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.
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.
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.
Good Reads - Keep a record of books which you have read, or want to read, read and write reviews, and get recommendations for further reading.
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.
Great Books Lists - Many lists of the great books of Eastern and Western Cultures.
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.
This site is maintained by Linda Bertland, school librarian,
Philadelphia, PA. Please address any comments, additions, or corrections to info@sldirectory.com
