Great Sites for Book Lovers

Novelist (For use in library)
Detailed and easy-to-use readers advisory source

Genre Fiction Sites

African American Literature Book Club
Contains biographies and bibliographies for numerous African American authors.
Dark Echo
Provides reviews, author information, and various links for fans of the horror genre.
Genrefluent
Contains information on many different fiction genres.
The Mystery Reader
Provides reviews of new mysteries, author interviews, addresses and more.
The Romance Reader
Provides reviews of new romance novels, author interviews, addresses and more.
SF Site
Aimed at the science fiction and fantasy reader.

Booklists and Book Reviews

BookBrowser
Contains reading lists, book reviews, forthcoming titles, and more.
Booklist
The online counterpart to the American Library Association's Booklist magazine.
BookSpot
Offers book reviews, lists, news, and more.
Book TV
The online counterpart to the C-Span 2 weekend programming which features non-fiction books and their authors.
New York Review of Books
The online version of the New York Review of Books, offering articles, classifieds, and more.
New York Times Book Review
The online version of the New York Times Book Review.

Book Groups

Books@Random Book Group Corner
Provides reading group guides for both fiction and nonfiction books.
Oprah's Book Club
Contains a complete listing of Oprah's Book Club selections, as well as reviews, author biographies, and more.
Reading Group Guides
Contains many reading group discussion guides, as well as information on how to start and run a reading group.

Online Bookstores

Amazon
A distributor of new and used books and other goods.
Barnes and Noble
Online version of the retail book dealer.
Booksense
Provides access to a network of independent bookstores.

 

Out of Print Books

AbeBooks
Provides access to a network of used bookstores.
Alibris
Provides access to a network of used bookstores and rare book dealers.
BookFinder
A book search engine, including thousands of new and used book dealers and databases.
 

Online Reads

ALEX Catalogue of Electronic Texts
Contains full-text documents in English literature, American literature, and Western philosophy.
Project Guttenberg
Contains thousands of classics, including many international titles.

Miscellaneous

Library Index
Contains listings for thousands of libraries, searchable by name or geographic location.