This site will be helpful to those who are curious about contemporary authors. Information on upcoming author events, a very interesting news and features area, and book news (articles from various papers, including the NYT) are among the offerings on this site. From BookReporter.com (see below).
This is an on-line Book Group which discusses books using Yahoo Groups discussion boards. Books are selected by members and cover a wide range of topics and genres.
There are dozens of links to online book discussion groups or forums, including one for specific authors, publishers' forums, children's books, and special interest groups. From Bowker.
Fiction_L is an electronic mailing list devoted to reader's advisory topics such as book discussions, booktalks, booklists and bibliographies, and a wide variety of other topics of interest to librarians, book discussion leaders, and others with an interest in reader's advisory. Although developed with librarians in mind, all book lovers are invited to participate. for those not interested in joining the listserv, bibliographies of topics discussed on the list are compiled and made available from this page.
Contains over 2500 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works. Searchable by author, title, or nationality and literary period. Works from a variety of world literature are available.
This link allows you to browse through a list of Random House-published authors for book discussion titles and questions. (Searches by author and genre are also possible.)
Includes a "What's New" section, how to start a book discussion group, and tips for group leaders. An author/title search page gives publisher and contact information. A small percentage of the books on this page are linked to possible discussion group questions.
Over 600 books are indexed here. Categories include biographies, war, Oprah books, Jewish/women/African American interest, mysteries, romance, and classics. Each book has approximately ten accompanying questions. A children's section is under development. The site is sponsored by Bookreport.com.
Helpful hints about how to organize and run a book club, as well as discussion guides for Simon and Schuster authors. Author tour information and a list of upcoming releases are also available on the Simon and Schuster site.
Check out the links on the left-hand side of the page for author blogs, first chapters, definitions of literary terms, and more. Please note that about.com pages contain many sponsored links and ads.
Now taken over by Barnes & Noble, Book Browser provides fiction and nonfiction reading lists,each broken down into several smaller categories. You can also sign up for Author Alerts (upcoming titles by favorite authors), read the first chapter of selected novels, and get reading guides and suggestions for book clubs.
This site has book reviews, book features, in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts of the hottest new releases, literary games and contests, and more. It links with Book Spot (see below).
Prepare to spend lose track of time on this site! It contains reviews, features, author information, "word of mouth" reviews from readers, a message board, chat, contests, trivia, and links to several other book-related web sites (such as TeenReads.com, KidsReads.com, ReadingGroupGuides.com, and AuthorsontheWeb.com).
Chapter One http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/books/chapterone.htm
Provides over 130 first chapters from popular fiction and non-fiction. You can also search these chapter selections by title, author, or even word in the text. Reviews and best-seller lists are also available. Browse through the Post's book review section at this URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/books/.
Overbooked is a non profit volunteer project and a by-product of the work of the Chesterfield County (VA) Public Library's Collection Management department and, in particular, Ann Chambers Theis. It contains themed booklists, news of new books, links to author web sites, and more. A variety of genres and authors is represented.
News, features, and book reviews. Find out what's soon to be published, read author interviews, and in general get the jump on what's new in the literary world.
Trying to find a good book to buy for the teenager in your life (or yourself!)? This site not only talks about the latest "cool new books", but lets teens share their opinions on such topics as "the author I'd beat a path to the bookstore for", "a book I wouldn't mind doing a book report on", and "book I'd bring to a desert island with me". It also features interviews with dozens of authors.
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards(sm) (the "Edgars(sm)") are named after MWA's patron saint, Edgar Allan Poe, and are awarded to authors of distinguished work in various categories of the genre. To browse for past winners, try their searchable database.
The National Book Awards, administered by the National Book Foundation, are considered one of the most prestigious literary honors, rivaled only by the Pulitzer Prizes. They are given in Adult Fiction and Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. This site lists the winners since the award's inception in 1950.
Links to the most important awards for children's book writing and illustration. These include the Newbery and Caldecott Awards, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the Beaupre, and Batchelder Awards, the Coretta Scott King Award (recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream."), the Michael L. Printz Award (exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature), and the Alex Award (adult books of interest to teens). Also included are lists of best videos, DVD's, and notable books.
Lists the winners of the Pulitzer Prize in each field since 1917. Searchable by year, category, author, or explanatory text. The archive of winners from 1995 on includes the text of the winning articles, as well as editorial cartoons, photos, and music clips.
The Alex Catalogue of Electronic texts is a collection of digital documents collected in the areas of English and American literature and Western philosophy. Fully searchable by author, title, or word. Word searches can be done across an author's body of (online) work. As of March 2006, this site is being updated to a new format, which can be found at http://www.infomotions.com/alex2/. It does not yet have the full content of the original site.
Great Books online. Find complete texts of such authors as Edgar Lee Masters, Agatha Christie, W.E.B. Du Bois, T.S. Eliot, Sinclair Lewis, Keats, and Emily Post. This site also provides access to Roget's Thesaurus, Gray's Anatomy, Strunk's Elements of Style, Columbia Encyclopedia, several quotations sources, and several other excellent research and reference tools.
Over 18,000 books are available. The database is searchable by author, title, or a combination of both. This site also has links to online Banned Books and a list of books being prepared or requested for online availability.
Fine classic literature digitally re-published. Full-text literary works online to read and search. Books available are free of copyright restrictions, which means that the collection consists mainly of books written prior to 1923.
Search over 1 million titles; booklists in over twenty categories. The site also provides reviews, author interviews, and customer reviews. The new main page of this site provides links to searching books, music, electronics, toys and games, and videos. While Barnes and Noble sometimes provides more reviews, there seem to be more customer responses on Amazon. Amazon.com has English and German counterparts, and books may be ordered from either.
Titles from Barnes and Noble's enormous database, including books, magazines, and software. One of the few bookstores that sells college textbooks. This site also includes author interviews, best seller lists, out-of-print searches, journal reviews, and customer reviews. While Barnes and Noble sometimes provides more reviews, there seem to be more customer responses on Amazon. Visually busy, with some prominent ads. This site can be slow to access.
The largest bookselling site on the Web: nearly five million old, used, and rare books offered for sale by over 1600 booksellers around the world. (Bibliofind has now combined with Amazon.com.)
Lists book sales around the country. Many of these are library-related sales, but others are sales (including moving and going-out-of-business sales) run by book stores.
An online bookstore search for new & old books. Searches run in realtime on the collections of the top book vendors & sites online, including Powells, Bibliofind, Amazon.com, and Bibliocity
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