Recommended for: General user, Reading advice. A database to help you decide what to read next. Search by character, topic, setting, time period, genre, title, author, and series. Includes over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner, and librarian's favorites lists.
Titles include both fiction and non-fiction. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.You can access this online database from
meL.org under databases.
Bestseller Lists
Book Lists and Reviews
Book Group Resources
Bookseller's & Publishers
In the News
Literary Awards
Online Journals & Literature
Recommended by Librarians
What to Read Next
Bestseller Lists
The Indie Bestseller Lists
Weekly
bestsellers based on sales from independent bookstores.
New
York Times Bestseller’s Lists
The renowned
list from the Sunday New York Times Book
Review.
Publisher’s
Weekly
Fiction, nonfiction,
children's books, audiobook titles and articles from the well-known
magazine of the bookselling and publishing industry.
USA
Today
A weekly list of the top 150 titles sold in
approximately 3000 bookstores nationwide.
Book Lists & Reviews
Allreaders.com
Book reviews searchable
by character, plot and setting.
BookBrowse
BookBrowse recommends the best recently published books through independent reviews and well-crafted reading lists. Much of the site is free but some areas
require a subscription.
Bookpage
Online edition of the popular monthly newspaper.
The
Chronicle Western 100
The San Francisco
Chronicle's list of the best 20th
Century fiction and nonfiction written in or about the western United
States.
Historical Fiction -
Authors & Books
Overbooked
A
website for “ravenous” readers, featuring genre and literary fiction, as
well as “readable” nonfiction.
The
Hungry Mind Top 100 Books of the 20th
Century
The Hungry Mind Magazine offers a list of the 100 best
books written since 1900 by American authors.
Classic
Novels compiled by the Cincinatti Public Library
Modern
Library 100 Best Novels
Controversial list of best novels selected by
the Editorial Board of the Modern Library and "rival lists" from
readers.
New York Review of Books
In-depth discussions of current books and issues by
major writers.
Reviewing
the Evidence
Searchable archive of
thousands of online mystery reviews.
Romantic Times
Magazine
The
latest reviews of new romance novels and tips for romance book
groups.
Book Group Resources
Reading
Group Choices
Reading group recommendations, commentary, topics for discussion and other
resources.
BookMuse
BookMuse provides reviews,
questions & topics for discussion, literary criticism, books for
further reading and tips for discussion leaders on a wide range of
genres.
Reading Group
Guides
Guides for hundreds of books including bestsellers,
romance, spirituality, civil war, or literary fiction.
Book Group Buzz
A Booklist Blog. Book group tips, reading lists, and lively talk of literary news from the experts at Booklist Online.
Abebooks.com
A
great source for hard-to-find and out-of-print books, The Advanced
Book Exchange is a consortium of used bookstores and booksellers
throughout the United States.
alibris
Billed
as the world's oldest and largest database of out-of-print, rare, and
antiquarian books.
Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of
America
The
ABAA specializes in rare and antiquarian books, maps, and prints. Features
over 330 dealers in rare books available online.
Bookwire
A
comprehensive index to book resources on the Web with more than 5,000
categorized links to book sites around the world. Hosted by publisher R.
R. Bowker.
Powell's Books
The online site for the famous Portland, Oregon bookstore
selling both new and used books. Includes "Staff Picks," "Award Winners,"
etc.
Reading Group Center
Recommended
reading from Vintage Books
Upper
Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association
National Public Radio
Chicago Tribune
- Featured Books
Good Morning America - Read
This!
Book discussions with the hosts of Good Morning
America. Live message boards and video interviews included.
The New York Times on the Web:
Books
Full text book reviews and first chapters of newly
reviewed books. Requires one-time registration (free).
Washington
Post Book World
Who Reads
What
Favorite books of celebrities, compiled by the Gardiner
(Maine) Public Library
Literary Awards
For Book Lovers -
Jefferson County Public Library
A nicely compiled list of major awards from the
Jefferson County Public Library
(Colorado).
Online Journals & Literature
Arts
& Letters Daily
Articles, essays and analysis from the Chronicle
of Higher Education. Includes an extensive listing of online magazines,
newspapers and book review sources.
Library Thing
A unique tool for
cataloging books online and connecting readers through blogs, profiles and
reading suggestions.
Locus
Index
The online version of the award-winning journal
of science fiction and fantasy includes reviews, articles and interviews
and recommended reading lists.
Nancy Pearl's Book Lust Wiki
Well-known Librarian Nancy Pearl shares her passion
for books and reading.
Project
Gutenberg
The original "e-book" producer, Project Guteberg
makes available classic texts for download.
Salon.com
One
of the best-known e-zines. Brings readers news articles, essays,
editorials, book reviews and reading recommendations.
Recommended by Librarians
Cincinatti
Public Library
Reading
recommendations, including classic novels, Christian fiction,
old-fashioned reads from the Cincinatti Public Library.
Goodread
Find book recommendations, form book clubs, and track books you've read.
Hennepin
County (Minnesota) Library
This award-winning library has compiled
a comprehensive "bookspace," with website links, recommended reads and a
"if you liked" search feature.
Seattle
Public Library
"Read-a-likes," genre
fiction, general ficton and nonfiction recommended by staff at the Seattle
Public Library.
New York Public
Library
Extensive list of diverse recommendations for adults, teens
and younger readers.
Multnomah
(Oregon) County Library
Nancy
Pearl's Picks
Arguably the
country's most famous contemporary librarian, avid reader Nancy Pearl
offers her suggestions for what to read next.
What to Read Next
What's Next - Series
Fiction
This database created by the
librarians at at the Kent District Library helps readers
to identify the next book in a series.
What
Do I Read Next? Requires a
library card
Database of suggested reading
including genre fiction, award winners and “top picks.” Searchable by
author, title, character, topic, setting and time period – or you can
click on “help me find a book,”
enter a book you liked and receive a list of suggestions. Made possible
by the Michigan Electronic Library (MeL).
