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Moffat Library Databases: Books & Literature
Books & Reading Blogs
Amazon doesn't just sell books, they like to talk about them too! Launched in 2007 as a place for Amazon Book editors to talk about their favorite books and to showcase author interviews and trends in publishing, the Amazon Book Review has quickly become one of the best places to see what others are reading, explore new genres, and share a passion for stories.
The publisher Penguin revolutionized the book industry in the 1930s with the invention of mass market paperback books. This blog follows a quest to collect and read the original Penguin paperback collection. It is a delightful opportunity to revisit the classic cover designs and literature of the 20th century!
Bustle is a sleek and modern digital platform. Its book blog offers a host of timely reviews, essays, and author news with an emphasis on current events and culturally relevant stories. It also keeps track of recent and upcoming film and television adaptations of literature.
Book Riot is the largest independent editorial book site in North America - and it shows! Covering books from all major genres and for every age group, Book Riot is a celebration of stories, diverse perspectives, and popular culture. Book Riot has a huge selection of podcasts, articles, and newsletters for all interests.
Electric Literature is a nonprofit digital publisher that works to make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. Through high-quality and thoughtful literary criticism, original fiction and poetry, and innovative online content, Electric Literature gives books and storytelling a fascinating digital home.
Literary Hub is dedicated to collecting, organizing, and promoting the richness of literary culture online. Intellectual, curious, and diverse, Literary Hub hopes to be "a single, trusted, daily source for all the news, ideas and richness of contemporary literary life." Whether the writing is smart, entertaining, elegiac, or passionate, the best of it has a home at Literary Hub.
Literature Databases From The Library
- Gale Literature Criticism OnlineThe largest curated online collection of literary criticism in the world, this resource brings together 10 acclaimed multidisciplinary series representing a range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras and genres.
- NoveList K-8 Plus - Washingtonville
A reader's advisory service. Find youth fiction and non-fiction titles similar to authors or titles you already enjoy.
Funded by the RCLS Central Library (Newburgh Free Library).
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- NoveList Plus - Washingtonville
Allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles. 3 powerful search techniques to look for books by subject headings, reviews, and other fields in the title records. Includes non-fiction.
Funded by the RCLS Central Library (Newburgh Free Library).
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Finding The Right Book
- Which Book"A new way to choose what to read". WhichBook enables millions of combinations of factors and then suggests books which most closely match your needs.
- What Should I Read Next?Enter a book you like and the site will analyze its huge database of real readers' favorite books to provide book recommendations and suggestions for what to read next.
- Based on the BookBased on the Book is a compilation of over 1,450 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures. From the Mid-Continent Public Library in Kansas.
- Raves!A reader's advisory service provided by Middletown Thrall Library. "Find Your Next Favorite Book!" Search reviews from other readers or add your own
- Fantastic FictionBibliographies for over 40,000 authors and information on over 350,000 books
- What's Next: Books in SeriesWhat's Next Database helps you search series fiction. From the Kent District Library in Michigan
Great American Read on PBS
- The Great American ReadJoin host Meredith Vieira in the search for America's best-loved novel. After all the votes were counted in 2018, Americans selected Harper Lee's classic To Kill A Mockingbird as their favorite novel. Watch the final episode below or relive the journey over at PBS!
Bestseller Lists
- New York Times Best Seller ListsThe authoritatively ranked list of books sold in the United States, sorted by format and genre.
- Publisher's Weekly BestsellersRankings and publishers' analysis of bestselling books, sorted by format and genre. A good place to find data on the actual number of units sold.
- Amazon ChartsThe Top 20 Most Sold & Most Read Books of the Week
- Indie Bestsellers - IndieBoundThe Indie Bestseller list lets you know what indie readers are buying right now by reporting weekly data gathered from independent booksellers across America
Newspapers and Periodicals
Books by Genre
Horror Fiction
- Dark Scribe MagazineFind reviews, author interviews and articles on horror fiction.
- Musings of the Monster LibrarianScary book reviews and author interviews for adults, teens and kids
Mystery and Crime Fiction
- Historical Mystery FictionBrowse authors, new titles and specific historical time periods
- Stop, You're Killing Me!Resource for lovers of mystery, crime, thriller, spy and suspense books. Lists over 5,000 authors, with chronological lists of their books (over 58,000 titles), both series (5,900+) and non-series. Search mysteries by author, character, location, time period, even by character's profession
Romance
- All About RomanceReviews and book lists including a fairly comprehensive "If you like..." section. Also includes a sensuality rating
- Romance JunkiesBook reviews of contemporary, romantic suspense, paranormal/futuristic, historical and erotic romance.
- Paranormal RomanceSearch reviews in specific categories such as Vampires, Shapeshifters and Time Travel
Science Fiction and Fantasy