Readers' Advisory 

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 

www.webrary.org

 

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

 

Award Winning Titles

Booker prize (literary fiction)

www.bookerprize.co.uk

 

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)

www.tipliee.org

 

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)

http://www.mysterywriters.org

 

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

 

Book Discussion Guides

BookBrowser

Includes reading lists, book reviews, author information, and much more for 'avid readers.'

www.bookbrowser.com

 

 

Book Spot

Booklists, award winners, online books, and links to many book related web sites

www.bookspot.com

 

 

Genreflecting

Definitions of the genres, including sub-genres, titles of readers advisory reference books, links to genre resources 

www.genreflecting.com

 

 

Reading Group Guides

How to start a reading group, short author biographies, extensive title lists with suggested discussion questions  

http://www.readinggroupguides.com

 

 

Reading Group Choices

Favorite books for 2001, recommendations by category, book summaries, and topics for discussion

http://www.readinggroupchoices.com

 

 

Bibliomania

Texts, study guides and resources for the classics

http://www.bibliomania.com

 

 

Book muse 

Book reviews, author interviews and suggestions for discussion questions

http://www.bookmuse.com

 

 

FictionDB

Genres, authors, titles, series characters

http://www.fictiondb.com

 

 

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)


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