Readers' Advisory Links
Online Databases - High Quality!
Any of our sponsored online databases below in the highlighted cream section can be used for school projects as each article you find was originally a PRINT RESOURCE, i.e. magazines, newspapers, journals, reference books, etc. The original print citation is given for each article.
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A fiction database providing subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to young fiction readers, such as Author Read-Alikes, Book Talks, Grab and Go Book Lists arranged by grade level, and book discussion guides. |
General Resources
Zportal
If you can't find the book you are looking for in our collection, try searching Ontario libraries for specific titles and subjects. Make note of the title, and author and submit your request to our interlibrary loan department.
Author Read-A-Likes
Compiled by the Vancouver Public Library, this site helps fiction readers find authors who write similar to their favourite authors.
Overbooked
Overbooked specializes in literary and genre fiction information. Includes author web pages, annotated lists of nonfiction, fiction and mystery books which received starred reviews, themed booklists, and forthcoming books.
AllReaders.Com
The site's search engine sorts and displays several thousand reviews by requested plot, character types, structure, prevailing themes, and other attributes. The grist for this reader's advisory mill is provided by volunteer reviewers (called "scholars" as soon as they write ANYTHING about an author). Book searches are divided by genres: science fiction/fantasy, mystery/thriller, literature, romance, biography, and history, and search results include a list of titles with similar features.
BookBrowser Reading Lists
BookBrowser offers fiction reading lists (arranged by topic), series and sequels, forthcoming titles, author information, award winners, and an index of online reviews.
Whichbook.net
The standard way of organizing books for choice, on shelves in a library or a bookshop, or on the web, starts from the products available - the authors, titles, publishers or genres. Using innovative software from Applied Psychology Research Ltd., whichbook.net enables, for the first time, the choice of book to start from the individual reader and what he/she is looking for.
Reader's Robot
With over 4,400 reviews, in 21 genres, most readers will find something new and interesting. Browse by category, or search by keyword or by "appeal", which allows you to choose from a list of characteristics within a genre (e.g. "Mystery novels where the focus of the story is on people and the psychology of characters and the author's style is elegant and 'literary'"). Any reader may submit reviews for consideration. From a Canadian library system.
A Reading List for Fans of Oprah’s Book Club
Browse through Oprah's favorite books and hear why they're her favorites.
Amazon
Site offers browsing and search access to sales catalogs including more than three million titles of books, audio books, music, CD-ROMS, videos, and computer games. Catalogs are searchable by author, title, subject keyword, and other criteria.
Chapters/Indigo
A searchable sales catalogue of books, music, movies, dvd's, cd's, videos, and software.
The Booklist Center
Booklist is an electronic version of ALA's Booklist magazine. The site contains a selection of books for adults and youth arranged by subject and genre, audiovisual media, and reference materials. All selections provide bibliographic information and price, and are thoroughly reviewed.
Specific Genres
New York Times Bestseller Lists
Bestseller lists organized by Genre.
Literature Resources by Genre
A search engine for literary resources.
Historical Fiction
An ever growing list of Historical fiction books and related news.
Crime Writers of Canada
The Crime Writers of Canada is a national organization for Canadian crime writers, associated professionals, and anyone else with a serious interest in Canadian crime writing. Its mission is to promote Canadian crime writing and to raise the profile of Canadian crime writers from coast to coast.
Romance Novel Database
Contains bibliographic information, subject access information, images and reader's ratings for a variety of romantic fiction genres. The database is designed to function as both a reader's advisory tool and a source of information about books and authors in this genre.
Genres: Fantasy, SF, and anything in between
The number one Science Fiction and Fantasy website
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