What to read next?
Looking for your next great read? Look no further! The library offers a number of resources to help you find a book that matches your reading preference.
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- Novelist provides a number of different ways to discover new authors and help you find books of similar style, content, or even plot. Novelist also contains recommended reading lists in various genres; as well as lists of award winners.
- American Library Association Awards
- The ALA hosts a number of different awards for print and other media. This list provides the names of these awards as well as descriptions of what the award is based on.
- Library Thing
- Library Thing is a social site where users can list and review books they own and have read. Using their BookSuggestor might help you find something similar to a book you've previously read. Didn't enjoy a particular book? Try the UnSuggestor which will suggest books unlike your entry.
- OCLC FictionFinder
- From FictionFinder:
FictionFinder is a project of OCLC Research that provides access to 2.8 million works of fiction found in the OCLC WorldCat database. With FictionFinder, you can search for books, eBooks, and audiobooks by titles, authors, ISBNs, and other information such as literary awards and book summaries. You can also browse the FictionFinder database by genre, fictional character, imaginary place or setting, and subject.
- GenreFluent
- GenreFluent is the webpage of Diana Tixier Herald, author of the GenreFlecting series. The page contains not only reviews and the author's opinion on her current reads but also provides a wealth of information and resources about different genres of fiction; from romance to sci-fi to mystery.
- Storycode
- Like LibraryThing, Storycode provides a wealth of user generated content. By searching their database you can find book recommendations or write your own recommendations. StoryCode uses a unique method for rating books based scaled questions and answers.
- Gnooks!
- Gnooks! is an adaptive system (i.e. information entered changes its response over time) that allows you to enter three authors you like and then suggests possible read-a-likes.
