Awards		Bestsellers
	Book Discussion Group Resources		Book News & Reviews
	Book Sellers & Publishers		Drama, Literature, Poetry
	Genre & Series Fiction		Libraries
	Online Texts		Writers' Resources

• Awards - barnesandnoble.com
  Lists the winners of many book awards, including the National Book Award, The Nobel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize.
• Literary Prizes
  Lists awards for both adult and children's literature, including the Edgar Allen Poe and Nebula awards and the Newbery and Caldecott Medals.
  
  Bestsellers   
• Amazon.com: Bestsellers
  Includes the Amazon.com Hot 100 (updated hourly), bestselling authors, global bestsellers, bestsellers by subject, and the Best Reads of the Year (Award Winnners).
• Barnes and Noble Bestsellers
  Contains barnesandnoble.com Top 100, "Future Bestsellers," and bestsellers by subject.
• Book Sense Bestsellers
  Hardcover and paperback bestseller lists from independent bookstores.
• New York Times Bestsellers
  Free access is provided to the New York Times and its Bestseller Lists online, but you have to register to access this site.

• Book Club Reader (Simon & Schuster)
• HarperCollins Reading Group Guides
• Henry Holt Reading Group Guides
• Morton Grove (Illinois) Public Library Book Discussion Guides
• NoveList
  A guide to fiction that can be searched by author, title, subject, genre, plot or series. Search in the library or at home, using your library card number.
• Oprah's Book Club
• Penguin/Putnam Reading Guides
• Random House Book Discussion Guides

• The Atlantic Online - Books & Critics
  Book-related features, interviews and reviews. You can also search the archives back to 1857 for selected articles. For 1995 or later articles, the archive is complete.
• Booklist
  Reviews of many new books, plus lists of read-alikes and Editor's Choices. Published by the American Library Association.
• BookPage
  Book reviews, features and author interviews.
• BookWire
  Links to Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and many other book review sources. Lists author tours, bestsellers and featured titles.
• The Boston Book Review
  Book revews, essays, interviews, plus original fiction and poetry.
• Los Angeles Times Books & Talks
  Book news, reviews and L.A. Times bestsellers.
• The New York Times: Books
  Provides access to over 50,000 book reviews published in The New York Times. This site is free, but you have to register to use it.
• QBR: The Black Book Review Online
  Reviews of nonfiction, fiction and poetry by African American authors, plus features and The QBR Sacred 100, a list of 100 essential African American books.
• The Times Literary Supplement
  Book reviews, essays, original poetry and more from one of the world's most authoritative literary reveiws.
• Washington Post Book World
  Book reviews plus Chapter 1, a feature that presents the first chapter of selected new books, and Washington Post Book Club, a monthly book discussion forum.  This site is free, but you have to register to use it.

• Alibris - Books You Never Thought You'd Find
  Rare, used, and hard-to-find books; searchable.
• Amazon.com
• American Booksellers Association Member Directories
  Search for bookstores by name, specialty or postal code.
• Antiqbook: Antiquarian Booksellers Online
• Barnes & Noble
• Bibliofind
  Search for out-of-print and rare books.
• Borders Books
• Publishers' Catalogues
  Links to thousands of publishers and publishers' catalogues in the United States and other countries.

Drama, Literature and Poetry   

• The Academy of American Poets
  Poetry news, awards and events. Includes profiles of poets and selections of their poems.
• African American Literature Book Club
  Information on African American authors and books.
• American Verse Project
  The Humanities Text Initiative and the University of Michigan Press have assembled an electronic archive of volumes of American poetry published before 1920.
• Book Lovers: Fine Books and Literature
  Links to many literary sites including literature from many countries, literary journals, and great writers and poets.
• Electronic Poetry Center
  Extensive listings of online poetry, poets, poetry publishers, books and resources from the University of Buffalo.
• Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism
  This site lists over 4,000 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, title, nationality and literary period.
• A Literary Index: Making Sense of Literature on the Internet
  Overview and review of many Internet literary resources.
• Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
  Index of online Shakespeare sites.

Genre and Series Fiction   

• American Western Magazine
  News and discussions of Western books, poetry and culture.
• The Children's Literature Web Guide
  An overview of Children's Literature including feature articles, discussion groups, children's book awards, bestsellers, and teaching ideas.
• Locus
  Journal of science fiction, includes interviews, reviews and recommended reading lists.
• Mysteries and More (Librarians' Index to the Internet)
  "Find resources for readers and writers; explore mystery characters and settings; locate a reading group or a review."
• The Mysterious Home Page
  A guide to mystery and crime fiction sites on the Internet.
• The Romance Reader
  News, reviews and feature articles about romance books.
• Romantic Times Book Club
  Online edition of a favorite romance magazine. Includes author profiles and Reviewers' Choice Awards.
• SF-Lovers
  Extensive information about science fiction, fantasy and horror books.
• Soon's Historical Fiction Site
  Comprehensive overview of historical fiction authors, novels, reference books, and more.
• What's Next
  Search for fiction titles in series.

Libraries   

• Baltimore County (Maryland) Public Libraries Books and More
  An annotated list of book-related links.
• Libraries on the Web: USA Public Libraries
  A directory of public libraries in this country with Web sites, organized by region. Also searchable by keyword.
• Library of Congress
  Search the Library of Congress online catalog, visit the Center for the Book or American Memory, obtain copyright forms and information, and browse the Library's many exhibits.
• Morton Grove (Illinois) Public Library Webrary
  Large list of "Web Sites for Book Lovers."
• Overbooked
  An extensive guide to author and book sites on the web from Chesterfield County (VA) Public Library.

Online Texts   

• Bartleby.com
  Online texts of reference, literary, poetry, fiction and nonfiction works.
• Complete Works of William Shakespeare
  Select a play or sonnet to read from a complete list, or search the texts by keyword.
• Electronic Poetry Center Home Page
  Extensive collection of contemporary poetry online, plus links to other poetry sites and publications.
• Internet Public Library: Online Texts
• The Online Books Page
  An index to thousands of online books on the Internet.
• The Perseus Digital Library
  Online texts and translations of many ancient works and a Renaissance Collection that contains the complete works of Christopher Marlowe.
• Project Gutenberg
  Project Gutenberg has 13,000 electronic texts available on the Internet, from Alice in Wonderland to Zen and the Art of the Internet.

Writers' Resources   

• Authorlink
  News, information and marketing services for editors, literary agents and writers. Writers can list samples of their manuscripts for a fee in the Manuscript Showcase.
• The Authors Guild
  Feature articles on writing and publishing, plus book contract and legal advice from the nation's largest society of published authors.
• Columbia Guide to Online Style
  How to cite electronic sources in either the humanities or scientific styles.
• National Writers Union
  This site of the union for freelance writers in the United States offers a job hotline, writer alerts, contract advice and more.
• Purdue University's Online Writing Lab
  Lessons on planning a paper, revising, punctuation, sentence construction, parts of speech and more.
• The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
  Lists news, regional events, and awards. Also provides feature articles from the Society's Bulletin.
• Writers Conferences & Centers (The Association of Writers and Writing Programs)
  Extensive list of writers' conferences and centers throughout the country with dates and program descriptions.