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| Adventure |
Harper Collins - new espionage titles.
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Autobiography & Biography |
Self Works - Have you started to keep a journal? Would you like to write your memoirs? This site explores why people need to write about themselves. |
| Christian Fiction |
Christie Awards
Focus on Fiction - book reviews, author interviews, and highlights of upcoming releases within the Christian fiction category.
Bethany House - a major publisher of Christian fiction. |
| Classics |
Modern Library's 100 Best Novels - How many have you read?
Outline of American Literature - lists the major literary figures from colonial times to the present. Recommended for anyone doing a survey course on American literature.
Internet Public Library - Organized by time periods and often provides full text of the literary work.
Yahoo directory of the Classics - huge index of links.
Bibliomania - Get full text of a wide variety of old and new classics as well as criticism and study guides.
Project Gutenberg - largest collection of electronic books available free of charge. International in scope and multilingual. Continually adding new authors and titles.
Homer homepage - This site is for you if you are working your way through the Iliad or Odyssey.
Medieval and Classical Library - Many classic hero tales, including Song of Roland.
Dartmouth Dante Project - Get the commentaries to the "Divine Comedy" for line-by-line explanations of the text.
Arthurian Legend - Reading the Morte d'Arthur by Malory? You will find plot summaries of each chapter here as well as beautiful illustrations.
Beowulf- in addition to the full text, you will find many useful tools to enhance your understanding of this poem, such as: a glossary of characters, criticism, facts about the 11th century manuscript in the British Library, and links to other sites about Old English literature.
Literary Locales - enhance your reading of the classics by seeing images associated with them.
Romanticism - Jane Austen, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and many others.
Victorian England - the Brontes, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, and many others. |
| Drama |
CTheatreNow.com - get deep discounts on tickets to Connecticut theaters.
Shakespeare - canon of plays and major poems, timeline of his life and career, genealogical chart, and links to all kinds of scholarly information about Shakespeare on the internet.
Google Directory of world drama - covers all periods.
University of Kentucky Libraries Theater Index - wide variety of links here, including resources for aspiring playwrights.
Library of Congress, Federal Theatre Project - drama during the Great Depression of the 1930's.
KMC - very comprehensive directory of internet resources related to drama and performing arts.
WWW Virtual Library - very comprehensive directory of internet resources related to theatre.
American Theatre Wing - visit the organization that awards the "Tony."
Theatricopia - everything to do with musical theatre. |
| Essays |
Blackbird - poetry, short stories, drama, memoir, and essays of a high literary quality. |
| Fantasy & Science Fiction |
Fantasy Finder - list of all-time favorites, reviews, links to other fantasy sites and author pages.
International Speculative Fiction - book reviews, forthcoming titles, author links to anthologies, awards, and author interviews.
Scifan - If you have a favorite science fiction or fantasy series and would like a list of books in the series, check this site. Also helpful for finding titles within a particular theme.
SF - very thorough coverage of science fiction, including book reviews, author interviews, news, and a discussion forum.
New England Sci-Fi Assoc. - regional fan club.
Cyber Space Spinner - helpful in finding information about science fiction authors, including pseudonyms; list of Nebula award winners.
Hugo awards - the literary awards for science fiction.
Sci Fiction - find many Science Fiction stories full-text.
Time Warner Publisher - news, author interviews.
Lord of the Rings, Beyond the Movie - Tolkien fans will find this site from National Geographic informative and entertaining. Learn about the mythic tales that inspired Tolkien and how his life experiences affected his writing. |
| Historical |
Soon's - a directory of web links for historical fiction.
Historical Novel Society - online newsletter with brief reviews, links to author web sites, plus many special features for members.
The Victorian Web - covers the major writers of the Victorian period, 1837-1901. |
| Horror & Gothic |
Horror Writers' Association- Get a new appreciation for this diverse genre! This is the professional authors' association that awards the Bram Stoker. Find out about soon-to-be-released titles. Links to other horror sites.
International Horror Guild - annual awards.
Spring into terror - reviews of new horror titles.
Classic Horror Stories - Read short stories by famous writers of horror - full-text. |
| Multicultural |
African American African American Literature Book Club
Simon & Schuster -recent releases
Halala - recent releases
Black Literature - recent releases
Chronology of African American Literature - historical overview
African American Electronic Text Center - historical overview; full-text available.
19th Century African American Women Writers - historical overview
Hispanic
Harper Collins - recent releases.
Mostly Fiction - contemporary Hispanic authors; recent releases and biographies.
Spanish-Books - detailed history of Spanish literature with biographies.
The Literature of Spain - historical overview. Gay/Lesbian
Random House - guide to Gay and Lesbian fiction. Jewish
Nextbook - Jewish literature Asian
Chicago Public Library - list of works by many Asian American authors and poets.
Asian American Writers' Workshop - bestows awards to Asian American authors.
Native American
Native Web - a good starting point for locating Native American authors.
Oyate - advocates the elimination of stereotypes about Native Americans.
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| Mystery & Crime |
The Mystery Reader - book reviews conveniently grouped by subcategory.
Mystery Writers of America - Professional association for writers. Bestows several awards, including the Edgar. Link to web sites of individual mystery writers.
Mostly Mystery Links - learn about the various sub-genres within mystery and find titles in each. Read mystery stories online.
MysteryNet - mystery games, very short mystery stories that are available full-text, and discussion groups for all sub-categories of mystery.
ClueLass - read about new releases, new developments in this genre. This site also does a very good job of organizing sites to the world of mystery fiction.
Mystery Scene - Magazine covering mystery and crime fiction, including news, book reviews, author interviews, and crossword puzzles.
Feminist Mystery Corner - Book reviews and list of women mystery writers.
Crime Magazine - find out what's new in "true crime." |
| Poetry |
The Academy of American Poetry - find everything related to poetry here, including biographical information, photographs, geographical landmarks associated with famous poets, and list of poetry awards.
Modern American Poetry - scholarly criticism on America's major poets.
Library of Congress - wealth of information for poetry lovers, including images of rare manuscripts, news and events related to poety, and poetry webcasts.
Poetry Foundation - look-up feature called "poetry tool" allows you to find poems grouped by topic.
Poetry Daily - read a poem a day.
Literary Web - find a plethora of poetry links here.
Blackbird - poetry, short stories, drama, memoir, and essays of a high literary quality. Read them online.
American Life in Poetry - fans of Ted Koozer, Poet Laureate of the U.S. 2004-2006, will enjoy this site. |
| Romance |
The Romance Reader - book reviews, feature articles, and author interviews.
Romantic Times - This site allows you to look up titles in different ways (by author, title, publication date, theme, setting, or romance category), making it very helpful when you are trying to find a book that really suits your reading preferences.
Romance Reviews Today - book reviews.
Romance Writers of America - professional association for romance writers. Bestows the Rita and other awards. |
| Short Stories |
Blackbird - poetry, short stories, drama, memoir, and essays of a high literary quality.
Classic Short Stories - short stories by well-known authors.
Mystery Net - short mystery stories.
East of the Web - short stories within various genres. |
| Westerns |
Western Writers of America Assoc. - book reviews, articles. Bestows the Spur awards. |
| Women Authors |
A Celebration of Women Writers - international in scope, includes authors whose language is other than English. |
Everything for Book Lovers
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Book Spot - Here is the got everything Readers' Advisory site. Packed with information for those who love to read.
Book Web - for those who love to keep up with the latest trends in fiction, this site, sponsored by the American Booksellers Association, gives you news and reading suggestions.
Mostly Fiction - the best source on the web for finding booklists.
National Public Radio - tune into some great reading suggestions. |