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Book Lover's Guide to the Internet ER DATABASES Contemporary Authors - Offers detailed synopses of current authors. LitFinder - Includes Poem Finder (Full-text, citations, and excerpts), Story Finder (Full-text), Essay Finder (Full-text). Provided by Inspire. NoveList - A searchable collection of fiction titles with reviews and links to similar titles. (Your user name is your library barcode number, without spaces, and the password is the last four digits of your phone number.) AUTHORS Book Lovers -- Links to web sites for great writers and great poets. The Internet Book Information Center -- Lots of information about various authors. Fantastic Fiction -- Huge database of fantasy, science fiction and horror authors with listings of their series, short stories, and even interviews. BookBrowser -- A great place to find authors by genre. Overbooked -- Links to author sites.  Even find out where your favorite dead author is buried! NEWS and REVIEWS New York Times Book Review -- Expanded bestseller lists, current book reviews, and an archive of over 50,000 book reviews since 1980. A free initial registration is required. The Literary Web -- Links to all sorts of book review web sites. Washington Post Book World -- Reviews of current titles. Bookwire -- Includes links to Publisher's Weekly, book awards, events, and reviews. USED AND OUT OF PRINT Bookstore.com Commonreader Alibris Powells Bookfinder Rereadables Abebooks The Book Center GENRE FICTION The Locus Index to Science Fiction -- Includes books listed by title or author, as well as a series list. Central Booking -- Mostly contemporary authors, including interviews with up and coming authors and so much more.  Resources, first chapters and discussion forums make this site great. Genreflecting -- Includes links to web sites for science fiction, fantasy, romance, mystery and more. What2Read -- Book reviews, discussions, and books for purchase. All by and about African Americans. The Mystery Reader -- Includes reviews and upcoming books, as well as contract addresses and web sites of your favorite mystery authors. The Romance Reader -- Romance news, reviews, and author contact list. Overbooked -- Includes genre fiction links for mystery, romance, westerns, and speculative fiction. Cluelass Home Page -- For the true mystery lover.  Find everything from new releases, mystery conventions and conferences to fan sites. Amazon.com/Christian -- Browse Christian books by subject and see the bestsellers and award winners. READING LISTS Oprah's Book Club -- Includes information about current and previous Oprah selections. Outstanding Books  for the College Bound -- American Library Association's list of books for "...the college bound and lifelong learners." BookBrowser -- Locate new books to read from their reading lists. Reading Group Choices -- Includes good books for discussion, along with discussion guides. Webrary Reader's Services -- Includes book lists from the Fiction-L discussion list. Reading Woman -- Another great site for group discussion ideas. Includes selections "...beyond the bestseller lists..." INTERESTING LENDING PROGRAMS Bookcrossing.com -- "BookCrossing.com gives you a simple way to share your books with the world, and follow their paths forever more!"  Participate in their read and release program. Booklend -- Booklend, a small scale lending library done by post. SERIES What's Next -- Search for adult fiction in series. BookBrowser -- Locate series and sequels from popular authors. INTERACTIVE GROUPS Book Clique -- TCPL's own online discussion group. Yahoo Groups Book Clubs -- Join online book discussion groups. New York Times Books Forums -- Join a reading group to discuss the chosen book of the month. BookMuse -- online book discussions and reader reviews. Salon Books -- Enter Table Talk Reading Group to discuss the chosen selection. BookBrowser -- Join a BBChat group to discuss books and reading. ONLINE BOOKS The On-Line Books Page -- Some weighty tomes that you can read online with an index of over 13,000 titles. The Literary Web -- Links to more weighty tomes online. BOOK CARE AND REPAIR TCPL's Book Care and Repair -- links to book repair, preservation, binding, and supplies. SCIENCE FICTION The SF Site - Author interviews, convention listings, fan sites, links and more. Fantasy and Science Fiction Website - By the University of Michigan with a symbolism dictionary and an electronic library of full text science fiction and fantasy books. Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Utopia - Lots of information. Bibliographies, reading lists, television, movies, research, publishers, etc. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. - Writers' advocacy organization, gives out the Nebula Award. Articles on writing and getting published as well as links to many author sites. Uchronia: The Alternate History List - annotated bibliography of novels, stories, essays and other material involving the "what ifs" of history. Spacelight - Short, well researched biographies of deceased Science fiction and fantasy writers. Tor - Major Sci-Fi/Fantasy publisher. Site includes a publishing schedule, sample chapters, and links to author sites. Baen - Another major publisher. Click on 'Baen Free Library' to read entire books that they have posted for free! Hatrack River - Official page of Orson Scott Card. News, signing dates, sample chapters, etc. Philip K. Dick - Lots of info, including book reviews and summaries, as well as interviews with the author.

Revised 9/10/04 by Neal Starkey