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Honors new "traditional mysteries" in the vein of Agatha Christie and other classic mystery writers.

Solve your “what to read” dilemma with book reviews, author profiles and interviews, and excerpts from new releases.

The Horror Writer's Association presents the annual Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement.

The Crime Writers Association presents the Dagger Awards for outstanding works in both fiction and nonfiction crime genres.

These awards are presented by the Mystery Writers of America and are named after Edgar Allen Poe, considered to be the author of the first detective stories.

The social media site for book lovers, Goodreads allows readers to write and read reviews, as well as connect to other readers.

This music and literature website includes a large compendium of “best of the year” lists from large media outlets to small blogs.

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.

This award recognizes authors who have written outstanding work in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry and Young People’s Literature.

Awarded to “the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction.”

A searchable database of fiction and nonfiction titles with book reviews, recommended reading lists and discussion guides.

Award given in the categories of investigative reporting, editorial writing, fiction, drama and more.

Tips on starting and running a book group, as well as discussion questions for a range of titles.

Find thousands of book guides, tips for discussion group leaders, a blog, a newsletter, and contests.

Find the best in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genres.

The Western Writers of America honors the best writers and works in the genre with this annual award.

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.

An online catalog allowing users to search for items in more than 10,000 libraries in the U.S. and foreign countries.