Are you looking for a good book? Or information about an author?

Try some of the links below.  The General links cover miscellaneous reading guides and topics, or try the Science Fiction & Fantasy, the Mystery, or the Romance genres.

There are also thousands of complete books, poems, etc.  available to read
online as "E-texts."

  NoveList: Your Guide to Fiction - a great resource for finding authors, titles, similar plots and genres, and novel series information. Enter your Northlake library card number in the box that asks for "Patron ID."

General (These sites lead to information for multiple genres)

AcqWeb  Directory of book reviews on the web for many genres.   

ARRT : Adult Reading Round Table of Illinois   - In depth examinations of a particular genre (romance, myster, adventure, science fiction, etc.). Compiled by librarians.

BookBrowser: Guide for Avid Readers  Offers fiction reading lists, book reviews, forthcoming titles, author information and much more.   

Book Spot - best thought of as a thorough directory to reading advisory websites, providing guidance to the vast book-oriented resources on the web.

BookWire    Index to booksellers, publishers, and book-related resources on the net.

Fiction_L   From the Webrary comes an electronic mailing list on Reader's Advisory topics that you can subscribe to.  Also includes a very large booklist.

Literary Resources on the Net  Covers subjects ranging from classical and biblical to 20th century, including theater and drama.

Online Medieval & Classical Library   A collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization.

Overbooked - a website for ravenous readers. Has a whole lot to offer: literary and genre fiction information, author reviews, annotated lists of non

Reader's Robot   Pick one book from each of 10 groups in a genre and the "robot" recommends other books you might enjoy based on your choices.  Covers mystery, popular science, romance, etc.

Teen Reads - TeenReads.com presents a place for teens to find hot new titles in their favorite genres.

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Hugo Award Winners  The Science Fiction Achievement Award, also known as the Hugo Award®, is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society® (WSFS®).

Index to Science Fiction Anthologies & Collections, combined edition .

Locus Index    News, reviews, resources, and perspectives of the science fiction fields.   Also, an index of science fiction, fantasy, and horror from 1984 to 1997, with a link to 1998 updates.

Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5   This site is devoted to the show, and includes an "encyclopedia," episode guides, information about how the show is made, and more.

Science Fiction & Fantasy Network  Links to sci-fi and other genres, including mystery, romance, and military fiction

Mystery

General Interest Mystery Resources   A list of 20 or so sites to try.

Mystery Guide - If you like thrillers, mysteries, any kind of crime or espionage fiction, take a look at this site.

Romance

All About Romance - If you like romance novels, you'll really like this site.

Romance Reader "News and views" on nearly 2000 romance novels, by category.

Electronic Texts (complete books available online)

Alex: A Catalog of Electronic Texts on the Internet  A collection of roughtly 2,000 digital documents in the subject areas of English literature, American literature, and Western philosophy. 

Electronic Text Center    By the University of Virginia, this site hosts thousands of texts in over 12 languages.  Most are available to all users; however, some resources are for UVA patrons only.

NetLibrary - over 1600 full books online (subscribed to by Northlake Library) plus over 4000 publicly available books. You will need a Northlake library card. Try it!