Book Awards Online
Frequently-updated,
all-encompassing website for book award winners from all
across the globe. Assembled from a vast
array of both internet and print sources.
Powell’s
Books
An
elegant listing of major book award winners as maintained by
Portland, Oregon’s world-renowned bookstore Powell’s.
Book Club Resources
Adult Book
Club Kits
Adult Book Club Kits are available for
checkout through the library's online catalog. Each kit contains
paperback copies of the chosen title, a discussion guide,
author information, suggestions
for discussion questions, and ideas for starting a book club.
Book Clubs for
Adults
View schedules of neighborhood library
locations offering book clubs for adults.
Dear
Reader.com
Join this on-line book club to receive
chapters from popular books in your daily e-mail.
Children's
Book Club Kits
Children's Book Club Kits are for home, classroom,
or library book discussion groups. They may be reserved for
pick up at any public library in Milwaukee County. Each kit
contains paperback copies of the chosen title, a discussion
guide, author information and discussion
questions. Some
kits include a DVD movie version of the book.
Reading Group Choices
Reading Group Choices provides tips for the new book group
leader as well as hundreds of selections for book group discussions.
Reading Group Guides
ReadingGroupGuides.com provides comprehensive guides for hundreds
of books including bestsellers, romance, spirtuality, civil
war, or literary fiction.
Booklists
and Reviews
BookBrowse
A collection of fiction reading
lists created to help readers find books and authors.
BookSpot
Reviews of current popular books
by the American Library Association, New York Times, Washington
Post, etc. together with suggestions on what to read next.
Literary Reference Center
The Literary Reference Center is a comprehensive database which provides users with a broad spectrum of information on literature from antiquity to the present day. LRC contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works. In addition, it includes reference books such as the Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature, hundreds of literary journals, author interviews, a timeline of literature, a literary glossary, and guide to various citation formats, such as MLA, APA and Chicago. This EBSCO database can be searched by author or title, and some works, such as The Canterbury Tales, Hamlet and approximately 1,000 others are conveniently contained in full here as e-books. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.
NoveList
An entire suite of readers' advisory products, NoveList contains not only a core of 150,000 fiction titles, but 4,000 articles and lists, book talks, and book discussion guides (great for book groups!). Many genres, from graphic novels to Christian fiction are included here. An EBSCO product, NoveList also offers avid booklovers author read-alikes, readers' advisory training content and a variety of other reader and staff materials. With books for all ages, lists of award winning titles, a guide to books in series, attractive cover images, and a colorful design, NoveList has something to appeal to every reader! Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.
Overbooked.org
Provides timely information about
all fiction genres and readable nonfiction in the form of lists
of titles that received starred reviews from major review sources,
hot new titles (based on reviews), themed booklists and more.
ReviewsOfBooks.com
Recent book reviews by professional
writers and critics. It includes both popular and literary
titles (fiction and nonfiction) and first chapters or excerpts
from the books.
Genre
Fiction
Graphic Novels and Comics
No Flying, No Tights
Graphic novel and comic reviews including superheroes, fantasy,
science fiction, historical fiction, crime, suspense, and just
plain realism.
Historical
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Network
Offers a database of historical fiction authors, resources
for writers, selected archives from the newsgroup, and more.
Horror
Necropsy
A quarterly, online journal, The Necropsy reviews novels,
films, anthologies and plays in the horror genre.
Mystery
The Mystery Reader
Meet new authors, learn about small presses that are publishing mysteries, and
read book reviews of forthcoming mystery novels.
Romance
The Romance Reader
Hundreds of reviews of current romantic fiction, divided
into categories: historical, contemporary, time travel, fantasy
and others. Enter contests and meet new romance authors in
the New Faces column.
Science
Fiction
Locus Online
The venerable, award-winning journal of science fiction
and fantasy has interviews, reviews and recommended reading
lists.
Street Fiction
Street Fiction
This site is dedicated to reviewing street fiction, also known as urban fiction, street lit, or gangsta fiction. Search by author, publisher, setting or theme.
Downloadable Audio & Electronic
Books
Downloadable
Audio Books
The Milwaukee County Federated Library System is pleased to offer OverDrive Downloadable Media, a FREE service offered through the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium. OverDrive allows you to select and download audiobooks, ebooks, videos or music to play directly on your computer or on supported portable devices.
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