Inside this Guide
Reviews
- SF Gate BooksOffers San Francisco Chronicle book reviews from 1995 to current, the current Bay Area Bestseller lists and a guide to author events in the area.
- New York Review of Books
Websites for Booklovers
- Blogging for a Good BookA book review a day, Monday through Friday from Williamsburg Regional Library.
- Fantastic FictionThis British website covers over 30,000 authors. Bibliographies, lists of series, new and forthcoming books
- Fiction L booklistsAn eclectic group of book lists generated by participants in the Fiction-L discussion list. Librarians all over the world help generate these lists.
- Historical Fiction NetworkA comprehensive collection of historical fiction searchable by author.
- Many BooksThis free website offers nearly 30.000 ebooks in many different formats. Whether you want to read the ebook on your iPad, iPhone, smartphone or ebook reader, you can get it here.
- OverbookedThis one is a volunteer project run by librarians with Chesterfield County Library, Virginia. Includes genre fiction, reviews, reading lists, what to read next, and "book talk"...a discussion area for readers and authors. Nicely designed site, easy to use.
Get Carded!
- Get a Library CardWant to use the library's subscriptions? Get a card and start today!
Staff Recommended
Starting places
Novelist+ So many books! Find books by author, title, subject, genre, location, type of character, and much more.
New Book Alerts - What's new at the Library. Sign up for alerts by category.
Book News - Twenty-one newsletters are available. View them online, sign-up to receive by email or RSS. Newsletters include mysteries, science fiction, teens, children’s, cooking, sports, audio books and many more subject areas. Award-winning book lists for all ages.
Alameda County Library Online Book Club - Choose from eleven different categories and receive chapters from popular books in your daily e-mail or newsreader. Brought to you by Dear Reader.
African American Literature Book Club - This provides reviews of fiction and nonfiction books by and about African Americans. It includes reviews of bestselling and classic titles, author profiles and news of forthcoming publications.
My Booklists can be Shared!
These free websites allow you to organize your read and to be read books, add wish lists and share with others your love of reading.
- GoodreadsGoodreads is a free website for book lovers. A large library that you can wander through and see everyone's bookshelves, their reviews, and their ratings. You can also post your own reviews and catalog what you have read, are currently reading, and plan to read in the future, join a discussion group, start a book club, contact an author, and even post your own writing.
- LibraryThingLibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for book lovers.
LibraryThing helps you create a library-quality catalog of books: books you own, books you've read, books you'd like to read, books you've lent out ... whatever grouping you'd like.Free and paid versions - ShelfariShelfari is a social network for people who love books.
Create a virtual shelf to show off your books, see what your friends are reading and discover new books
New Titles
Purchase Suggestion
Bestsellers List
Book Blogs
- Book Lust ForeverNancy Pearl nationaly known book reviewer. Not a daily blog, posts are long enough and thoughtful enough to be useful in deciding if it's a book you want to read.
- Early WordDesigned for librarians, to get the early scoop on upcoming books
- Mostly FictionA community of reviewers who voluntarily write about recent books that they read and enjoyed. Archives searchable by author, title, subject
- Shelf TalkSeattle Public Library book blog
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