Books and Literature

• ABAA Booknet

  Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association site, specializing in rare and antique books, manuscripts and prints.

• Agatha Awards

  The Agatha Awards honor the traditional mystery - books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie. The genre is generally characterized by mysteries that contain no explicit sex, excessive...

• ALSC Notables List

  Each year the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, identifies the best of the best in children's books.

• Amazon.com Online Bookstore

  Search for and order almost any in-print book title online.

• Barnes & Noble Review

  The Barnes & Noble Review is an online publication that brings readers smart and useful appraisals of books, music, and DVDs, as well as essays, interviews, and other features.

• Bartleby.com

  Easily searchable free full text editions of many subjects including reference, classic poetry, fiction and nonfiction.

• Booker Prize

  The Man Booker Prize for Fiction represents the very best in contemporary fiction. One of the world's most prestigious awards, and one of incomparable influence, it continues to be the pinnacle...

• Bookfinder

  Over 50 million new, used and out-of-print books.

• BookSpot

  Find reading lists, reviews, award winners, links to author web sites and more.

• Bookwire

  Powered by Bowker's Books in Print® database, Bookwire makes it easy to search and discover over 20 million book titles, including print, e-books, audio books and more.

• Bram Stoker Awards

  Each year, the Horror Writer's Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement, named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work, Dracula.

• Coretta Scott King Award

  The Coretta Scott King Book Award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Committee of the American Library Association's Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT...

• Fantastic Fiction

  Search for series, authors, and award winning books.

• Guardian Unlimited Books

  From England's the Guardian, book reviews, author biographies and interviews, top ten lists and more.

• Literature Map

  What else do readers of your favorite author read?

• Michael L. Printz Award

  The Printz Award is given by the American Library Association to the author of a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.

• National Book Award

  Through The National Book Awards -- the nation's preeminent literary prize - the National Book Foundation recognizes books of exceptional merit written by Americans.

• National Book Critics Circle

  Every year the NBCC presents awards for the finest books and reviews published in English.

• Nebula Awards

  The Nebula Awards are administered, voted and presented by the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) to acknowledge excellence in science fiction writing.

• New York Times Bestsellers

  The New York Times Best Seller List is a weekly chart that tracks the week's best-selling books in the United States. Unlike some subsequent lists of best sellers, The New York Times list is not...

• New York Times Book Review Online

  Online version of the Sunday supplement, complete with a searchable archive of over 50,000 reviews since 1980. Use is free, but requires registration.

• Oprah's Book Club 2.0

  Oprah's Book Club highlights books chosen by Oprah Winfrey.

• Project Gutenberg

  Complete text of thousands of classic books online.

• Pulitzer Prize

  The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. It is administered by Columbia University in New York...

• Pura Belpré Award winners

  The Belpré Award medal is given by the American Library Association and the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (REFORMA) to...

• PW Bestsellers

  Publishers Weekly's list of bestsellers by category.

• Randolph Caldecott Medal

  The Caldecott Medal is given by the American Library Association to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

• Reading Group Guides

  Descriptions and discussion questions for hundreds of books.

• RITA Awards

  Romance Writers of America's RITA is the highest award of excellence in the genre of romance fiction.

• Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award

  The Sibert Medal is given by the American Library Association to the author (including co-authors and author-illustrators) of the most distinguished informational book published during the...

• Spur Awards

  The Spur Award is an annual literary prize awarded by the Western Writers of America. Founded in 1953 with only four categories (western novel, historical novel, juvenile and short story), the...

• Teen Reads

  Can't decide what to read next? Check here for reviews, author interviews, discussion guides, and much more.

• The Edgars

  The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (the "Edgars") are named after MWA's patron saint, Edgar Allan Poe, and are awarded to authors of distinguished work in various categories of the mystery genre.

• Today in Literature

  Find out what happened on this date in literary history.