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  DATABASES
   
  • Discovering Collection
    A comprehensive database to retrieve in-depth encyclopedia and reference book articles for the core curriculum areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies.
     
  • NoveList & NoveList K-8
    Adult and youth reader's advisory for fiction; includes book reviews, read-alikes, recommended reads, author biographies, award-winners, and more.
     
  • WorldCat
    Books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
  WEBSITES
   

Bestseller Lists

   

Booksellers: Used and Rare BooksBook Clubs

  • Abebooks.com
    This site specializes in used, rare, and out-of-print books for sale.
     
  • Alibris Antiquarian Books
    This site also specializes in used, rare, and out-of-print books for sale.
      
  • BookFinder.com
    Over 80 million new, used, rate, and out of print books.  
   

Discussion Guides

  • Reading Group Choices
    Discussion guides for hundreds of titles from large and independent presses are available.
     
  • Reading Group Guides
    An online community with advice, ideas, and discussion for reading groups. Provides links to hundreds of reading group guides searchable by title, author or type. 
   

Fiction 

  • The Romance Reader
    More than 1,000 reviews of current romance novels.
     
  • The SF Site
    Excellent site with reviews of SCI-FI and Fantasy titles and links to authors' websites. Features authors, interviews, magazines and publishers.
     
  • Stop, You're Killing Me!
    This website is an Anthony Award Winner. Find links to mystery award winners, new titles, indexes, and read-alikes.
     
  • What's Next
    Kent District Library's searchable guide to fiction in series.
   

Online Books

  • Bartleby Library
    Offers free access to full text iterature, reference works, and verse.
      
  • The Online Books Page
    Contains over 35,000 titles that can be browsed by author, title, and subject.
   

Reviews :: Literary Criticism

  • Literary Criticism
    Internet Public Library's index to critical and biographical websites about authors and their works.
   

Style and Usage Guides 

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