Literature
Biography Resource Center
This database combines biographies from several authoritative reference sources as well as full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on such personal facts as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender. You can combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.
Literature Resource Center
A comprehensive online literary site, Literature Resource Center addresses all
facets of literary study in one highly searchable interface. Its extensive
reference material includes: biographical, bibliographical, critical, and
contextual information on authors and their works.
Novelist
A wonderful reader's advisory service, Novelist provides a list of fiction titles in which readers can find read-alikes, authors, titles, and booklists. If you enjoy a particular author, what other authors might you like? A great resource for book discussion groups, as well. For younger readers, try Novelist K-8.Novelist K-8
A collection of fiction titles in which readers can find read-alikes, authors, titles, and booklists geared to younger readers.
A complete guide with information about book clubs, book discussion, and reading groups.
Nashua Public Library Book Club Picks
View our current newsletter for book clubs or sign up to receive the monthly email from NPL.
Look up titles and authors of books featured on the show by date. Read exclusive essays by Oprah's Book Club authors, watch video from their discussions and review a kids reading list.
A web site "for ravenous and omnivorous readers" providing timely information about all genres of fiction and readable nonfiction. They reference starred reviews, themed booklists, featured titles lists and hot lists of hard cover US releases.
"The Litblog Co-op unites twenty-one leading literary weblogs for the purpose of drawing attention to the best of contemporary fiction, authors and presses that are struggling to be noticed in a flooded marketplace.
Participating bloggers will discuss quarterly selections at the LBC website, as well as on their own blogs, with each member bringing their own unique perspective and ideas to coverage of the book."
A book club networking site serving the U.S., Canada, and Australia with listings for local groups, author events, and phone chats
A reading group resource providing nearly 1000 guides from a variety of publishers, searchable by author, title and subject. Includes a roundtable to share ideas and a newsletter.
A new service provided by READS, the reference and adult services section of the New Hampshire Library Assocation (NHLA) to support book groups in libraries and in the communities the libraries serve. Borrow a kit for your book group containing books including some hot new titles, discussion questions, brochures and sign-out sheets.
