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AllReaders.com

http://www.allreaders.com

Detailed books reviews for different genres of books.

BookPage

http://www.bookpage.com 

Reviews, interviews, "What's Hot, What's New" covering fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Each monthly issue includes about sixty reviews, and back issues are available too. 

Book Reporter

http://www.bookreporter.com 

Browse by category or search for recent book reviews, excerpts, and author interviews.

BookSpot.com

https://www.bookspotonline.com/middle.php?file=home

"A free resource center that simplifies the search for the best book-related content on the Web. Featured sites are hand-selected by BookSpot.com editors and organized into intuitive categories, such as bestseller lists, genres, book reviews, electronic texts, book news and more."

BookWire Reviews

http://www.bookwire.com 

Links to reviews and author interviews in respected sources such as Book Report, Boston Book Review, Hungry Mind Review, Library Journal, Quarterly Black Review, and more.

The Complete Review 

http://www.complete-review.com/main/main.html

A Literary Saloon and Site of Review. "A selectively comprehensive, objectively opinionated survey of books old and new, trying to meet all your book review, preview, and information needs."

Fantastic Fiction

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/

Search by surname for bibliographies of more than 30,000 authors.  Also search by title for book descriptions.  Great site for finding books in order for a series.

Good Reads

https://www.goodreads.com/

Get book recommendations from friends, see what they are reading, and make lists of your own of what you've read and would like to read. The site includes interviews with authors and lists of recently published and popular books.

Library Thing

https://www.librarything.com/

Join this social community of 1,900,000 book lovers to see what others are reading and recommending, and to catalog what you've read.

Literature Map

http://www.literature-map.com/

To find "read alikes,"  for an author you've loved, type in the name and this site will create a web of similar writers you may also enjoy.

New York Times Book Review

https://www.nytimes.com/section/books/review

New York Times Book Review articles from 1980 to date; often, for more recent titles, with links to the first chapter of the reviewed book.

NoveList

http://search.ebscohost.com/Login.aspx?custid=newpub&lp=cpidlogin.asp?custid=newpub&ref=&authtype=cpid

"This readers’ advisory resource assists readers in finding new authors and titles." Login with your Newark library card barcode.

Nothing in the Rule Book

https://nothingintherulebook.com/2019/11/25/46-famous-books-you-can-read-for-free-right-now

46 famous books you can read for free.

Urban Reviews

https://www.urbanreviewsonline.com

"Urban Reviews is the premier destination for all things relating to African-American Fiction. It's primary focus will be on the promotion of new and upcoming books by Black authors, but Urban Reviews will also include exclusive interviews, online Q&As, tour info, press release info, and industry news as well." 

Village Voice Books

https://www.villagevoice.com/category/from-the-archives/vv-books-archive/

Articles and reviews from our region's best known counterculture newspaper. 

What Should I Read Next?

http://whatshouldireadnext.com/

Get reading recommendations based on authors or books you have liked.

Whichbook

http://www.openingthebook.com/whichbook/

Choose books to fit your mood with a sliding scale that allows you to select 4 factors at a time (length of book, happy to sad, easy to difficult, no sex to lots of sex, etc).

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