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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.
Book Reviews
AllReaders.Com
Several thousand reviews by requested plot, character types, structure, prevailing themes and other attributes.
BookBrowse
Excerpts from current bestsellers and discussed books, plus reviews and brief author biographies.
Book Page
Book reviews including audio books. Also includes author interviews, book club recommendations, and special interest lists. Searchable.
Books & Authors-Richmond Times Dispatch
Emphasis is on local and state authors. Also includes links to Virginia author blogs & multimedia content.
BookSpot: Book Reviews
Links to online book review sites.
CliffsNotes
Literature study guides, including summaries, character analyses, and critiques.
New Pages Guide to Review Sources
Book review sites, including links to review sections of newspapers.
New York Times Book Review
Archive of thousands of reviews, book-related news pieces, bestseller lists and interviews back to 1996. See "Book Search." Registration may be necessary to access all features.
Online Literary Criticism Collection
Links to thousands of critical and biographical resources dealing with American and British literature from pre-1500 to the twentieth century.
PinkMonkey.com
Online literature summaries including study guides, chapter summaries, and a digital library of classic texts.
Reading Group Guides
Online community for reading groups, summaries, guides, discussion questions.
ReviewsofBooks.com
Book reviews from major online media sites. Searchable.
SparkNotes
Online study guides to literature classics. Each guide includes characters, and a chapter-by-chapter summary, study questions.
