February 1, 2010
Have you been bitten by the vampire bug and want to read beyond Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series? Or are you looking for a good novel to read while waiting for your turn on the reserve list for the new Dan Brown?
Try this website by the Multnomah County Library, Portland Oregon. It offers suggested reads in more than 20 categories including both author and title read-a-likes.
If you haven’t discovered our own Bookletters, we have compiled several reading lists including recommended book club choices and award winners. Our subscription database, Novelist, available both from home and in the library also has an Author Read-alikes.
Next time you are in the Library, visit our Readers’ Advisory Center on the second floor for lots of suggestions on your next loved title.
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January 14, 2010
Next time you are looking for help on discussion topics for your book group’s selection, visit readinggroupguides.com. The site contains discussion guides for over 2800 titles as well as several “best of” lists of favorite titles.
Register your group and sign up for e-newsletters. Participate in surveys and win free books. Read the blog with links to author favorites. Read the section on starting and running a book group as well as advice on choosing books.
Another great source for discussion questions is Novelist. Novelist is a database available through the library and contains summaries on thousands of fiction titles as well as biographical information on authors and discussion ideas.
Lastly, visit the websites of individual publishers who frequently compile lists of discussion questions for their current titles.
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November 25, 2009
Are you looking for the next title in a series? Sequels, 4th Edition: An Annotated Guide to Novels in Series by Janet G. Husband and Jonathan F. Husband has arrived. Available for browsing within the library in our Readers’ Advisory collection on the second floor, Sequels, is a popular guide to novels in series. With greatly expanded listings including mysteries, fantasy, science fiction, and romance, plus non–genre fiction selections, Sequels is a great source to consult when looking for either something similar or completely different. If you haven’t yet visited our Readers’ Advisory area, it is located behind the second floor information desk near the Young Adult collection. While there, have a look at our subject booklists and author read-a-likes.
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