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These websites have been picked by our reference librarians to assist you in gathering information. This is not meant to be a complete directory of web resources, but a collection of useful resources.
Books and the Media
Authors@Google
Informal talks with authors about their recently published books.
Barnes and Noble Studio
Book trailers and original book-related content, such as author interviews.
BBC Audio Interviews
Listen online to writers talk about their work.
BBC World Service Book Club
Monthly discussion with an internationally acclaimed author about one of his or her best known books.
Blogging for a Good Book
Provides a book review every weekday. Browse past reviews by reviewer, subject and genre.
Book TV
C-Span 2 broadcasts 48 hours of nonfiction books from 8 a.m., Saturday to 8 a.m., Monday. This site enhances information on those books.
Booknotes.org
In-depth discussions with authors. Read transcripts or watch video archives.
Library of Congress Webcasts
View writers discussing their work.
NPR Books
Book features, reviews and author interviews from NPR programs. The audio archives are searchable.
New York Times Author Audio Archive
Author interviews and lectures and authors reading from their works.
Online Bookclubs
Each week a new book is started and several chapters emailed to you.
Wired for Books
Author interviews from the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. Includes primarily American authors. Video clips of interviews, as well as celebrities and authors reading poetry and literature.
With Good Reason
The only statewide public radio program in Virginia sponsored by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Features author interviews designed to appeal to general audiences. Past shows are archived.
The Writer's Almanac
"A daily program of poetry and history hosted by Garrison Keillor," broadcast on public radio.
