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DATABASES (see ONLINE DATABASES for complete descriptions)
  • NoveList — Reviews and annotations for over thousands of fiction titles. Includes feature articles, Author Read-alike lists, links to authors’ websites, and book discussion guides.

  • Gale Literature Resource Center — Information on authors, writers, major composers, and journalists from around the world, including in-depth articles on 2,000 of the most frequently studied authors.


  • MagillOnLiterature Plus — Information on long & short fiction authors, poets, dramatists, and philosophers. Includes literary criticism, summaries, character profiles, author biographies, and general background essays.

BOOKLETTERS
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BIBLIOGRAPHIES & READING LISTS COMPILED BY WOODRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY LIBRARIANS
WEBSITES
Bestseller & Awards Lists
Author Information
About Books & Booksellers
  • abebooks.com

  • http://www.abebooks.com
    Access the bookshelves of thousands of used, secondhand, rare, and out-of-print booksellers around the world.

  • Alibris

  • http://www.alibris.com/
    Whether you're searching for a unique holiday gift or a hard-to-find biography, this site offer millions of out-of-print, used, foreign language, and collectible books from a worldwide network of booksellers.

  • Allreaders

  • http://www.allreaders.com
    Select a book from hundreds of plot, theme, character, and setting options to find precisely what you're looking for!

  • Amazon.com

  • http://www.amazon.com
    Popular online bookstore and more! Find a book, read the reviews, and borrow it from the library!

  • Barnes&Noble.com

  • http://www.bn.com
    Popular online bookstore and more! Find a book, read the reviews, and borrow it from the library!

  • Bookreporter.com

  • http://www.bookreporter.com/
    Thoughtful book reviews, compelling features, in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts of the hottest new releases, literary games and contests, and more every week.

  • Overbooked

  • http://www.overbooked.org/
    Literary and genre fiction information, links to author web pages, annotated lists of nonfiction, fiction and mystery books.

  • The Reader's Robot

  • http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/rr.html
    Over 4,000 books with reader-submitted reviews, categorized by genre.

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