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Looking for a good book? Start here!New York Times Book News
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"We read fiction because it pleases us, moves us, is beautiful, and so on--because it is alive and we are alive" from "How Fiction Works" by James Wood Booklists:Books to try if you like....
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Nonfiction: Online resources:Novelist Novelist does more than help you find books similar to one that you enjoyed. Use to browse lists of fiction, like Cozy Mysteries, or Military Adventure. Trying to decide on your next book group selection? Book Discussion Guides will give you ideas, and major discussion points for each book listed. Novelist is part of the Marvel statewide databases. Literature Resource Center Find literary criticism, author biographies, and full text periodical articles in this resource from MARVEL, the statewide database collection. Social Networking Sites Share and discuss your favorite books with others.
BiblioTravel http://www.bibliotravel.com/ A free online
resource for Book
Glutton http://www.bookglutton.com Our intent: build an Book
Jetty http://www.bookjetty.com BookJetty is a social utility
that Book
Movement. http://www.bookmovement.com/ “BookMovement.com was
Books I Read http://apps.facebook.com/ireadit/ A Facebook
application. Books
Well Read http://www.bookswellread.com The goal of
BooksWellRead Crime
Space http://crimespace.ning.com/ A place for readers and
eBooklists http://www.eBooklists.pbwiki.com RAwiki being
constructed Goodreads
www.goodreads.com Keeps track of what you’ve read and what I Read Wiki
iread.pbwiki.com/ A collaborative website by Iowa
Library Thing www.librarything.com Helps you create a
library-quality
Reader2Reader. A UK network that allows readers to discover
and
Read Me.
http://mssv.net/wiki/index.php/ReadMe User editable wiki of Revish
http://www.revish.com Revish is a place where people share Shelfari
www.shelfari.com Allows you to share what is on your weRead
http://weread.com/ “weRead is a community for book lovers.
What Should I
Read Next? http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/search
What’s On My Bookshelf http://whatsonmybookshelf.com/ More Web Links Featured Web Sites: Overbooked The
Neglected Books Page ALA
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