LITERATURE, BOOKS AND READING
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- AMERICAN LITERATURE
- AUTHORS
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
- CLASSIC LITERATURE
- FULL-TEXT BOOKS ONLINE
- GENERAL LITERATURE SITES
- MYSTERIES
- MYTHS, LEGENDS AND FAIRY TALES
- POETRY
- PUBLISHERS
- REVIEWS AND AWARDS
- ROMANCE
- SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
- WRITING
AMERICAN LITERATURE
- African American Literature Book Club
- Author profiles and information on specific works plus a discussion area.
- PAL : Perspectives in
American Literature
- Guide to research and reference resources.
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
- About Children's Books
- Links and related articles, covering authors, awards, book lists,
bilingual, bookstores, characters, classics, collecting, fairy tales,
genres, holidays, libraries, online literature, publishers, and specific
reading levels.
- The Caldecott Medal
- Awarded annually for the best illustrations in a children's picture book published in
the United States.
- Center for the Study of Books
in Spanish for Children and Adolescents
- Recommended books, workshops and related links.
- The Children's Book Council
- Information for publishers, teachers, librarians and others about children's books.
- Children's Books Online:
the Rosetta Project
- An online collection of beautifully illustrated children's books.
Download the books to your hard drive or read them on the website.
- Cooperative Children's Book
Center
- Located at the University of Wisconsin Madison, this service offers some
online items, including archived webcasts, selected publications, and
information on their collections and events.
- Kidsreads
- This site offers information on authors and series, plus new books,
reviews, trivia and games.
- The Newbery Medal
- Awarded annually for the most distinguished addition to children's literature.
- SmartWriters
- This site, dedicated to those who write, read or teach literature to
children, includes writing resources, writers, publishers, magazine markets,
author interviews, and editor interviews.
- Teenreads
- Book reviews and lists of new releases for teens.
CLASSIC LITERATURE
- ClassicNotes
- Information on classic novels, including character list, major themes,
essay questions, summaries, analysis, related links, and a quiz.
- Early Modern Literary
Studies
- Journal of 16th and 17th century English literature.
- Luminarium
- A large anthology of English literature from medieval times to the
Renaissance to the 17th century. Complete with specific authors,
articles and additional resources.
GENERAL LITERATURE SITES
- About
Contemporary Literature
- This site offers information on authors, African American and American
lit, book clubs, book lists, world literature, contemporary drama, literary
theory, events, publishers, reviews, women writers and writing fiction.
- AllReaders
- This site allows users to choose from hundreds of plot, character and
setting options to find the perfect book to read. Genres include
science fiction/fantasy, mystery, adventure, literature, romance,
biographies and history.
- Book Collecting @ About.com
- Links and related articles, covering appraisal, book care, buying,
selling, authors, illustrators, banned books, children's books, cookbooks,
dime novels, horror, miniature books, mystery, modern firsts, romance,
science fiction, fantasy, and signed copies.
- BookFinder
- Search a database of inventories from many booksellers that specialize in
new, out of print and used books. Searches can be limited to signed
copies and first editions. The site cannot be browsed and the search
engine can be slow, but this is a very high quality site that yields great
results.
- Bookreporter
- Book reviews, author information, excerpts and more for book lovers.
- The Book Standard
- This site offers book industry news, resources, author and agent
information, and a variety of bestseller charts.
- BookWire
- Bestseller lists, book reviews, libraries, publishers, etc.
- Books and Book Collecting
- A large site with lists of places to search for both new and used books
plus a large directory of other sites for book collectors.
- Books Unlimited
- This English site from The Guardian and The Observer offers book news,
reviews, critics, authors, first chapters, top 10s, links, chatting,
bestsellers and listings by genre.
- Fiction_L Lists
- From the mailing list comes this collection of book lists on a variety of
adult fiction.
- FictionAddiction
- Network for fiction writers and readers with a collection of links
covering articles, books, writers, publishers, writing, and contests.
- Inlibris
- This site is one of the largest indexes of literary sites online. It
offers searching for ezines, literary prizes, etexts, writers, agents,
libraries, bookstores, publishers, workshops, and genres.
- Literary Hyper Calendar
- Find out what literary events occurred on any given day. Searchable.
- Meet the Author
- This is a site that offers video clips of authors introducing their books.
Right now the site has over 400 clips with additions being made each day. The
represented authors include huge names such as John Le Carre and Jodi Picoult,
as well as new authors for you to discover. The site can be searched by name,
title or date of entry and you can specify what genre of book you are
interested in.
- Pulp Fiction Central
- An introduction to pulp fiction, online look at famous pulp characters and more.
- Reader's Circle
- This site is a free directory of book clubs and reader's circles. It
can be searched by zip code, or limited by type of group.
- Readerville
- This is a website dedicated to readers getting together and discussing
books. You can join one of several reading groups and start discussing
yourself, or find new authors to read. The site also has an author gallery
with information on the authors, their favorite books, and their
bibliographies.
- ReadingGroupGuides
- This site offers over 1200 reading group guides along with recommended
titles for discussion.
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Shortstories
- A site that offers short stories to read online. Stories are sorted into
genres, including children's, crime, horror, humor, nonfiction, romance and
science fiction. Readers can also browse the top-rated stories, read the
latest additions, or join in discussions in the forums.
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Table Talk Books
- Salon presents this online discussion of books that cover a wide range of
interests and genres.
- Women
Writers @ About.com
- This site offers information, articles and sites on female writers across
the ages, including feminists, humor, journalism, mystery, poetry, romance,
science, erotica, book clubs, book reviews, and presses.
- World Literature Today
- The online version offers essays, poetry, fiction, interviews, and even a
section on children's literature.
MYSTERIES
- ClueLass
- Site for those who love mysteries with information on news, upcoming
releases, bookstores, groups, events, and publications.
- Mystery Ink
- This site provides guides to mysteries and thrillers as well as
recommendations, top 10 lists and film adaptations. It also has author
interviews and in-depth reviews.
- Mystery Net
- Information on specific mystery genres, authors, bookstores that
specialize in mysteries, TV and movies, and a discussion community.
- Mystery Writers of America
- Information on the organization, plus the nominees and winners of the
Edgar awards.
- Stop, You're Killing Me
- This site offers information for mystery lovers with lists of authors
complete with lists of their books as well as a character list. The site
also lists new mystery releases in both hardcover and paperback.
- Tangled Web
- Site from the United Kingdom that has information on new mysteries, authors, publishers
and reviews.
MYTHS, LEGENDS AND FAIRY TALES
- Encyclopedia Mythica
- This online encyclopedia focuses on mythology, folklore and legend.
It is both searchable and browsable.
- Folktexts
- This site offers a huge collection of online texts of folklore and
mythology.
- Myth, Legend, Folklore,
& Ghosts
- A collection of links to sites that either offer a comprehensive look at
mythology or focus on a specialized field.
- Myths and Legends
- Links to many resources on myths and legends from around the world.
- The SurLaLune Fairy Tales
Site
- This site features annotated fairy tales, with histories, similar tales
from other cultures and illustrations.
POETRY
- The Academy of American Poets
- This site offers information on poetry awards and programs, National
Poetry Month, and poetry exhibits. It also hosts discussion forums, an
online poetry classroom, an index of all featured poets, and RealAudio clips
of poems.
- The Columbia
Grangers World of Poetry Online
- This online version of the reference work allows you to search
alphabetically or by keyword for poetry by title, first line, last line,
author or subject.
- pathetic.org
- This site offers poets a place to have their works critiqued, join online
chats and forums about poetry, and read poetry that others are writing.
- Poetry.com
- "By far the largest and more comprehensive poetry site on the Internet."
The site offers poetry contests, a place to post your poetry, a collection of
the top poems ever written, information on poetic techniques, and much more.
- The Poetry Society
- The works of up-and-coming poets, information on poet residencies, tips for beginning
poets, information on getting your poetry published and more.
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ROMANCE
- All About Romance
- This site for romance lovers features reviews, authors, commentary,
printable lists, message boards and discussion lists.
- Romance Fiction @ About.com
- Links and related articles, covering agents, associations, awards,
authors, bestsellers, chat, conferences, contests, new releases, nonfiction,
publishers, and writing.
- The Romance Reader
- News and reviews of romance novels.
- Romantic Times Magazine
- This magazine offers a searchable collection of reviews and new titles
online.
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
- Fantastic Fiction Bibliographies
- Over 6000 bibliographies for authors of science fiction, fantasy and
horror, plus a listing of new releases, awards and series.
- Horror
Books and Movies @ About.com
- Links and related articles, covering awards, best seller lists,
conventions, e-texts, authors, magazines, publishers, book sellers, young
adult, fan sites, collecting, and pseudonyms.
- Horror Writers Association
- This worldwide organization of writers and publishing professionals offers
information on conferences, reading lists, writing tips, and horror links.
- The Internet Review of Science Fiction
- An online magazine offering editorials, interviews, feature articles,
criticism and reviews of science fiction.
- Locus Online
- Science fiction news, reviews, and resources.
- SciFan
- A site for the science fiction fan filled with links and books, including
current and future releases, books sorted by theme, and information on authors
and series.
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Sci-Fi Lists
- Offers a newly updated list of the top sci fi books, movies, and TV
shows based on statistical surveys. The site also lists the best online book
reviews, as well as sites for film and television. A great resources for
science fiction fans.
- Science Fiction and
Fantasy Research Database
- Database of over 55,000 historical and critical items.
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Information for science fiction and fantasy authors.
- The SF Site
- This site is perhaps one of the most comprehensive science fiction and
fantasy novel sites online. It offers book reviews, author
biographies, site links and reviews as well as extensive Q&A sessions
with some of the biggest names in the genre.
- Uchronia: The Alternate History List
- An annotated bibliography of the alternate history genre with over 2500
works included.
- Ultimate
Science Fiction Web Guide
- Huge guide with sections on authors, book titles, games, magazines,
movies, publishers, and television.
- Yet Another Book Review
Site
- A book review site that specializes in science fiction, fantasy and
horror. The collection of reviews is split into recent reviews,
favorites, must reads and other tempting categories.
Updated September 23, 2005.
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