Reading suggestions
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Spend some time browsing the links on the left to find suggestions for a good book to read. We enjoy reading just as much as you do and we'd love to talk to you about books. Stop into the library to see our displays of featured books, or talk to a librarian about what you're reading, or to get ideas on what to read next.
- Use the form below to suggest a book for purchase.
- Call or e-mail the library to place a hold on a book.
- Tell us what you thought of a book by submitting a Book Talk form.
Links to book review Web sites
- All Readers
- A collection of book reviews done by readers, not professional reviewers.
- Book Browse
- BookBrowse recommends only the most exceptional current books, the kind you can't wait to tell friends about, and provides you with multiple reviews and hefty excerpts of each, plus in-depth author interviews, hundreds of reading guides and much else.
- Bookpage
- The online version of the book review magazine.
- Bookwire
- The Internet resource dedicated to new titles, new authors, and the general scoop on the book industry! Use this site to search book reviews, read about the latest releases, watch author video clips, and learn about upcoming book events.
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Links to mystery series and your favorite crime author
- Stop, You’re Killing Me!
- A great site for finding the order of mystery series. It also includes lists of books by characters and locations. A fun site to browse.
- Crime Writers in Alphabetical Order
- A massive site that is just what the name describes. If you can’t find the author here, she must be very obscure!
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Links to romance writers' and readers' Web sites as well as book suggestions and series descriptions
- All About Romance
- The back fence for lovers of romance novels. A great site for all books romance! It includes booklists on interesting topics. Just click on Special Title Listings under Readers Choice.
- Romance Reader
- Find a large number of reviews on romance novels.
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Links to Web sites for all things science fiction
- Fantastic Fiction
- A British site that focuses on science fiction, fantasy and horror books and authors. However, this site includes a large number of authors in other genres, listing titles and series with publishing information.
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Links to Web sites for lovers of the historical fiction genre
- Historical Fiction
- Good Reads reviews and suggestions
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Links to Web sites describing the western genre of literature
- Western Fiction Review
- An online magazine promoting Western literature, both fiction and nonfiction. There are book reviews, a number of interesting book lists and original, full-text Western stories.