A Guide for Reader's Advisory and Collection Development: What's Next?
This LibGuide offers an array of websites, webinars, articles, and blogs providing helpful information to help staff members in their interactions with patrons.
What to Read Next
Find read alike books, authors that write in the genre you are interested in and a list of books in a series.
Readalike Sites
- If You Like....You'll Love
"On this page is a list of some of our readers' favorite authors. If your favorite author, or favorite type of book, appears in this list, click on his or her name to see similar writers that you might enjoy." From the Kitchener Public Library. - READALIKES
"Look up your favorite author's name and find new authors who write like your favorite author!" From the Public Libary of Anniston-Calhoun County.
For Every Reader a Book...
- What Should I Read Next?
"Enter a book you like and the site will analyze our database of real readers' favorite books to suggest what you could read next." - WhichBook
"Whichbook gives readers an enjoyable and intuitive way to find books to match their mood." - What's Next: Books in a Series
The Kent District Library's What's Next Database helps you search series fiction. - Fantastic Fiction
"Bibliographies for over 30,000 authors" and "information on over 350,000 books." - AllReaders
Search by four main genres and also specific elements to find the right book for you. - Wired for Books
Find the latest Books news from WIRED. See related science and technology articles, photos, slideshows and videos.
It Books
- Indie Next List - IndieBound
"Inspired recommendations from indie booksellers." - Fresh Press
"Books and authors in national media." - BookBrowse
"More than 20000 book reviews of nearly 2000 exceptional recent books, book excerpts, author interviews, author biographies and much more." - CBC Books
Find out what books are popular now and listen to book talks with Prominent Canadian Authors. - Book Reporter
Book reviews, interviews with authors, and coming soon titles with short annotations.
