Reader's Corner
- Author Information
- Best Sellers
- Book Discussion Information
- Book Reviews
- Book Series
- Children's and Teen Books
- Inspirational Fiction
- Magazines
- Mystery Literature
- Publishers
- Readers' Advisory and General Reading Sites
- Romance Literature
- Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
- Westerns
What do I Read Next? and Novelist are two subscription readers' advisory resources available to library card holders. If you are not using the databases at one of our libraries, you'll be required to enter a valid library card number and PIN.
Author Information
Fantastic Fiction - Bibliographic information on authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Also includes synopses of new books in these genres.
Best Sellers
Publishers' Weekly Bestseller Lists
Book Discussion Information
African American Literature Book Club
BookMovement.com - Free Online Service for Promoting Your Book Group.
Readerville - Great place to discuss books
ReadingGroupGuides.com - Contains over 1,500 book discussion guides
Reader's Circle - Reader's Circle is a book club networking site serving the US, Canada, and Australia with listings for local groups, author events, & phone chats.
SimonSays.com Book Club Reader - A service of Simon and Schuster.
Start Your Own Mystery Discussion Group
Vintage Books Reading Groups Guides
Book Reviews
The New York Times Book Review - Reviews, online discussions, book news, and the first chapters of some current works.
Review of Books - Provides at least 3 objective reviews of a book.
Book Series
Fantastic Fiction - Bibliographic information on authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Also includes synopses of new books in these genres. This site also includes series information for a large number of authors.
Juvenile Series and Sequels - This is a good site to find juvenile series. Search by series title, series author, title or author. The Mid-Continent Public Library in Independence Missouri is the author of this website.
What's Next? - Search for series in this link from Kent District Library in Michigan.
Children's and Teen Literature
See the Good Reads pages on our Teen and Kids sites
Inspirational Fiction
Focus on Fiction - "We offer in-depth monthly interviews with many of today's best Christian fiction authors, plus fiction book contests and giveaways, book reviews, and insider information about new and upcoming Christian fiction book releases."
FaithfulReader.com - "FaithfulReader.com is a non-affiliated, non-denominational website. Our purpose is to provide Internet-based content to the Christian community to raise their awareness of Christian books and authors through book reviews, author interviews and other book-related commentary."
Magazines
Locus Online - Locus Online is the web site for Locus magazine, the science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine
Mystery Fiction
Cluelass HomePage - Find new mystery titles, directories of bookstores and mystery awards.
Mysteries and More - From Librarian's Guide to the Internet, this page has everything from book reviews to awards.
The Poisoned Pen Home Page - The website for a bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona that offers mystery recommendations and links.
Stop You're Killing Me - Lists over 2,200 authors for both series and non-series. A great resource if you like to read your mysteries in order. Cross-referenced by author name, character name, locations, jobs, diversity, etc.
Publishers
Readers' Advisory and General Reading Sites
AllReaders.com - Features book and movie reviews, fan insights, and lists of similar titles.
Bookwire - "BookWire™ is THE comprehensive online portal into the book industry. Our mission is to provide librarians, publishers, booksellers, authors, and general book enthusiasts with the resources they need."
Overbooked.com - A website for ravenous readers. Includes author web pages, annotated book lists, and a new feature called "Author Connections" in which authors offer reading suggestions to readers.
Readers' Advice - Find new books to read in your favorite genres and subgenres.
Reader's Club - Contains book reviews by editors, celebrities, and readers, author interviews, and Librarian's Choice Awards for book-related websites
Gnooks - Map of literature – enter an author’s name and see a cloud map of similar authors. Gnod’s Suggestion tool - enter authors you like and get a suggestion of another you should try
Romance Fiction
All About Romance - The back-fence for lovers of romance novels
eHarlequin - Home page of Harlequin Romances
The Romance Reader - The very latest news and views of romance novels
Romantic Times Book Club - The website for Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine offers ratings and short reviews of romance fiction
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Dark Echo Horror - Reviews of horror fiction and nonfiction, and interviews with those in the field.
Horror World - Contains reviews, over 100 message boards, the t op 200 horror novels and the top 100 horror short stories.
Locus Online - Features the Locus Index to Science Fiction, the Locus Index to Science Fiction Awards, and the 2004 Recommended Reading List.
Necropsy - An excellent, quarterly, online journal that reviews horror in print, theater, and film.
SFSite - Reviews of new science fiction literature.
Sci Fiction - Maintained by respected anthologist and editor Ellen Datlow, this site is home to online fiction by both respected luminaries and talented newcomers.
Scifan: Book & Links for the Science Fiction Fan - Features author biographies and bibliographies, as well as information on new and upcoming books, titles of books on particular themes, series information, lists of classics and award winners, and yearly publication information.
Uchronia—The Alternate History List - A searchable annotated bibliography of alternate history fiction and essays. Contains over 2,500 items.
Westerns
The Seasoned Cowboy Western Reading List - This website has reading lists for western fans.
Western Writers of America - Features the Spur Awards, Roundup Magazine, and a list of Best Westerns
