Books Reviews & Literature
This search looks for book reviews from amazon.com, New York Times, C-SPAN, NPR, Library Journal, other U.S. sources, and the British media. For best results use quotation marks with titles containing more than one word.
- Bookspace -- Find a Good Book
Search for fiction by author or theme. From Hennepin County Library, MN. - The Next Book
A gateway to Jewish literature, culture & ideas from the Keshet Foundation. - NoveList
Book reviews and book summaries of adult fiction and children's books. Updated monthly. - Random House
Teachers' guides organized under discipline. - Reading Group Choices
Summaries and suggested topics for book clubs.
Book Awards
- Caldecott Prize
- National Book Award
- Newbery Prize
- The Man Booker Prize
- Nobel Prize
- Pulitzer Prize
- Awards, Yahoo!
Book Finders/Used Books
- Amazon.com
- Bookfinder
Used and out-of-print books.
Book Reviews, Literary Criticism & Study Guides
- Amazon.com
- Books Unlimited
From the British media, The Guardian and The Observer. - Bookwire
Bestseller list and reviews from Publisher's Weekly, the book trade's magazine. - CliffsNotes Online
The original literature study guide series with plot summaries, character analyses, discussion questions, critical essays, author information, and more. - Literature Titles from Gale Virtual Reference Library
Some of the titles: Contemporary Novelists, Drama for Students, Feminism in Literature, Gothic Literature, Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream, Literary Themes for Students: War and Peace, Major 21st-Century Writers, Modern American Literature, Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature, Nonfiction Classics for Students, Reference Guide to Holocaust Literature, Short Stories, Graphic Novelists, The Writers Directory, and more. - Genreflecting
Reviews, booklists and links to other genre lists. Maintained by Diana Tixier Herald, librarian and author of Genreflecting: a Guide to Reading Interest in Genre Fiction. - Infotrac -- General Reference Center
Magazines, newspapers, and professional journals, and some reference books. Many, but not all, are full-text articles. Dates covered: Varies (many go back to early 1990s, some to 1980s). - Literature Resource Center
Literary criticism and author biographies. Covers all literary time periods. - New York Times Book Review
- NoveList
Book reviews and book summaries of adult fiction and children's books. Updated monthly. - Periodical Abstracts (FirstSearch)
Abstracts and full text general magazines, academic journals, radio and television transcripts. Covers about 1,400 magazine titles, most are full text. Dates covered: 1997 -- present. Updated weekly. - Sparknotes
Study guides that include plot summaries, character analysis, theme, key facts and further readings. - WilsonSelect (FirstSearch)
Mostly full-text articles from academic journals, professional publications and general interest magazines. Dates covered: 1994 to present.
Book Stores
Citation Styles
- Online Citation Styles
MLA, APA, Chicago Style and other styles for citing sources including WWW site, email, listserve messages and real-time communications.
E-Books, Audio Books and Videos
- Google Books
- Google Book Search
Classics and other books that are no longer copyrighted can be found with a Google search and downloaded for reading. - My Media Mall
eBooks, eAudio books and eVideos available for check out to Lincolnwood Library card holders. - NetLibrary
Similar to MyMediaMall above but different titles are offered. No eVidoes. Lincolnwood Library card required.. - Project Bartleby
American and British classical novels, verse and non-fiction. - Project Gutenberg
Complements the above site, Project Bartleby, making available online books which are no longer copyrighted. - Project Runeberg
Brief information on Scandinavian authors and links to other sources for some. However, the works available here in electronic text have not been translated into English.
Poetry
- Poets' Corner
Mostly classical poetry. Find a poem by title, author or subject.
Publishers
- BookWeb
The American Bookseller's Association online bookstore directory, calendar of literary events, book news and other information related to the book industry. - Publisher's Catalogues
- PubList
Find information on magazines and newsletters from around the world.