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NoveList Plus
A searchable database of fiction and nonfiction titles. Contains book reviews, recommended reading lists, and book discussion guides.
Databases
Bowker's BooksInPrint.com
Provides information on in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audiobooks and video titles. Includes reviews, publisher information, title alerts and more.
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
An index to poetry published in anthologies and collected works. Includes online access to the full text of tens of thousands of poems.
Fiction Connection
Search for similar titles to a fiction book you enjoy or browse by subject.
Gale Student Resources in Context
A collection of databases designed to help students with a variety of school assignments. Includes its own Multimedia Gallery of still images, film clips, and sound bites.
Literature Criticism Online
Full text access to the substantial literary series Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, and Dictionary of Literary Biography.
Literature Resource Center
Contains biographical information about 120,000 authors and critical analysis of their works, including Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Patricia and Fredrick McKissack, and Ntozake Shange.
MOGroupCatalog [FirstSearch]
A master catalog of books and other materials held by Missouri libraries.
Non-Fiction Connection
Search for similar titles to a nonfiction book you enjoy or browse by subject.
NoveList Plus
A searchable database of fiction and nonfiction titles. Contains book reviews, recommended reading lists, and book discussion guides.
Online Book Club [DearReader]
Sign up and you will receive an email, every week day, containing a five-minute selection from a chapter of a book. By the end of the week, you'll have read 2-3 chapters. A new book starts every Monday.
WorldCat [FirstSearch]
Searches the library catalog holdings for libraries located in your area and around the World. Contains catalog records for books, web resources, maps, musical scores, video tapes, and journals.
Websites
Book Club Girl
Blog "dedicated to great books, news and tips for book clubs everywhere."
Book Reporter
This website is dedicated to solving your "what to read" dilemma with book reviews, author profiles and interviews, and excerpts from new releases.
Lit Lovers
The site contains information about starting and running a book discussion club, reading guides, book reviews, and free courses to help you get more out of your reading.
New York Times Best Sellers
This website reflects weekly sales for books sold in print and electronic formats.
Publishers Weekly
This website lists top best sellers in a variety of categories.
Random House, Inc.
Check out the Reading Group Center for discussion resources, tips on running reading groups, and new book and author news.
Reading Group Choices
This website selects discussible books and suggests discussion topics for reading groups.
Reading Group Guides
On this website you will find thousands of book guides, tips for discussion group leaders, a blog, a newsletter, and contests.
SLCL Email Book Club
Receive daily book selections from a choice of genres in your email. This service is free to join and then you may post your thoughts in weekly forums.
USA Today Best-Selling Books
This website ranks the 150 top-selling titles each week.
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