Book and Media Lists

BOOKS

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Gale Literature Resource Center: Literary criticism, author biographies, and entries from Gale reference works.
NoveList: Fiction reviews, author read-alikes, book discussion guides, recommended reading lists, award lists and feature articles.

Literature Map: Search for an author to create a visual map of authors' names. The closer two names are to each other, the more likely a reader will like both authors. Click on another author's name to put them at the center of the map.
What should I read next?: Enter the title or author of a book you enjoy and this site will provide book recommendations and suggestions for what to read next.
Whichbook: Use the sliders to choose up to four elements you are looking for in a book, such as happy vs. sad or short vs. long, and the website will offer reading suggestions. You can also specify the type of character, plot, and setting.

FictFact: Track your favorite fiction series and receive free alerts to remind you when new books in the series you follow are being published.
Juvenile Series and Sequels: Discover complete series in children’s literature. Series are classified into three audiences; Juvenile Easy (JE), Juvenile (J), and Young Adult (YA).
What’s Next: What title comes next in a series of books? Use this site to discover all the books in a particular series.

Book Club Central, from the American Library Association: "Online resource for book clubs and readers featuring book reviews, author interviews, discussion questions and more."
Book Group Buzz: “Book group tips, reading lists, and lively talk of literary news from the experts at Booklist Online.”
Book Movement: Provides book clubs with a club homepage, an online discussion space, lists of Top Club Picks, Book Spotlights and Author Chats....
Books on the Air (Bookletters): Books featured this week on television and NPR
Goodreads: A social media site for book lovers. Discover and create personalized shelves of books to read, track books you have already read and share your opinions about books with friends.
Library Thing: Create a library-quality catalog for your personal book collection while discovering new books through social networking.
LitLovers.com: "The website for all things literary"-- book club tips, book club title recommendations, reading guides and reviews ...
Oprah's Book Club (Bookletters) Oprah Winfrey's book club picks.
Reading Group Choices: Discover great book club reads and get advice on running your book club.
Reading Group Guides: Need discussion questions to help run your next book club meeting? This online community for book clubs has over 3,600 searchable guides.