A combination of 21 databases that includes more than 11,500 biographies, as well as thousands of overview essays, timelines and critical analyses in the areas of history, literature, science and social studies. An iCONN database.

(LRC) is a comprehensive literary reference database, which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC is a completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else. LRC contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works and is an essential resource for public, academic and high school libraries.

Reference site for thousands of full-text Poetry, Stories, Essays, Plays and Speeches. Includes explanations, study guides, biographies, a glossary and pictures.

More than 135,000 fiction titles for all ages including picture books, children's chapter books, young adult titles, and books for adult readers that can be searched by subject, genre, time period, geographic location, character, reading level and more. Includes reviews, annotations, author read-alikes, "What We're Reading", book discussion guides, BookTalks, and annotated book lists. NoveList K-8 provides a student-focused interface and database. For school media specialists and teachers there are picture book extenders and articles on teaching with fiction. NoveList interacts with the Bethel Public Library online catalog to help you find what you are looking for.

More than 96,000 highly recommended fiction and non-fiction titles that can be searched to satisfy reading preferences based on subject, genre, time period, geographic location, character, reading level and more. An iCONN database.

Booklists, Readers and Writers

Academy of American Poets

Author Pseudonyms

Bartleby: Great Books Online

Bookspot

Fresh Fiction
     Tells which books are being discussed in the media

LibraryThing
     Catalogs books online

Litlovers
     for book clubs, book lovers and families

The Mystery Reader

New York Times Book Review

Poets' Corner

Pulitzer Prize Winners

Readerville

Reading Woman

The Romance Reader

What's Next
     Search for a book in a series.

Whichbook
     Which book to read next.

WRL Bookweb
     Includes lists of unusual genres

Book Repair and Book Binding

The Book Arts Web
     See especially: Three Basic Book Repair Procedures

Literary Criticism and Study Guides

Cliff Notes

Publishers and Booksellers

Advanced Book Exchange
     Search ABE for out of print or rare books.

Alibris
     Search for out of print, rare, antiquarian and hard to find books.

Amazon
     For new books.

BookBrowser

Publishers' Catalogues Home Page
     For new books.