Longview Public Library
222 W. Cotton, Longview, TX 75601
903-237-1350

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Book Lists and Review Sources
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Listed below are links to books lists and book review sources.  Though not a definitive list of such resources, it does offer a good starting point in identifying other good books to read.

BOOK CLUBS AND BOOK DISCUSSIONS
Barnes and Noble Book Club Center
BBC World Book Club
Book Muse
Books Online
GMA's Read This Book Club
MSNBC Today Books
Oprah's Books
Rachel's Compendium of Online Book Discussions
Talking Book Program, providing free library service to Texans of all ages who are unable to read standard print material due to visual, physical, or reading disabilities.

INTERNET RESOURCES—REVIEW SOURCES
Atlantic Monthly

BookList Highly recommended
BookPage  Directed toward readers ; Fiction by genre ; Children’s books
Bookwire  Highly recommended
Cannylink  Lists of review sources
Library Journal  Highly recommended
Midwest Book Review  Highly recommended
New York Review of Books
New York Times Book Review  Reviews going back to 1980
Quarterly Black Review

INTERNET RESOURCES—BOOK LISTS
BookBrowse  Owned by Amazon.com ; Lengthy excerpts of bestsellers
BookBrowser: the guide to avidreaders  Offers readings lists, book reviews, forthcoming titles
Genreflecting  Provides excellent reader’s advisor information
Internet Public Library  Links to lists of books in many areas
NoveList
Webrary  Booklists, bibliographies, pathfinders

INTERNET RESOURCES—CHILDREN’S BOOKS AND SERVICES
Best Books for Young Adults
Children's Book Council  Links to authors, librarians, parents, booksellers, artists, and teachers
Notable Children's Recordings
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adults
Selected List of Audiobooks for Young Adults
Selected Videos for Young Adults
Spokane (Washington) Public Library's Kids-Sites  Divided into scary stories, fantasy, science fiction, humor, sports, historical fiction

INTERNET RESOURCES—ONLINE BOOKSTORES
Amazon Booklists could be useful ; reviews are always positive
Barnes and Noble  Booklists could be useful
Bilingual Books for Kids  Sells books written with Spanish and English appearing side-by-side
Borders

INTERNET RESOURCES— SPANISH LANGUAGE MATERIALS
Bilingual Books for Kids  Sells books written with Spanish and English appearing side-by-side

Link to Novelist, a reader advisory serviceNovelist is a reader advisory service.  It helps readers find books to read.  It can be searched by author, title, and plot summary and provides lists of books by awards and genre.  Book discussion materials, book talk ideas, author interviews, and links to author pages are just a few of the additional services provided.  This service is made available to Longview Public Library patrons through the TexShare program.  If prompted for a password, enter your library card number.

 


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Internal Links
     Calendar of Events
     Circulation Policies

     Book Lists
     Bond Program
     New York Times Bestsellers
     Reader Services

External Links
     Online Book Club
     Novelist
     Talking Book Club
     Oprah's Books

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