Good Books
This page gives you helpful links to various resources and links to help you find great books!
Links to Good Books Websites
| African-American Literature Book Club | Increases knowledge of the diversity of African-American literature and serves as a resource and vehicle of expression for aspiring and professional writers. Website is a recognized source of critical reviews of books by and about African-American authors, contains book reviews, includes author profiles, provides a copy of their current newsletter, and offers writer's resources | ||
| Book Remarks | Promotes books written by or about African-Americans. This website promotes literary works which may reflect the African-American culture, publishes new releases by mainstream as well as self-published writers, offers monthly author interviews as well as book previews and reviews | ||
| The-Blackbox.com | St. Martin's Press website showcasing the lastest titles in African American fiction and nonfiction, including excerpts, descriptions, and information about upcoming author events. |
| Alabama Authors and Their Works | An extensive listing compiled by the Alabama Library Association's Bibliographic Committee which lists the works of specific Alabama authors |
| BookNews | This site lists awards for: American Library Association Award, Audie Award (Audio books), Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Buckeye Children's Book Award, Caldecott Medal (American picture book for children), Christy Award, (Contemporary Christian fiction), Coretta Scott King Award, Edgar Award (Mystery), Hugo Award (Science Fiction), James Beard/KitchenAid Awards (Cooking), National Book Award, National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Nebula Award (Science Fiction/Fantasy), Newbery Medal (American literature for children), PEN/Faulkner Award (Fiction), Printz Award (Young Adult), Pulitzer Prize | ||
| Lambda Literary Award | The Lambda Literary Awards identify and celebrate the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books of the year and affirm that LGBT stories are part of the literature of the world. | ||
| RITA Awards | The RITA Awards recognize the best romance novels and novellas in various categories published each year. |
| Beauregard Parish Library | Provides reading group lists as well as links to websites devoted to reading groups and reading guides | ||
| Book Browse | Guides for those leading book discussion groups indexed by title, author, and genre. Also includes advice and a forum to invite the author to your book group. | ||
| Book Club Classics | Designed to help book clubs be more effective by getting the most out of their selections with discussion questions and interesting links | ||
| LitLovers | Find a book. Find a review. Find a discussion guide. Also has tips on starting a book club and making the most out of it. | ||
| Penguin Putnam | Offers an extensive selection of reading group guides along with general reading group information | ||
| Random House | Offers reading group guides for a variety of different genres | ||
| Reading Group Choices | Recommendations for lively book group discussions along with book summaries and conversation starters | ||
| Reading Group Guides | Provides book synopses, discussion questions, and critical feedback |
| BookSpot | Offers bestseller lists from various sources | ||
| Publishers Weekly | Complete bestseller lists from Publishers Weekly online. | ||
| The New York Times | Complete bestseller lists |
| Candy Covered Books | Lists and rates chick lit by book title, author, and cover. Each entry has a plot summary and reviews of the book. | ||
| Chick Lit Books | Reviews, interviews and sub-genres in the chick lit market | ||
| Chick Lit is Not Dead | Lots of fun reviews of the latest in chick lit | ||
| Chicklit | Online women's magazine that celebrates 21st century women's contemporary fiction and lifestyle |
| 100 Best Lesbian and Gay Novels | Voted on by a panel of judges including gay and lesbian writers and those in the publishing industry, along with readers in the online world. | ||
| GLBT Literature | Devoted to literature about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience. Lists recommended titles along with new publications in the genre | ||
| Lambda Literary Association | Lists award winners and offers reading suggestions. Note: There is no search feature |
| Historical Novel Society | A Literary society comprised of both authors and readers of historical fiction that reviews and promotes the genre in the US and the UK. Their online magazine offers book reviews and feature articles that are searchable by author, sub-genre and time period. | ||
| Historical Novels | Lists over 3,500 historical novels by time and place | ||
| Overbooked | Lists author, title, and synopsis of novels receiving at least one starred review. Provides lists of Historical Fiction and Historical Crime Fiction. |
| Hellnotes | Fiction, movies, and art dedicated to the horror genre complete with author interviews, award news, and book reviews | ||
| Horror Writers Association | Offers reading suggestions and lists all awards and winners, as well as providing links to several other horror sites with reviews |
| Faithful Reader | Website devoted to the Christian novel with book reviews and upcoming titles, along with an author index and search capabilities | ||
| Family Fiction | Comprehensive Christian Fiction resource including news, interviews, and information about current and forthcoming books | ||
| Fiction Finder | The American Christian Fiction Writers Association's guide to current and popular inspirational fiction with reviews, author interviews and much more. | ||
| Focus on Fiction | Sharing Christian fiction through author interviews, book reviews, and new release sneak peeks |
| Latino Stories | Links to Latino statistics and literature resources, including book reviews and Latino award-winning authors |
| Internet Movie Database | Offers searching by movie title, plot, character, actor/actress, and quotes. Also offers movie reviews and news. | ||
| Rotten Tomatoes | Searchable database of objective film and video reviews |
| All Music Guide | Offers searching by artist, album, title, record label, and music style. Also offers music news and reviews. | ||
| Metacritic | Provides access to and summarizes the vast amount of entertainment criticism available online |
| Big Thrill | Sponsored by the International Thriller Writers organization, this webzine is full of great links and scores of reviews | ||
| Bloodstained Bookshelf | The Bloodstained Bookshelf is a (more-or-less) monthly list of recent and forthcoming traditional-print mysteries published in the US. | ||
| Book Spot | Offers links to many different mystery sites with reviews, current mysteries, and mystery series | ||
| Cozy Mystery | Site for fans of the cozy mystery with reviews and an author index | ||
| Criminal Element | Site for interesting crime fiction with excerpts and interviews | ||
| Murder on the Internet | Web resources for mystery and detective fiction including links to subgenre directories, reading lists, listservs, and many other links from the Springfield City(MA) Library | ||
| MystNoir | Showcases the African-American contribution and presence in mystery fiction, features African-American amateur sleuths, P. I.s, and police detectives as well as their authors, highlights one title a month and offers book reviews of other titles, updates readers on latest mystery news as well as new, recent, and upcoming releases, provides writer information for aspiring mystery writers | ||
| Stop, You're Killing Me | Offers searching by series character and character's occupation, links to reviews, news, awards, and authors |
| Book Browser | Provides a listing of titles in very specific categories of a specific genre, plot synopses and reviews, as well as information concerning bestsellers, new releases, and recommended reading for any genre | ||
| BookSpot | Provides best sellers, book awards, book reviews, lists of lists, and a genre corner which highlights the best of the best in each genre | ||
| Fantastic Fiction | Bibliographies for over 15,000 authors and information for over 250,000 books that are searchable by author and title | ||
| GoodReads | Free social networking website which can be used as a reader's advisory tool to find recommended books, readalikes, and genre collections. "Imagine it as a large library that you can wander through and see everyone's bookshelves, their reviews, and their ratings." | ||
| Indie Next List | Monthly lists prepared by the American Booksellers Association which highlights the best of independent publishing. Great for finding that hidden gem in publishing. | ||
| LibraryThing | Free social networking website which connects you to others readers who are reading what you read. Can be used as a reader's advisory tool to find book reviews and recommended reading. | ||
| Overbooked | Resource for readers who want timely information about fiction and readable nonfiction. | ||
| Readers Advice | Continuously growing list of subgenres (460+) and authors (10,000+) with lists of titles for series and big name authors | ||
| Reviews of Books | Collections of book reviews from major online media sites that are readily available online. Also contains peer book reviews written just for the site | ||
| Shelfari | Free social networking website for book lovers who want to be connected to other readers. Can be used as a reader's advisory tool to find book reviews and book recommendations | ||
| Webrary | Offers a broad range of genres, characters, settings, subjects, and authors. |
| Kent District Library Database | What's Next? Series Database developed by Kent District Library is a series index for a wide variety of authors and genres |
| All About Romance | For lovers of romance novels providing reviews, blog posts, and author interviews | ||
| BookSpot | Offers links to many different romance websites with current information on the romance genre, series, author links, and more | ||
| Romance Reader | Offers many top 10, 50, 100 lists, etc. and lists authors, titles, and synopses as well as reviews | ||
| Romance Writers of America | Features a large searchable database with information on both current and past bestsellers. Also offers lists of award winners. | ||
| Romantic Times | Magazine of romance book reviews and author interviews |
| Fantasy Book Critic | Thoughtful reviews make this one of the best speculative fiction blogs. The emphasis is on fantasy, but science fiction and horror are also reviewed. | ||
| Locus Online | Online magazine of the science fiction and fantasy field with book reviews, award winners, and perspectives on the varied genre | ||
| SciFan | Lists author bibliographies, series chronologies, books on major genre themes, and new and forthcoming releases by month | ||
| SF Site | Provides titles with excerpts and synopses | ||
| SFF World | News, reviews, fan forums, interviews and a place for fan writers to post their own work. | ||
| Uchronia | Bibliography of over 3,000 novels, stories, and essays covering alternative histories and the "what if's" of history |
| Agee Films | Film production company that conducted a nationwide poll of the top 125 Southern books of all time. | ||
| Southern Literary Review | Celebrates the classic as well as the newer Southern authors through book reviews and author sketches. No search capability. |
| Overbooked | Booklist of mostly hardcover books about the American West that received at least one starred review from a professional review source. | ||
| ReadWest.com | A forever growing web directory of Western authors of today and of the past. Includes a monthly online magazine. |