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Readers' advisory services All About Romance: The Back-Fence For Lovers of Romance Novels 
 A fun directory and guide for romance readers, this site includes a selection of reviews, a monthly essay about a specific book, links to their reader awards, message boards, and discussion lists. Readers can get historical "cheat sheets" for romance reading, a list of author aliases, and recommendations for readalikes. There are also contests, including a "Purple Prose Parody" that wins the writer a box of romances! http://www.likesbooks.com/ Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction Last updated Aug 1, 2001 Book Adventure
This Web site is "a motivational reading program for children in grades K-8." Brief blurbs on over five thousand titles help children pick a book; quizzes earn the readers points for winning prizes. There are sections for teachers and parents, with many links and information for helping children learn and read; parents can monitor their child's activities in the Reports section. Registration is required for most features. http://www.bookadventure.org/ Topics: Children's Literature, Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Feb 12, 2002 Book Browser
This site continues to offer reading lists, book discussion resources, and other readers' advisory materials, but it is no longer the site it was, now that it has been absorbed by Barnes & Noble, and the orientation is now distinctly commercial. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/subjects/subjects.asp?r=1&userid=2WCIBLLI10 Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Jul 23, 2005 Books in a Series
An alphabetical listing by author of series books written for children. Note: entries provide title only; publication dates not included. From the Monroe County Public Library in Indiana. http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/booklists/serieslist.html Topics: Children's Literature, Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Apr 3, 2006 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Teen Reads
Over two dozen briefly annotated lists of suggested reading for teens including biographies, poetry, self-help, and fiction. The several topical fiction lists cover such subjects as death and dying, faith, mental illness, various family relationships, gender issues, war, travel, and more. http://www.carnegielibrary.org/teens/read/teenlists.html Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Aug 31, 2002 FictionDB.com
Designed for the genre fiction reader, this commercial site contains fiction bibliographies, reviews, a pseudonym directory, series listings, and more. All entries are grouped by genre: western, romance, and mystery/suspense, and speculative (science fiction, fantasy, horror) fiction. There are several forums, including an active one for people trying to identify romance novels. Some features require a paid subscription. Searchable. http://www.fictiondb.com/ Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More Last updated Jul 13, 2005 Fiction_L
"The Morton Grove Public Library's mailing list on reader's advisory issues." Includes a searchable archive of postings back to December 1995 and booklists arranged by genre, character, setting, subject, author, and audience. http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction Last updated Nov 26, 2007 Find a Good Book
Hennepin County Library's guide to authors and genres. Users may search by author or browse subject categories, which include Christian fiction, techno-thrillers, horror, and seniors. Users can also add their own lists and comments. Also has links to other reading resources (some only available to members of the library). http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/FindAGoodBook.cfm Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction Last updated Apr 5, 2007 Just for Kids Who Love Books
Book reviews, young readers' comments, and links to book, series, award, writing, author pages, and other bookish resources. Created and maintained by Alan Brown, a retired public school teacher-librarian in Toronto, Canada. http://www.alanbrown.com/ Topics: Children's Literature, Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Nov 10, 2003 KidsReads.com
Meet Booker T. Worm and read The Bookworm Newsletter on this reader's advisory site aimed at youth. Kidsreads provides a place for children (and librarians) to find out about new and favorite books, series, and authors. The site includes book reviews, excerpts (sometimes the entire book), author interviews, trivia games, word scrambles, and contests. Author biographies and where to write to a favorite author are strong points. http://www.kidsreads.com/ Topics: Children's Literature, Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Jan 30, 2002 MovieLens
A movie recommendation website. "You tell us what movies you love and hate. We use that information to generate personalized recommendations for other movies you will like and dislike." Registration required to use all features. Includes a "QuickPick" option in which movies are recommended based on other film titles. From GroupLens Research Project, a research group in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota. http://movielens.umn.edu Topics: Film, Movies, & Video Last updated Mar 25, 2006 Overbooked
A good site for readers advisory in libraries and for readers themselves. This site includes recommended booklists in genre fiction, a discussion area, "hot lists" of forthcoming hardcover fiction releases, and lists of books that received at least one "starred review" in a major journal. Previously titled Book Links. http://www.overbooked.org/ Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction Last updated Jul 13, 2005 Readers' Café: A Virtual Meeting Place for Books and Readers
Extensive readers' advisory material: monthly "Spotlight on..." themed bibliographies with brief annotations, book reviews by readers and librarians, author of the month essays with links to more information, book group suggestions, and more. Some information is local but plenty has general content. Anyone may participate in the online book discussion. From the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Libraries. http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/libraries/readerscafe/ Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Oct 5, 2003 Reader's Robot
With about 5,000 reviews, in 21 genres, most readers will find something new and interesting. Browse by category, or search by keyword or by "appeal," which allows you to choose from a list of characteristics within a genre (e.g., "mystery novels where the focus of the story is on people and the psychology of characters and the author's style is elegant and 'literary'"). Any reader may submit reviews for consideration. From a Canadian library system. http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/rr.html Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More Last updated Jul 13, 2005 Romance Writers of America (RWA)
The site for this national organization has material about the romance genre especially for readers, members, booksellers, and librarians. There is also a list of all RITA Award winners for the best published romances, upcoming releases, current bestsellers, and the "top ten favorite books" as selected by the members. An excellent site for reader guidance in the romance genre. http://www.rwanational.org/ Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction Last updated Nov 18, 2003 The Seattle Public Library: Reading Lists
Collection of reading lists for children, teens, and adults, created by staff at the Seattle Public Library. Includes a series of lists on Pacific Northwest explorers and travelers, fiction set in Seattle and Washington state, Seattle mysteries, local science fiction and fantasy authors, and more. http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=collection_readinglists Topics: Washington State: Literature & Books Last updated Oct 12, 2005 Web Sites for Book Lovers
An annotated directory of online bestseller lists, booklists, book awards sites, book discussion resources, genre fiction sites, online literary magazines, and more. Includes links to other libraries' reader's advisory pages. From the Morton Grove (Illinois) Public Library's Webrary. http://www.webrary.org/rs/rslinks.html Topics: Hobbies, Librarianship, Literature & Books, The Grapes of Web Last updated Feb 9, 2005 What's Next
"The What's Next database helps you search series fiction. A series is two or more books linked by character(s), settings, or other common traits." Enter a title, author, or name of a book and get a list of the titles in that series. Produced by the Kent (Michigan) District Library. http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/WhatsNextNEW.asp Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Dec 2, 2007 whichbook.net
A database of book, audio book, and large print titles, searchable by trait (including Demanding, Disgusting, Disturbing, Happy, and Funny), and by charcter type, plot elements, and setting. Each record includes comments, sometimes an extract, and suggested similar titles of "fiction and poetry in paperback written in or translated into English and published (with very few exceptions) since 1995." Books are reviewed by staff of British libraries and literature organizations. Formerly known as Book Forager. http://www.whichbook.net/ Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books, Poetry Last updated Nov 16, 2006 A World of Books: Annotated Surveys of Noteworthy Books from Around the Globe
"A series of annual pamphlets first started in 1998," featuring "some of the most important and interesting books published abroad that an American public may have overlooked." Includes fiction and nonfiction. Also browsable by country. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/int-world.html Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Nov 16, 2004 Young Adult Books in Series and Sequels
Series written for teens are listed alphabetically by series name and by author (excluding large series such as "Sweet Valley High," "Hardy Boys," or "Nancy Drew"). From the Bettendorf Public Library, Iowa. http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/bpl-bin/series.pl Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Jul 11, 2005 |
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