Literature, Public Libraries and the Internet

Commercial Resources

Virtual Bookshops

• Amazon.co.uk (including its Reader Recommendation Centre)
• The Internet Bookshop (soon to be WHSmith Online)
• BOL

The  Virtual Shopfronts of High Street bookshops

• Waterstones
• Dillons
• Barnes and Noble
• Borders

Publishers

• Random House - and its online magazine Bold Type and its online reading guides
• Penguin
• HarperCollins
• Simon and Schuster

Other Commercial Websites about Books and Reading

• BookBrowse - first chapters and reviews
• The Case

Reader Produced Resources

Fan Webpages

• Republic of Pemberley

Bookgroups

• Compendium of Online Book Discussion Lists
• More Reading Groups
• The BookGroup List
• Wired For Books

Other

• lists fiction based E-mail Discussion Lists
• The Mystery Reader
• The Romance Reader

Writers

Official Author Homepages

• Douglas Adams
• Maeve Binchy
• Anne Rice

Resources for Professional Writers

• Authors Speak
• Mystery Writers of America
• Bookswire
• Times Literary Supplement

Creative Writing Resources

• The Dublin Writers' Workshop
• Writer's Block - the Writer's Forum

Public Library Produced Resources

• Michigan Notable Books
• Reader Advisory Services on the Internet
• Calgary's Virtual Book Cafe
• Baltimore Public Library Bookclub

Children's Resources

• Treasure Island
• Mike Rofone - the Roving Reporter
• Stories From the Web
• Puffin Books In the UK
• Mrs Mad's Book-a-Rama

Collections of Useful Literature Resources on the Internet

• Yahoo's List of Literature Links
• Morton Grove Public Library Literature Links
• Rochester Hills Public Library Reader Services' Page
• Book Websites Portal

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