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Fantastic Fiction
(www.fantasticfiction.co.uk)
Contains bibliographies for over 10,000 authors and 200,000 books.
Very complete information on series and forthcoming titles. Search by
author or book title.

Book Browse
(www.bookbrowse.com)
Recommends the best recently published books. Allows browsing by genre.
Includes reading guides for select titles.
Registration is required to access some services.

Reading Group Guides
(www.readinggroupguides.com)
Online community for reading groups. Great for finding discussion questions and guides.
Includes fiction and nonfiction recommendations.

Oprah’s Book Club
(www.oprah.com/books/books_landing)
Book discussion questions and further book
background from the most famous and
influential book club in the world. Links to books discussed on the show.

Goodreads
(www.goodreads.com)
Create an account to keep track of what you’ve read and organize your book lists.
Join to discuss your favorite books with or recommend them to your friends.

New York Times Best-Seller List
(www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller)
Browse best seller lists, book reviews, and news for authors, fiction & non-fiction, literature, biographies, memoirs, children’s books, science fiction, and self-help.
Also links to the Sunday NYT Book Review.

American Library Association Notable Books
(www.ala.org/ala/rusa/protools/notablebooks/thelists/2008list/notablebooks.cfm)
This list has been compiled for use by the general reader and by librarians who work with adults. Categories include fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. List is updated yearly.

Read North Dakota
(www.readnd.org)
Read North Dakota is dedicated to celebrating and supporting literature created in and about North Dakota. Includes a discussion board, upcoming local author events, and lists of North Dakota authors and books in many genres.

National Public Radio Books
(www.npr.org)
Great source for new literary releases. Reading lists of titles available. Provides author interviews and readings, recommendations, and reviews.