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General Sites
Book Browse
Divided into useful sections, this site has something for every book lover, including featured books, bestsellers, reviews, and book club information.

BookBrowser
Alphabetical list of an author's real name and pseudonyms. Includes links to author's websites.

Booklist Center
Updated weekly by a retired librarian, this site lists over 300 recommended books in 81 categories.

Circle of Stories
This interesting site tells of the storytelling legacy the American Indian has given to our country.

Online Books
Full text books and quotations can be accessed using authors, titles or keywords.

Online Literary Criticism
Searchable by title or author, this site contains links to over 4000 critical and biographical websites of authors and their work.

Pseudodictionary
This interesting dictionary is made of slang words submitted by the public.  A definition and example of how the word or phrase is used is given.

Pseudonyms
Find an author alias, nickname, working name, pen name, and legal name.

Reading Groups
Start a book club using this website as a book selection guide.  Topics to consider for each title recommended is an added feature.

Rhymezone
Type in a word and this site will provide a word that rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, definitions, and much more.

What Librarians are Reading
Find out what librarians in the Suburban Library Cooperative are reading.

Woman's Day/ALA Book Club
This site provides recommended reading as well as an online discussion group to assist groups looking for that next book to read.

Words at Random
New words in the English language are being developed all the time.  This site gives us these words and phrases and when they were introduced.  Have fun with the vocabulary quiz and word of the day page.

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Children's Literature
Alice in Wonderland
An interactive adventure, includes puzzles, games, quizzes and more.

Children's Literature WebGuide
Links to children's books and stories, list of recommended books, authors on the web, discussion boards, and resources for teachers, storytellers and authors.

Children's Literature
This comprehensive site includes meet the author biography pages, recommended books, teaching materials, and suggested plans.

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Classic Literature
Best Literature
E-books are available from this site. Includes the best works of classic authors.

Bookrags
1,500 e-books, literature notes which are similar to cliff notes, and an IQ test make up this comprehensive source for classic literature.

 

Classic Books and More
Hundreds of classic fiction, short stories, poetry, and other important works in non-fiction can be searched using key words.

Encyclopedia Mythica
There are over 6,100 references to gods and goddesses on this comprehensive site that includes pictures and genealogy.

Nobel Prize for Literature
Literature winners since 1901.

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Genre Fiction

Mystery Author Links
Links to all your favorite mystery authors.

Mystery Reader
Read the latest book reviews and news, meet an author, and find an author's e-mail address.

Historical Fiction by Date
What makes this bibliography so interesting is that it is arranged by chronological date of the story.

Literary Gothic
An author and title list, related links, tips for researching and writing about this genre, and e-books.

Overbooked
Looking for a particular kind of book?  This site offers hundreds of recommended titles and is searchable by genre, starred reviews, authors, hot picks and more.

Round Up
This online western magazine includes articles on best westerns, reviews of books, and classifieds.

Fantasy Links
Links to fantasy collections, magazines, authors, publishers, reviews and bibliographies, online fiction and bookstores.

Science Fiction Site
Interviews with authors, book reviews, and related links.

Science Fiction/Fantasy Writers of America
Nebula award winners, reading lists, book reviews, information on writing as a business and craft, and FAQ's.

Romance Writers of America
The top ten favorite books, a romance novel database, author appearances and websites, and current romance releases.

Comic Book Resources
Featured columns, message boards, and links to related sites can be found on this comprehensive site that is updated twice a week.

Comics Database
Locate comics by title, artists, and issues. Free online comic book tracking is a useful feature of this site.

The Long Box
This database indexes all English language comic books. Includes reviews of the latest comics.

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Meet the Author

Janet Evanovich
Meet Janet Evanovich, author of "One for the Money" and "Two for the Dough." Games, contests, message boards, and information about her past books and the book she is currently working on can be found on this amusing website.

Sue Grafton
Photos, a welcome letter, a quiz on characters, along with biographical information on the author and her Kinsey Millhone character.

Stephen King
Fans of Stephen King will enjoy the information provided by him and his staff regarding rumors about the author, as well as news of past and future books.

Elmore Leonard
Michigan author, Elmore Leonard includes a photo scrapbook, biographical information, as well as information about his crime novels, western novels, and books that have been made into movies.

Stephen White
This psychologist turned author includes a photo gallery, detailed biographical information, author interviews, and a message board on his website.

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Poetry
Internet Poetry Archive
Read and listen to seven contemporary poets recite their works.
Poetry Archives
This site has over 3,700 classical poems by 145 authors.

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