible, etc), Classics, Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Poetry.
Classic Reader
http://www.classicreader.com/
"The collection currently contains 646 books and 905 short stories by 195 authors.
New works are added to the collection on a regular basis, many at the suggestion of readers."
Internet Public Library's Book Lists & Awards Resources
http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/hum60.50.00.html
The IPL has its own compilation of Book Resources. Check them out!
Morton Grove Public Library's Fiction Book Lists
http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html
Morton Grove Public Library's Fiction Book Lists has one of the most unique
list of Book Lists categorized by Genre, Character Types, Settings, Subjects, Authors,
Audience, "Best of", and Miscellaneous.
Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/lists.html
The Children's Literature Web Guide List of Lists Section has an Annual Best of List, Recommended
Book Lists, Banned Books Lists, and Subject Bibliographies.
BookTV.org's Bestseller lists
http://www.booktv.org/bestseller/
BookTV.org's Bestseller lists has links to the LA Times, San Fransisco Chronicle,
USA Today, and Washington Post bestseller lists.
About.com's Contemporary Literature - Book Lists
http://contemporarylit.about.com/cs/literaryevents/
About.com's Contemporary Literature - Book Lists provides the standard "Top Books"
lists as starting points.
BookMuse.com Prize Winner Lists
http://www.bookmuse.com/pages/common/additional_sections/prizewinners.asp
BookMuse.com Prize Winner Lists has links to all the book lists for popular prizes.
American Library Associations Booklists
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/
American Library Associations Booklists also provides the basic compilations.
The New York Times Sunday Book Review
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/review/index.html
The New York Times Sunday Book Review is probably the most popular of book review
providers. On the web site are archives from 1996, however only the last 7 days of material are free.
Boston Globe Book Reviews
http://www.boston.com/globe/living/bookreviews/
Boston Globe Book Reviews also has online content for reviews of popular books.
BookReviews.Net
http://www.bookreviews.net/
"BookReviews.Net has a large variety of webpages about book reviews including information on
children's books, classic literature, best sellers, & book review newsgroups."
BookReporter.com's Reading Group Guides
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/
"Launched in May 2000, ReadingGroupGuides.com is the first website built especially for
reading groups, providing them with all they need to make their book club experience better than
ever." The guides are categorized by Women's Interest, National Bestsellers, Classics, Literary
Fiction, Romance, Non-Fiction, Tips and exchange on book groups in general and what yours is doing
now. Also includes links to Kidsreads.com http://www.kidsreads.com/,
Teenreads.com http://www.teenreads.com/, and AuthorsontheWeb.com http://www.authorsontheweb.com/
Book Muse.com
http://www.bookmuse.com/
"Our goal at BookMuse is to enhance the joy and satisfaction that comes from reading, musing on,
and discussing good books. To accomplish this, we offer book group members and avid readers of
all ages materials, support, and guidance for the reading and discussion of books, all in a
one-stop, comprehensive web site. We aim to choose books that are challenging and that benefit
from thoughtful analysis and questioning, whether on one's own or in a discussion group. We also
aim for a "voice" on the site that is literary in a lively, friendly way and that invites our
readers' interaction with us and with each other." The readers notes are broken down into
common categories: Literature, Mystery, Science Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Non Fiction, and Prize
Winners ( http://www.bookmuse.com/pages/common/additional_sections/musenoteshome.asp )
New York Times Books Forum
http://www.nytimes.com/books/forums/
New York Times Books Forum is free, but sign on is required. Online Forums
are found within a variety of subjects (British Literature, Myth & Ancient Literature, Contemporary
Fiction, Science Fiction, Mysteries, African-American Literature, etc) including Feature
Discussions, Author Discussions, and the monthly selected book Discussion.
Book Muse.com's List of Online Groups by Subject & Category
http://www.bookbrowser.com/Resources/ReadingGroups.html
Book Muse.com's List of Online Groups by Subject & Category includes Listserv's,
MessageBoards & Forums, and Chat Rooms.
Open Directory: Arts: Literature: Reading Groups List
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Literature/Reading_Groups/
The Open Directory Reading Groups List contains links to many reading groups online. It also provides
links to reading groups of interest to specialized audiences.
Book Clubs: Online
listing of book clubs by Subject
http://www.book-clubs.com/
Book Clubs are organized by Interest on this site.
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