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African American Fiction & Literature: Websites view detail comment email this

Collection of sites from various libraries listing black authors of romance, mystery, science fiction, and other popular fiction works. From Onondaga County Public Library, New York.
http://www.ocpl.lib.ny.us/web/search_tools/pathfinders/books/afram_fiction.htm#websites
Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, Literature: Fiction

Last updated Feb 14, 2009


Beach Bag of Books view detail comment email this

Features weekly adult fiction selections for summer 2005 with reviews, author biographies and interviews, and book excerpts. From Bookreporter.com
http://www.bookreporter.com/features/beachbag2005/
Topics: Literature & Books

Last updated Jun 22, 2005


The Nineteenth Century English Novel view detail comment email this

This companion to a class at Brooklyn College provides an introduction to the writings of Jane Austen, Emily Brontë, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, and William Makepeace Thackeray. Also features annotated links to related sites. From a professor at Brooklyn College.
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/novel_19c/
Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Literature by Place, Nonfiction by Genre

Last updated Oct 14, 2004


Series and Sequels view detail comment email this

"A listing of fiction books for adults which are part of a series, or are sequels to earlier novels. Can be searched by author, title and series name or characters." Listings include the titles in the series with publishing dates; many include additional brief notes about the setting and themes of the series. Not browsable. From Los Angeles Public Library.
http://www.lapl.org/resources/indexes/sequels.html
Topics: Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction

Last updated Mar 14, 2006


Tom Robbins: My Life and Work view detail comment email this

A Seattle Weekly interview with writer and Washington state resident Tom Robbins in which he discusses his thoughts on life, literature, love, marriage, and his readers. Includes Robbins' lists of "Ten books everybody should read because they're not remotely enlightened until they do," "Six things I'm glad I wrote," "Five men of wisdom and power who set an example for us all," and albums he'd want if he were marooned on a desert island.
http://www.seattleweekly.com/2000-05-03/news/tom-robbins-my-life-and-work.php
Topics: Authors by Region: United States

Last updated Feb 19, 2007


What's Next view detail comment email this

"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





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