BOOK CLUBS: Resources to aid your next book club
meeting
Print Resources:
The Go on Girl Book Club Guide for Reading Groups
by Monique Greenwood [Ref 028 Gr]
What began as an informal book chat between three office workers
in 1999, is now the country's largest reading club for African American
women. This book traces the history of the book club as well as offers
tips for creating your own book club.
The Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Start Your
Own Book Club
by Rachel W. Jacobson [028 Ja]
The author, founder and president of the Association of Book Group
Readers and Leaders, has written what has become the bible of book discussion
groups.
Good Books Lately: The One Stop Resource for Book
Groups and Other Greedy Readers
by Ellen Moore [028 Mo]
The founders of the country's first book group consulting company
dispense fun, stimulating advice based on their own experiences and
those of hundreds of book group members.
Web Sites:
Reading Group Choices
http://www.readinggroupchoices.com/
Tells readers where they can find online book discussion guides.
Reading Group Guides
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/
Contains over 1,110 book guides.
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Book Clubs: Online (Book Clubs that meet entirely online)
The Book Group List
http://books.rpmdp.com/
Club reads approximately two books per month.
The Bookies
http://www.geocities.com/bookiestoo/
The Bookies discusses 2 literary fiction books per month.
Books a Month
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/booksamonth/
Not only chat about the monthly featured selection, but all book
topics and subject matter that arise from reading books.
Guardian Unlimited Books: Reading Groups
http://books.guardian.co.uk/readinggroup/
Discusses a book a month on message boards.
Literary Fiction Lovers
http://www.geocities.com/chrissy3861/
Discuss two books a month via message boards.
New York Times Forum: Books
http://www.nytimes.com/books/forums/
Express your thoughts and opinions on the featured selection and
a variety of other literary topics. Participants are required to register.
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Book Lists:
50 Essential Michigan History Books
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18642-57682--,00.html
A list of 50 essential works of Michigan history selected by a team
of noted historians.
Adult Book Lists
http://www.waterborolibrary.org/bklista.htm
Waterboro Public Library has compiled booklists created by libraries
around the nation.
Banned Books: The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books 1990-2000
Challenged and Banned Books
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/challengedbanned/challengedbanned.htm
Information on challenged and banned books from the American Library
Association, including the 100 most frequently challenged books.
Book List Center
http://home.comcast.net/~dwtaylor1/
Claims to be the web’s largest collection of book lists. Includes
lists prepared by authorities in dozens of fields.
The Modern Library: 100 Best Novels
http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html
First reported in July of 1998, this list has created quite a stir
among book lovers.
Outstanding Books for the College Bound
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/obcb
Selected by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division
of the American Library Association.
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BOOK STORES: New, Used, and Audio Books
Abebooks.com
http://www.abebooks.com/
World's largest online marketplace for used, rare, and out of print
books.
AddAll: Book Search and Price Comparison
http://www.addall.com
An independent web site that searches 41 on-line book stores to find
shoppers the best deal on books.
Alibris - Books You Thought You'd Never Find
http://www.alibris.com
Connects shoppers to thousands of independent booksellers, publishers,
and distributors world-wide in order to locate new, used, and hard-to-find
books.
AllBookstores.com: World's Greatest Place to Buy Books!
http://www.allbookstores.com
Helps readers find the lowest prices on new and used books by comparing
prices at more than 2 dozen online bookstores.
Amazon.com: World's Largest Store
http://www.amazon.com/books
The premiere online book store. Not only can readers buy books on
Amazon's site, but they can also find customer and professional reviews
of books, links to best sellers lists, and new and forthcoming book
schedules.
Barnes and Noble
http://www.bn.com
A special feature of this online bookstore is "Book Browser," which
classifies books into categories, allowing readers to find books
based on their reading interests.
Bas Bleu: Books and Literary Items by Post and Web
http://www.basbleu.com
Mail order and online bookstore that specializes in eclectic, literary
books usually not found on the bestseller lists.
Booksense.com
http://www.booksense.com
Web site of independent book sellers. Allows shoppers the opportunity
to shop at their local independent book seller without ever leaving
home.
Books On Tape
http://www.booksontape.com/
The largest producer and distributor of unabridged audio books.
Powell's Books
http://www.powells.com
One of the largest independent bookstores, Powell's sells a variety
of books, including rare and collectible, technical, textbooks and e-books.
RecordedBooks.com
http://www.recordedbooks.com/
Contains a large selection of audio books available for rent or purchase.
Recorded Books is known for their excellent narrators and technical
quality.
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MEDIA: Radio and Television
Booknotes.org
http://www.booknotes.org/home/index.asp
C-SPAN's weekly non-fiction author interview
show Booknotes ended its fifteen-year run in early December 2004, however,
Booknotes.org
will go on to make available on its website all of the programs in
the 800-show series.
Book Television
http://www.booktelevision.com/home.shtml
This is the companion site to Book Television, the world's first
literary TV channel.
Book TV
http://www.booktv.org/
Official web site of CSPAN-2's week-end program that discusses non-fiction
books.
NPR: National Public Radio
http://www.npr.org/books/
Find books discussed on various NPR programs.
Oprah Books
http://www.oprah.com/tows/booksseen/tows_booksseen_main.jhtml
Books featured on the show.
Today:Books
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3041344/
Features books on the Today show.
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NEWSPAPERS:
Chicago Sun-Times Books
http://www.suntimes.com/index/books.html
Contains book reviews and commentary from the Chicago Sun-Times,
the Windy City's leading newspaper.
Christian Science Monitor: Books
http://www.csmonitor.com/books/index.html
Features books reviews and feature articles.
Los Angeles Times: Books and Talks
http://www.calendarlive.com/books/
Contains book news, reviews, and first chapters.
New York Times: Books
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/review/
Must complete free registration in order to view complete article.
New York Review of Books
http://www.nybooks.com/
Combination of free and fee based articles.
USAToday.com
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/front.htm
Features books reviews, book excerpts, book news, etc.
Washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/books/
Washington Post's online literary section.
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Print Resources
Booklist
http://www.ala.org/booklist
American Library Association's Booklist Magazine has been the leading
choice for reviews of the latest books for librarians for more than
90 years.
Bookmarks
http://www.bookmarksmagazine.com/
Bookmarks magazine was created for readers as a guide to the best
in books, from the latest releases to time honored classics.
BookPage
http://www.bookpage.com/
Free literary publication available at all branches of the Flint
Public Library. Monthly issues include reviews of new adult and children’s
fiction and non-fiction books, special features, author interviews,
and a listing of monthly events at the Flint Public Library. Online
archives go back to 1996.
Library Journal
http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/
Contains reviews of adult and children's fiction and non-fiction
books, audiotapes, and videos.
New York Times Sunday Book Review
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/review/
Literary and critical journal in which interesting and qualified
individuals discuss current books and issues in depth.
Publisher’s
Weekly
http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/
Leading international news magazine for the book industry. Readers
will find industry data and news, feature articles, and a plethora of
book reviews.
Kirkus Reviews
http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/index.jsp
Contains fiction, mystery, science fiction, foreign language, non-fiction,
and children's book reviews.
Books:
Detecting Men: A Readers Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written
by Men
Reference [813.02 De] (Browsing)
Essential guide to everything you ever wanted to know about mysteries
written by men.
Encyclopedia of Fantasy
Reference [809.3 En] (Browsing)
A comprehensive resource on fantasy literature and media.
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Reference [823.02 En] (Browsing)
More than just an encyclopedia, this work is a comprehensive history
and analysis of the science fiction genre.
Fiction Catalog
Reference [808.302 Fi] (Browsing)
Find descriptive annotations, notes about related works, and evaluative
quotations from a review when available.
Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction
by Diana Tixier Herald [Reference 809 He]
Covers popular fiction genres such as crime, adventure, romance,
and legal thrillers, by defining and describing the genres and recommending
books.
The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: An A to Z of Science Fiction
Books by Title
by David Pringle [Reference 808.3 Pr]
Presents annotated and rated entries for some 3,000 science fiction
novels, anthologies, and collections.
Periodicals:
Library Journal
http://libraryjournal.com/
Contains reviews of adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction
books, audiotapes, and videos.
Publisher’s
Weekly
http://publishersweekly.com/
Leading international news magazine for the book industry. Readers
will find industry data and news, feature articles, and a number of
book reviews
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REVIEWS AND MORE:
REVIEWS: GENERAL
African American Literature Book Club
http://aalbc.com/
The goal of this site is to increase everyone's knowledge of the
diversity of African American literature, facilitate the exchange of
opinions, satisfy readers book buying needs, and serve as a resource
for aspiring and professional writers.
AllReaders.com
http://www.allreaders.com
Highlight of this site is "Literature Precision Book Search," a
feature that recommends books based on a reader's literary interests.
BookBrowse.com
http://www.bookbrowse.com
Allows book lovers to read excerpts from a select number of new books.
Complementing the excerpts are reviews and synopses of the books as
well as author biographies.
Bookreporter: Where Readers and Writers Click
http://www.bookreporter.com
Online since 1996, this site contains book reviews, interesting features,
in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts from the hottest new
releases, literary games and contests, and word of mouth, which allows
readers to post book recommendations.
Booksense.com
http://www.booksense.com
Independent book stores across the nation are brought together at
this site to suggest great reads through book reviews and staff picks.
CVCO: Overbooked.org
http://www.overbooked.org
Overbooked, which specializes in literary and genre fiction, contains
annotated lists of non-fiction, fiction, and mystery books that have
received starred reviews in literary review journals.
REVIEWS:
MYSTERY Bastulli Mystery Library
http://www.bastulli.com
Contains biographies, bibliographies, interviews, and reviews.
ClueLass.com
http://www.cluelass.com/index2.lasso
Contains a list of new and forthcoming mystery and crime fiction
books in the Bloodstained BookShelf .
The MysteryGuide.com
http://www.mysteryguide.com
The core of this site is the ever-expanding database of original
book reviews that are automatically linked to five other similar titles.
The Mystery Reader
http://www.themysteryreader.com
Reviews of mystery, suspense, thrillers, and crime fiction.
Overbooked: Mystery Fiction
http://www.overbooked.org/genres/mystery/index.html
Contains new and forthcoming books, monthly featured crime titles,
and mystery reviews and reading lists.
Stop, You're Killing Me
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com
Contains lists of authors, chronological list of books, and characters
in series. Does not contain reviews or synopses of books.
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REVIEWS: ROMANCE
All about Romance
http://www.likesbooks.com/
A critically acclaimed reader's advisory web site that contains book
reviews (rated A through F), commentary, and author interviews.
Heartstrings
http://romanticfiction.tripod.com/reviews.htm
Contains current and archived reviews of romance novels.
Road to Romance
http://roadtoromance.dhs.org/reviews.htm
Contains romance novel reviews organized by sub-genres, such as romantic
suspense, historical, and contemporary.
The Romance Reader
http://www.theromancereader.com/
The very latest news and views of romance novels.
Romantic Times
http://www.romantictimes.com/
Search romance book reviews, dating back to 1995, by ratings, year,
and categories.
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REVIEWS:
SCIENCE FICTION Classics of Science Fiction
classics.jameswallaceharris.com
Lists novels and short stories considered to be classics in the science
fiction genre.
Fantastic Fiction - Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Books
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
Contains thousands of author bibliographies as well as listings of
new and forthcoming books. While this site does not contain book reviews,
it is an excellent site for finding out about books in series.
Science Fiction Weekly
http://www.scifi.com/sfw/
Brought to you by the Science Fiction Channel, this site contains
all types of science fiction reviews, including books, movies and
games. If you are looking specifically for book reviews, visit the "Off
the Shelf" portion of the site.
SciFan: Books and Links for the Science Fiction Fan
http://www.scifan.com
Aims to help readers discover new science fiction and fantasy books
and authors. Focuses on classifying books into themes and series.
Science Fiction and Fantasy World
http://www.sffworld.com
One of the largest science fiction and fantasy literature web sites,
this site contains book reviews, book release schedules, interviews
as well as book excerpts and book synopses.
The SF Site: The Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.sfsite.com/home.htm
Readers will find a mix of science fiction and fantasy book reviews,
opinion pieces, author interviews, fiction excerpts, and a variety
of other features.
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