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SEMINOLE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Good Reading Guide
Looking for something good to read?
Use this list to find ebooks to read online right now or find an interesting
book to check out from Seminole County Public Library.
Book Clubs- -Electronic
Books--General
Reading--Mystery--Romance
Science
Fiction/Fantasy--Westerns
Book Clubs
BookCrossing
- A global book club where members leave books
for others, with forums.
BookMovement
- Tracks what book clubs are reading, with a book
club planner, book reviews.
Books in Your Email - Sign up to
receive chapters of current books each day by
email.
FastCompany Book of the Month Club - Business
book club with reviews and online discussion.
Good
Morning America "Read This!" - Book club with
book excerpts and message boards.
How
to Start a Book Club - How-to in 15 steps
with tips.
How
to Start a Book Club for Kids - Simple 4-step
instructions for starting a kids reading club.
LitLovers - An online community dedicated to books and book clubs.
Oprah's
Book Club - Oprah's favorites, writers on
writing, kid's reading list, message boards, more.
Reader's
Circle - Directory of book clubs, reading
groups, and literary salons, with event listings.
Reading Group Choices - Guide to choosing
books for book discussion groups.
ReadingGroupGuides.com - Book recommendations,
discussion guides, book club picks.
Today's
Book Club - NBC Today Show book club with
book reviews and chat.
Electronic Books
Alex
Catalogue of Electronic Texts - Search or browse
Western literature and philosophy.
Amazon E-Books & E-Docs - Search or browse
by category, download free readers.
Bartleby.com
- Great books online in reference, verse, fiction,
and nonfiction, with an index.
Bookshare.org
- Downloadable books for people with visual disabilities,
fee required.
Classic
Reader - Browse or search a free collection
of online classic books, with forums and FAQ.
The
Complete Works of William Shakespeare - Full
text of all Shakespeare's plays.
eBooks.com - Title search,
subject guide, featured titles, requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader.
Electronic Text Center
- SGML and XML-encoded electronic texts and images
from UVA.
HarperCollins Browse Inside - Search and browse entire selected books online.
IPL
Shakespeare's Bookshelf - Full text of all Shakespeare's
plays and poetry with search.
NetLibrary
- Search and borrow eBooks, Reading Room, and
an online dictionary.
manybooks.net
- Browse or search for free books for your PDA
or iPod, books of the month.
Online
Literature Library - Classics by listed by author.
Project Gutenberg -
Browse or search thousands of classic books for
free download.
Read
Print - Thousands of free books for students,
teachers, and the classic enthusiast by author.
Short
Stories - Stories can be read online, printed,
or downloaded for hand-held devices.
Telltale Weekly - Search
catalog or browse audiobooks, free audiobooks,
bestsellers, FAQ.
General Reading
ALA
Booklist - American Library Association book
reviews, editors' choice, articles, archive.
AllReaders.com - Find
a book to read by plot, theme, character, and
setting, book reviews.
Amazon.com
Books - Read reviews and buy new and used books,
search inside the books.
The Atlantic Online
Books & Critics - Interviews, articles,
book reviews, and magazine Archive.
Author
Webpages - Directory of links to author webpages.
Barnes & Noble.com - Read
reviews and buy new and used books.
Based
on the Book - Over 1,000 books, short stories,
and plays made into movies.
Book TV - C-SPAN site with
history, public lives, Encore Booknotes, featured
program.
BookBrowser
- B&N site to browse books by type and subject,
search, and coming soon.
The Booklist
Center - Contains 340 booklists in 81 categories
of award-winning books.
Book
Lists - Harris County Public Library book
topics, bestsellers, and reviews.
BookPage
- Book reviews, author interviews, book club recommendations.
Free copy at SCPL.
BookPage Newsletter - Twice-monthly email newsletter with free book news and reviews.
Bookreporter.com
- Reviews, features, newsletter, readers' reviews,
message boards, contests.
Books-A-Million
- Read reviews and buy discounted books.
Books
'n' Bytes - Mystery, science fiction, fantasy,
romance, and computer authors.
BookWire
- News, book industry links, author interviews,
booksellers, calendar, ebooks, directory.
The
Complete Review - "A selectively comprehensive,
objectively opinionated survey of books."
Downtown
Book Center - Search or browse books written
in Spanish.
Fantastic
Fiction - Search or browse bibliographies,
awards, new books, coming soon, series.
The
Fiction_L Booklists - Morton Grove Public
Library's readers' advisory by category.
If
You Like... - Find fiction books by author
and genre from Hennepin County Library.
Juvenile Series and Sequels: Titles - Alphabetical
index of series, also by subject, title, and author.
LibraryThing
- Catalog your books online and connect with other
readers through the forums.
Literature-Map
- "The tourist map of literature", graphical
display of similar writers.
MostlyFiction - Book reviews by genre, Top
25 Authors, Top Picks, awards, alphabetical indexes.
Mostly Fiction: Booklists! - Annotated links
to selected booklists by genre and topic for all
ages.
The
New York Times Book Reviews - Book reviews,
news, best sellers lists, editors' choices.
Notable
Books - American Library Association 25 notable
books in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Online
Literature Library - Alphabetical list of
authors, biographies and literary works, ebooks.
Orlando
Sentinel: Books - Book reviews, articles,
and local literary events.
Publisher's
Weekly - News, features, book reviews, sections,
resources, and newsletters.
Pulitzer Prize Winners
- Pulitzer Prize-winning books by year with resources,
archive, and history.
Reader's
Robot - Reviews, search using keywords and "appeal
factor", and create reading lists.
Reading List of Great Works
- A list of classics compiled by a Seminole County
librarian.
What's
Next? - Search adult fiction in a series by
author, title, or series.
UrbanThink!
Bookstore - Local independent bookstore in
Orlando with a reader's advisory.
USA
TODAY Books - Features, reviews, Top 150 books,
Open Book, and excerpts.
Mystery
ClueLass
- Upcoming releases, awards, bookstores, groups,
events, publications, and more.
The Mysterious
Home Page - Directory of mystery sources and
authors.
Mystery
& Crime Books at Epinions - Search or browse
readers' reviews by subgenres, authors.
The Mystery Reader
- News and book reviews, features, author interviews,
contests, more.
Stop,
You're Killing Me! - Search author and character
indexes, links, new releases, newsletter.
Tangled Web - Crime,
mystery, and fantastic fiction digests, reviews,
author profiles, and more.
Ultimate
Mystery/Detective Web Guide - Authors, titles,
movies/TV, magazines, publishers, more.
Romance
All
About Romance - Reviews, authors, commentary,
reading lists, and historical cheat sheet.
The Romance
Authors Page - Author sites, contests, newsletter,
reader and writer resources.
Romance
Books at Epinions - Search or browse readers'
reviews by subgenres and authors.
The Romance Reader
- News, book reviews, emporium, features, FAQ,
interviews, more.
Romance
Writers of America - News, author links, publishers,
award winners, bestsellers.
Sequels
and Prequels for Romance Novels - Links by
single title, category, and publisher series.
Slake
- Romance books and authors archive, rants, raves,
quotes, and discussions.
Science Fiction/Fantasy
The
Essential Science Fiction Library - SF history,
authors, collections, mosaics, novels, series.
Fantasy & Science
Fiction Magazine - Current and back issues,
departments, writers' guidelines.
Fantasy
and Science Fiction News - News and press releases,
lists and awards, archives, more.
Locus Online - News,
reviews, and resources of sci fi, fantasy, and
horror, Awards
Index.
Science
Fiction & Fantasy Books at Epinions - Search
or browse readers' reviews.
Science
Fiction Weekly Book Reviews - Reviews, request
a review, archive, and submissions.
The
SF Site - Reviews, features, departments, and
author interviews.
Tor SF & Fantasy
- Publisher of SF and fantasy books with publishing
schedule, sample chapters.
Ultimate
Science Fiction Web Guide - Over 6,000 science
fiction links by alphabetical subject.
Westerns
Westerns Books at Epinions - Search or browse
readers' reviews by subgenres and authors.
ReadWest Online Magazine
- Fiction, nonfiction, news, reviews, authors,
movies, best westerns.
Roundup
Magazine - Western Writers of America site with
articles and Spur Award information.
Spur
Award History - List of Spur Award winners
from 1953 to the present by year.
Ultimate
Westerns Web Guide - Authors, titles, movies/TV,
magazines, publishers, more.
Western Writers of
America - Roundup Magazine, Spur Award, contact
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