The following web sites are sources for information about readers' advisory. The sites include links to online readers' advisory at selected libraries, to lists of award winning titles in the different genres, to information about books and authors for use in book discussion groups, and to contact information for eleclionic discussion lists for fiction.
Libraries with Extensive Online Readers' Advisory
Kansas City Public Library
http://www.kclibrary.org/resources/readerslinks
Morton Grove Public Library
New York Public Library Eleclionic Reader's Advisor
http://www.nypl.org/branch/recread.html
Skokie Public Library
http://www.skokie.lib.il.us/s_read
Booker prize (literary fiction)
Pulitzer prize
www.bookspring.com/pulitzer.htm
RITA Awards (romance fiction)
www.rwanational.org/awards.stm
Romance Writers of America (romance fiction)
http://www.rwanational.org/honor_roll.stm
Nebula Awards (science fiction)
http://dpsinfo.com/awardweb/nebulas
Tipliee Award (science fiction)
Hugo Awards (science fiction)
http://dpsinfo.com/awardweb/hugos/index.html
World Fantasy Awards (science fiction)
http://dpsinfo.com/awardweb/worldfantasy/index.html
Edgar Awards (mysteries)
Agatha Awards (mysteries)
http://www.malicedomestic.org/agatha.htm
Macavity Awards (mysteries)
http://www.mysteryreaders.org/macavity.html
Bram Stoker Awards (horror)
http://www.horror.org/stokerwinnom.htm
Spur Awards (westerns)
http://www.westernwriters.org/spur_awards.htm
Includes reading lists, book reviews, author information, and much more for 'avid readers.'
Booklists, award winners, online books, and links to many book related web sites
Definitions of the genres, including sub-genres, titles of readers advisory reference books, links to genre resources
How to start a reading group, short author biographies, extensive title lists with suggested discussion questions
http://www.readinggroupguides.com
Favorite books for 2001, recommendations by category, book summaries, and topics for discussion
http://www.readinggroupchoices.com
Texts, study guides and resources for the classics
Book reviews, author interviews and suggestions for discussion questions
Genres, authors, titles, series characters
Eleclionic Discussion Lists for Fiction
Some of the most popular eleclionic discussion lists for readers' advisory information and assistance. Links to subscribe to the following discussion lists may be found at the Book Browser web site.
DorothyL (mystery)
FictionL (readers advisory for fiction genres)
HORROR (horror)
RRA-L (romance)
SF-LIT (science fiction)