Book Club Resources

Book-Clubs-Resource.com
http://www.book-clubs-resource.com
This site is connected to several commercial discount booksellers. It does have good information about how to start and run a book club. It also has links to other sites that feature reading guides.

Book Group Corner http://www.randomhouse.com/resources/bookgroup/ List of recent publications with reading group guides

Random House Reading Group
http://www.randomhouse.com/randomhouse/readinggroup/
Monthly group of reading guides. Also included are tips for Reading groups.

Reading Group Guides
http://www.readinggroupchoices.com
Search hundreds of publishers’ discussion guides by author, title and category. Includes author interviews, short biographies and ideas for book groups.

Library Sites with Readers’ Advisory Resources

Cincinnati Public library (OH) http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/
A web site with depth. Includes a “What’s Hot” blog, and lots of book reviews and book lists.

Logan Library (Utah)

http://library.loganutah.org/books/

Comprehensive set of booklists

Morton Grove Public Library (Illinois) http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html

Booklists i.e. genre, Character, Setting, Subject, Author, Audience

Multnomah County Library (Portland, OR) http://www.multcolib.org/books book lists, staff picks, bestsellers etc.

Sachem Public Library (NY) http://sachem.suffolk.lib.ny.us/advisor/advisor.htm

Great resource for titles that are “beyond bestsellers”. Booklists are focused on the unusual and alternative reading.

By Genre

Graphic novels

Diamond Bookshelf http://bookshelf.diamondcomics.com Monthly reviews of graphic novels and trade paperbacks.

Just Manga http://www.justmanga.com/ Good source for forthcoming graphic novel publications.

Romance Genre:

All About Romance http://www.likesbooks.com
“The Back Fence For Lovers of Romance Novels.” Includes book reviews, author interviews and much more.

Historic Fiction:

HistFiction.net http://www.histfiction.net Lots of web resources and book reviews of historical fiction. This site is not as current as many other fiction web sites, but the information provided does seem credible. Includes an author database, a book search and links to web sites that present various pieces of information on historical fiction topics and titles.

Prehistoric Fiction http://www.trussel.com/f_prehis.htm Great discussion about fiction set in prehistoric times. Includes a discussion of the genre. The site has an author index, a chronological index and a title index. This site is not current. The last book mentioned has a publication date of 2002. It is a good source of information about the genre and many of the works of fiction that might be of interest to our patrons.

Science Fiction:

Scifan http://www.scifan.com “Books and Links for the science fiction fan”. Site organizes books by themes, series, authors and classics. The site has some currency issues, but is a good source for standard info on Science fiction and fantasy.

The SF Site: The Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy http://www.sfsite.com/home.htm SF Site is composed of many pieces. Twice a month since July 1997, it has posted a mixture of book reviews, opinion pieces, author interviews, fiction excerpts, author and publisher reading lists and a variety of other features. This site also maintains a comprehensive list of links to author and fan tribute sites, SF conventions, SF TV and movies, magazines and e-zines, writer resources, publishers and small press sites and many other SF resources.

Electronic Discussion Lists

The Fiction_L Listserv managed by the Morton Grove Public Library. Subscribe to the listserv to follow current issues in reader’s advisory services and ask questions http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

Search the archives to find answers to RA questions. http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLarchive.html

DorothyL Listserv focused on Mystery writing. Subscribe through http://www.dorothyL.com Broader participant/audience including authors, publishers and librarians. More focused on the business of mystery writing, but does have some reader’s advisory threads. This list has a searchable archive. http://listserv.kent.edu/archives/dorothyl.html

GNLIB L Graphic Novels in Libraries Listserv for librarians interested in Graphic Novels. Subscribe through http://www.angelfire.com/comics/gnlib/ .

Archives: http://lists.topica.com/lists/gnlib-l/read

Science Fiction and Fantasy Listserv http://sun8.loc.gov/listarch/sf-lit.html Moderated by Library of Congress. Has “searchable” archives. 

Commercial Sites (Book Publishers)

Book reviews, book search by subplot, author detailed book search.

Amazon. http://www.Amazon.com
listmania and “customers who bought this book also bought…”

Barnes and Noble
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/subjects/subjects.asp?z=y
Fiction and nonfiction books listed by subject. Special features include a section for book clubs and the New york Times best Setter List

Random House
http://www.randomhouse.com/category/
Books published by Random House organized by author, title and subject.

TimeWarner Books http://twbookmark.com
Newly published books are highlighted and other titles are organized by category. Each book on this site has a short description of the plot.

Book Review Sites

BookBitch http://www.bookbitch.com Web site maintained by librarian. Includes book reviews, a blog, new authors, suggestions for book discussion groups.

BookPage http://www.bookpage.com “America’s Book Review” Monthly online newsletter that includes interviews with authors and highlights of new fiction, children’s books, non-fiction and more.

Fantastic Fiction http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/ Site with option to search by author, new titles, awards. Includes science fiction, fantasy and horror, mystery and thriller, romance and contemporary mainstream. Includes publication details for each book and a brief summary of the plot.

Overbooked http://www.overbooked.org “A web site for ravenous readers” managed by a librarian. Includes booklists, starred book reviews, readers’ advisory services etc.

Reviews of Books http://www.reviewsofbooks.com Your one stop for reviews of recently released books. This site collects book reviews from major online media sites that are available without having to register at a site or pay to read them.

Books in the News

Fresh Press http://freshfiction.com/medias.php?future=1 Publishes a daily recap of author appearances and book mentions on nationally broadcast television and radio programs. Fresh Press monitors more than 65 nationally broadcast television and radio programs and delivers a comprehensive listing of the featured books and authors in a daily newsletter.

Book Review Blogs

BookBlog at ReadersRead
http://www.readersread.com/#blog
Portal for book lovers with book excerpts, news and book reviews

BookSlut Blog http://www.bookslut.com/blog/
“Bookslut is a monthly web magazine and daily blog dedicated to those who love to read. We provide a constant supply of news, reviews, commentary, insight, and more than occasional opinions.”

HipLibrarians BookBlog
http://hiplibrariansbookblog.blog-city.com
A group of YA Librarians “post information about books they like. Or loathe.”

Memphis Reads http://memphisreads.blogspot.com A library managed blog staff book reviews.

Readers’s Circle – Boston Regional Library System Initiative. Monthly discussion group and blog http://readerscircle.blogspot.com/

Ricklibrarian http://www.ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/
“A review of books, websites, movies, or anything worth reviewing with comments about libraries and librarianship.” Written by a librarian.

BOOK TO FILM

Based on a Book
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies
Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri. A list of over 1,100 books, novels, short stories and plays that have been made into movies. Lists by Movie title, Book title, Book Author and Movie Release Year.

Books to Film
http://www.readersread.com/bookstofilm/
Detailed list of movies based on books released from Oct, 2003 through Oct 2005. On Readers read web site.

Appeal Type resource (fiction)

Which Book http://www.whichbook.net UKsite allows you to search by character, setting, plot etc. UK site allows you to search by character, setting, plot etc.