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Fort Washington PA 19034
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Bestsellers

Award Winning Books

Reading Guides

Mystery

Romance

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Historical Fiction

Teens

Online Books

Resources for Readers

Bestsellers

• ALA Banned Books: Banned Books information from the American Library Association
• BookBrowser: Browse fiction and nonfiction books, book reviews, upcoming titles, and more
• The Booklist Center: The Web's largest collection of book award lists
• Booklist Magazine: Find book reviews and feature articles through this ALA resource
• BookPage: Book reviews and author interviews
• BookSpot: Book information of all kinds. The ultimate one-stop resource for booklovers!
• BookWire: Inside the book business
• Compulsive Reader: Book Reviews
• Fiction-L Booklists: Categorized booklists compiled by the readers of Fiction_L
• Genreflecting: Discover your next book by searching these genres or categories
• Genrefluent: The World of Genre Fiction
• If You Like...: Then you might like some of the titles in this database from Hennepin County Library
• Internet Book List: Browse 10,000 titles by author, title, or series
• Literary Traveler: Follow in the footsteps of your favorite authors
• New York Times on the Web Book Section
• Overbooked: Specializes in literary and genre fiction
• Reader Robot: Matches readers to books through Q&A
• Reviews of Books

Book Award Winners

• http://www.bookawardsonline.com/: Check out lists of award-winning books!
• American Library Association Notable Books
• Man Booker Prizes (British)
• National Book Awards
• National Book Critics Circle Awards
• PEN/Faulkner Awards
• Pulitzer Prizes

Print resources available in the library

• 100 One-Night Reads: (001.73 Major.D; reference and circulating)
• 100 World Class Thin Books (J Ref 028.1 Bod)
• The Best Novels of the Nineties: A Reader's Guide (Ref 809 Leshe.L)
• Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction (R-Ref 016.813 Heral.D)
• Now Read This: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Ref 809 Pearl.N)
• To Be Continued: An Annotated Guide to Sequels (Ref 803 Jacob.M)
• What Do I Read Next? (Ref 803 What v.1 &2)
• World's Best Thin Books (Ref 808 Bodar.J)

Reading Guides

• Book Browse Reading Guides
• Reading Group Guides
• Whichbook.net

Mystery

• Cluelass: Find out about new mysteries, conventions, booksellers, and more
• Crime and Mystery Fiction Journal: Book digests, reviews, author profiles, and mystery events
• Historical Mystery Fiction: Searchable by authors and historical period
• The Mystery Reader: Mystery reviews, features, and author interviews
• Mystery Readers International: The largest mystery fan/reader organization in the world!
• Mystery Writers of America
• Stop, You're Killing Me: "A Site to die for...If you love mystery books!"
• The Thrilling Detective Web Site: Celebrate the detectives of the world's most memorable mysteries

Print resources available in the library

• Detecting Men: A Readers' Guide & Checklist for Mysteries Written by Men (Ref 809.3 Heisi.W)
• Detecting Women 2: A Readers' Guide & Checklist for Mysteries Written by Women (Ref 809.3 Heisi.W)
• What Mystery Do I Read Next? (Ref 803 Stilw.S)

Romance

• All About Romance: The Back-Fence for Lovers of Romance Novels
• The Romance Reader: Romance reviews, features, and author interviews
• Romance Writers of America

Print resources available in the library

• What Romance Do I Read Next? (Ref 808.8385 Ramsd.K)

Science Fiction /Fantasy

• Locus Magazine: News, reviews, resources, and perspectives of science fiction, fantasy and horror
• The New England Science Fiction Association, Inc.
• SF Site: Science Fiction/Fantasy reviews, author interviews, conference information and more
• Science Fiction and Fantasy World: Check here for news, reviews, author information, and more
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

Print resources available in the library

• Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction (Ref 809.3 Anato)

Historical Fiction

• Historical Mystery Fiction: Searchable by authors and historical period
• Historical Novel Society
• Maiden's Crown: New releases, reading group guides, and author spotlights

Print resources available in the library

• American Historical Fiction: An Annotated Guide to Novels for Adults & Young Adults (Ref 810 Adams.L)
• What Historical Novel Do I Read Next? (Ref 803 Burt.D v.1&2)

Teens

• Booklist for Young Adults on the Web: Reading lists, reviews and more
• Building Rainbows: Book reviews and discussion
• Genrefluent: The World of Genre Fiction
• Reading Rants: Out of the ordinary teen booklists
• TeenReads: Book reviews, author interviews, book club guides, and newsletters
• Young Adult Library Services Association: Booklists and book awards from the American Library Association

Print resources available in the library

• American Historical Fiction: An Annotated Guide to Novels for Adults & Young Adults (Ref 810 Adams.L)
• Best Books for Young Adult Readers Grades 7-12 (J Ref 011.62 Best)
• Best Books for Young Teen Readers Grades 7-10 (J Ref 011.62 Best)
• Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults (J Ref 016.8 Fanta)

Online Books: Read a book on your computer!

• Baker Street Connection: A Sherlock Holmes collection
• Bibliomania: More than 2000 classic texts
• Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia: An Internet-accessible collection of full text works
• The Great Books: Over 240 great authors and their works
• Online Books Page at the University of Pennsylvania: Online books, including books by women, banned books, and prize winners
• SearchEbooks.com
• Project Gutenberg: A searchable database of famous and important texts

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