Bibliomania - Online texts, study guides, a research
section and a magazine of articles and reviews.
The British Council Arts - Information on literature, film, drama, music, and art in the UK. There are biographies of contemporary British authors in the literature section.
Book Information Website - There is something for every
reader at this site - book arts, history, dealers, repair and much more.
The National Book Foundation - Presents the National Book Awards for outstanding American writing. October has been designated as National Book Month, but, if you are a dedicated reader,
you probably read from January to December.
Based on the Book - A directory of movies which are based on books. By the Mid-Continent Public Library.
Book Terminology - A glossary of book terms from the American Booksellers
Association. Useful for terms like incunabula and vellum.
Rave Reviews - This site deals with bestsellers - the
books we really read. It includes information on the Taylor collection of popular fiction at the University of Virginia, a database of bestsellers, and articles on making the bestseller list and the effect of movies on bestsellers.
Top Selling Books - Current list of the 150 top selling books of the week compiled by USA Today.
Overbooked - A book site for ravenous
readers with extensive links to book sites and reading lists. By the Chesterfield County, VA Public
Library.
BiblioTravel - Locate books by the location in which they are set. This is a
great help if you wish to read a novel set in Dublin or Cleveland or on Saturn.
Neglected Books - Lists of good books which have been overlooked, forgotten, or have disappeared from library and bookseller shelves.
Lovereading UK - This British site offers book reviews, best books of the month, and other features to help you find a book which you will enjoy reading. You may also purchase books from the site.
AllReaders.Com Book Reviews - This readers advisory service enables
you to search for fiction books using over 2000 criteria or submit a review of the book that you
have read.
Library Thing - You may enter a catalog of the books that you own. and locate people with similar reading interests to yours. You may also obtain a list of titles recommended according to your reading interests.
Literature Map - Enter the name of an author that you enjoy, and you will receive a map of authors who write in the same style or subject matter.
Which Book - If you are looking for a book, try this site which
allows you to find books by choosing from such characteristics as happy or sad, sex or no sex, funny or serious. You may
also search by location, or type of plot or main character.
The Booklist Center - Extensive collection of links to
booklists on the internet. This site does not seem to have been updated since 2004.
Great Books Lists - Many lists of the great books of Eastern and Western Cultures.
Learning for Everyone - An article by Robert K. Landers about the promotion of the Great Books by Robert Hutchins and Mortimer J. Adler in the 1960's
FictionDB - This is a database of authors and titles of
mysteries, westerns, and romance novels. Good site if you wish a listing of all books by an author.
There are also some book reviews, and links to author web sites.
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