|
Books and Reading: Features from your Library
New Materials and Popular Materials On Order
Popular lists in our library catalog alert readers to new and almost-arrived materials in your Library. Place your reserve today for the titles that grab you!
Go to Popular Lists in the Library Catalog
NoveList
A specialty database giving advice to fiction readers (library card and PIN required.) Get help on what to read next, get lists of read-alikes by your favorite authors, search by plot devices that you enjoy.
Go to NoveList
Book Discussion Group Sets
Franklin Avenue Library has collected almost 100 sets of books, suitable for book discussion groups. These circulate for two months and are perfect for your group. Check them out today!
Go to the Franklin Book Discussion Group Sets Page
Online Book Clubs
Join one of our eleven online book clubs, to make reading an effortless part of your day. Every day, Monday through Friday, you will receive in your email a five-minute selection from a chapter of a book. By the end of the week, you’ll have read 2-3 chapters. Every Monday we start a new book. Sign up and start reading!
Go to e-Bookclubs
Online Book Lists
Visit our BookNews page to view the best in new titles. Sign up to have them sent monthly to your email or RSS feed. Or simply drop by monthly to check out what's new in this online corner of the world. Each monthly newsletter contains four new titles with descriptions and photos, and links to our catalog for your convenience. There are 25 categories to choose from, with everything from hot new fiction, to cool teen anime, children's books and classics. There are the New York Times bestseller lists and award lists for the best books available. There's something for everyone.
Go to the BookNews e-Booklists
Suggestions from Our Librarians
Our librarians have prepared lists of authors "if you like ..." and lists of good multicultural books, mysteries, spy novels, "gentle reads," and lots of other useful lists. Stop in and have a look.
Go to Suggestions from our Librarians
Our Library Catalog
When you've found the perfect book, make sure you place a reserve in our library catalog, and have it waiting for you at your favorite library location.
Go to the Library Catalog
Other Useful Links for Books and Readers
 I Love Librarians
This show will bring librarians, authors, and the publishing world together in conversation.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/I-Love-Librarians
All Iowa Reads
A program of the State Library of Iowa, join with other Iowans in reading the book of the year.
http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/air/index.html
Amazon.com
This commercial site is a great site for book reviews and checking availability. Offers a power search for books that allows searching by author, title, ISBN and other search features.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/search/books-power.html
Barnes and Noble.com
Another commercial site good for book reviews and new releases in many categories.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
BookFinder
Searches Advanced Book Exchange, Alibris, Amazon, Antiqbook, Barnes & Noble, Biblion, Powell's Books, and others all at once. 30,000,000 books, 40,000 bookdealers.
http://www.bookfinder.com/
Book Browse: Your Guide to Exceptional Books
This site offers fiction reading lists, book reviews, forthcoming titles, author information and much more.
http://bookbrowse.com/
The Booklist Center
Over 300 booklists in almost 70 categories. Something for everyone!
http://home.comcast.net/~dwtaylor1/
CBS Early Show Books
Find out who's talking what books on this early morning talk show.
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/earlyshow/leisure/books/main500186.shtml
Fresh Fiction
A compilation of books that have been discussed on national TV shows each week.
http://freshfiction.com/
Iowa Center for the Book
The Iowa Center for the Book is a program of the State Library of Iowa and an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. The mission of the ICB is to stimulate public interest in books, reading, literacy and libraries.
http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/
Literary Calendar of Iowa
Events statewide celebrating books and reading.
www.iowacenterforthebook.org/events
Morton Grove Public Library's Web Sites for Book Lovers
Web sites for book lovers, book discussions, reading lists and pathfinders.
http://www.webrary.org/rs/rslinks.html
The Mystery Reader
Everything for the lover of mystery novels, including author interviews and reviews of mystery novels.
http://www.themysteryreader.com
The New York Times Bestseller List
The most august and well-known of the bestseller lists. Updated weekly.
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/
"One Book" Reading Promotion Projects
Check this list to see what titles other communities are reading. Maintained by the Library of Congress.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/one-book.html
Overbooked
Overbooked is a web site for ravenous & omnivorous readers. Overbooked provides information about fiction and readable nonfiction.
Overbooked originals include annotated lists of nonfiction, fiction and mystery books which received starred reviews, themed booklists, featured titles lists and hot lists of hard cover US fiction releases. Established 1994.
http://www.overbooked.org
Reader's Circle
A book club networking site serving the U.S., Canada and Australia with listings for local groups, author events and phone chats.
http://www.readerscircle.org
The Romance Reader
The Romance Reader has thousands of book reviews for your romance reading pleasure. They also have features, author interviews and much more.
http://www.theromancereader.com
Stop, You're Killing Me!
This site is a resource for the lovers of mystery, intrigue and suspense books.
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com
What's Next? Books in Series
Find the next book in a series, offered by Kent District Library.
http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/WhatsNextNEW.asp
|
