What Should I Read Next?
BookBrowse
www.bookbrowse.com
Free access to basic content offers genre lists in fiction, nonfiction, children and teens. Find author information and read-alikes based on that author. Click on topic or search by title, author or ISBN. Free newsletters available to subscribers.
Booklist Online
www.booklistonline.com
Book and audiobook lists for adults and youth; reviews; current articles; themed lists include genres, awards; blogs. Search by keyword, title, author, ISBN. More features, such as alerts and webinars, are available by subscription.
BookPage
http://bookpage.com
Monthly book reviews, author interviews, e-newsletters, blogs, booklists by genre, children’s books. Click on tabs to search most features; some basic keyword searching offered.
BookSpot
http://bookspot.com
Links to dozens of book-related websites, including reading lists, bestsellers, book awards, genres, authors, publishers, criticism and much more. To search, click on links to reading suggestions, award winners, genres and many more.
Guardian Children’s Book Site
www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site
Arranged by age levels for children and teens. Includes reviews, editors’ picks, lists, multimedia, blogs. Search by keyword.
Hennepin County Library: Book Space-Find A Good Book
www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/FindAGoodBook.cfm
From the Hennepin County, MN library’s website. Find books, audio and ebook lists for adults, teens and children. Includes an “If You Like” Author search, blogs, and links to other great book-related websites. Click on a list or a link to find a good book.
Library Booklists
http://librarybooklists.org
Click on your choice of 4 sections: original booklists focused mainly on crime fiction, links to many other published lists, a database of author birthdays arranged by month, and resources for reading groups. Click on a section or search by keyword.
NextReads
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Use your valid CCLS library card to sign up for free monthly e-newsletter. Great book suggestions in 25 genres, including for children and teens. List archive is available from the sign up/login page.
Overbooked
www.overbooked.org
“For ravenous readers.” Website offers booklists, hotlists, starred review lists, monthly featured titles. Click on a link or the table of contents for information. Subscribe free to email lists and updates.
Plymouth District Library: Teen Booklists
http://plymouthlibrary.org/yabibs.htm
Staff recommendations in several dozen topic areas.
Readalikes (Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County)
www.anniston.lib.al.us/readalikes.htm
Find new authors based on an author the customer currently likes.
Reader’s Robot
www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/rr.html
Search reviews by “appeal factor” or keyword within genre categories. Added features include “Most Recent” list, a list of Reviewers, and how to add recommendations.
Seattle Public Library: Books, Movies & Music
www.spl.org/library-collection/books-movies-and-music
Staff-created reading lists for children, teens, and adults.
What Should I Read Next?
www.whatshouldireadnext.com
Recommendations on all genres from real readers. Search by title, author or ISBN. You may build your own favorites list by registering free.
Whichbook.net
http://whichbook.net
Offers reading lists based on your selection of up to four criteria in a dozen categories: happy…sad, gentle…violent, optimistic …bleak, and more. Searchable also by character, plot and setting criteria. You may also retrieve audiobook and large print lists.
YALSA’s Book Awards & Booklists
www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm
Variety of lists from the Young Adult Library Services Association, including award winners, lists for reluctant readers, lists for the college-bound, and teen-nominated titles.
