What to Read Now and Why – from Newsweek

A list of fifty books, both fiction and nonfiction that is both comprehensive and thought- provoking. (Newsweek Web Exclusive June 27, 2009)

Boys Read: a web site for boy’s literacy

A web site based in Seattle, WA. that supports boy’s reading.  It has lots of suggested readings and lots of resources to help develop boy’s literacy.

Orange Prize for Fiction – 2009

Marilynne Robinson has won the 2009 Orange Prize for her third novel, Home.

The Orange Prize is awarded to a woman writing fiction in the English language. Past winners include: Zadie Smith and Ann Patchett.

http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/home

2009 Man Booker Prize

Alice Munro, a well known Canadian short story writter, wins the Booker prize .

Juvenile Series and Sequels

A very helpful web site that helps identify series and sequels in Children’s literature.

Best Book Lists for 2008

Lists of Best Books of 2008 compiled on one web site.

Lists  are from  major newspapers and other organizations. Very handy to have all these lists in one place!

NPR’s Booksellers Picks for 2008

A list of suggestions from booksellers through NPR!

New York Times 100 Notable Books for 2008!

A list of notable books for 2008 organized by title. The list includes fiction and nonfiction titles.

Publisher’s Weekly Best Books of the Year – 2008

Annual list compiled by the editors of Publisher’s Weekly. Titles are organized in categories – fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, religion, lifestyle and children’s. Each title has a brief annotation.

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6610357.html?nid=3335

Resources for Mystery Readers!

Bibliomysteries http://www.bibliomysteries.com/
are mysteries whose characters, plots and/or settings are intimately bound up with books, writers, and or libraries. Browse alphabetically or explore new bibliomysteries, juvenile books, detectives in series, authors in murder mysteries, quotations (”We are librarians, and therefore the elect of God. To read is human, to catalogue divine.”), and murder weapons (and in case you were wondering, someone HAS been fictionally murdered by compact shelving.

Mystery File: The CrimeFiction Research Journal http://www.mysteryfile.com Lots of book reviews, author profiles and mystery trivia.

The Mystery Reader http://www.themysteryreader.com Mystery Book reviews with one to five star ratings and violence ratings. Covers police/detective, thrillers, cozy’s, romantic suspense, historical and suspense. Parts of the site are not current, but the book reviews are up to date.

Stop, You’re Killing Me! http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/index.html This site is a resource for the lovers of mystery, intrigue and suspense books. Stop! Lists hundreds of authors, with complete, chronological lists of their books in this sub-genre