Recommended Websites |
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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.
Genre Fiction
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Fantastic
Fiction |
| Reader's
Robot 5,000 reviews, in 21 genres. Browse by category, or search by keyword or by "appeal," which allows choice from a list of characteristics within a genre. |
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ClueLass.com
and The Mysterious Home Page |
| Mystery
Directory @ Yahoo Yahoo’s directory of mystery fiction resources on the Internet. |
| Mystery
Ink Features book reviews, author interviews, aware and top-10 lists, a "books into movies" section, and links to author Web sites. Searchable, or browse by genre. |
| Mystery
Readers International Claims to be "the largest mystery fan/reader organization in the world, open to all readers, fans, critics, editors, publishers and writers." Has directories of mystery reading groups, periodicals, and bookstores. |
| Mystery
Writers of America (MWA) An organization for, among others, mystery writers, writers, and those who are devoted to the genre. Info on conferences, awards, links to sites about mysteries, publishers, bookstores, and more. |
| Reviewing
the Evidence Reviews of murder mysteries and thrillers in print and audio formats. Searchable by keyword, author, publisher and reviewer. |
| Sherlockian.net Everything about Sherlock Holmes on the Internet. |
| Stop,
You're Killing Me! Mysteries searchable by author or series character. Links to hundreds of author pages as well as to other mystery resources. |
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Historical
Fiction Directory @ Yahoo |
| Historical
Novel Society Founded in 1997 and aims to promote all aspects of historical fiction. |
| Historical Fiction Network Links to authors, online bibliographies, reading lists, essays and more. |
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Horror
Directory @ Yahoo |
| Horror Writers
Association An organization of writers and publishing professionals that includes horror genre news, a calendar of events, lists of award winners and new horror novel releases, related Web links, and more. |
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Romance
Directory @ Yahoo |
| The
Romance Reader A searchable collection of thousands of reviews for the different romantic novel subgenres. |
| Romance
Writers of America (RWA) A writers association for romance writers, readers, booksellers, and others interested in the romance genre. Also includes info about awards, conferences, author websites, upcoming releases, current bestsellers, and more. |
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Locus
Online |
| Sci
Fi Wire Info about science fiction books is available in the SciFiWeekly section of this site that also includes television and movies. The news service of the Sci Fi Channel. |
| Science
Fiction and Fantasy Directory @ Yahoo Yahoo's directory of resources on the Internet for science fiction and fantasy. |
| Science Fiction
and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (SFWA) An organization of writers, artists, editors, and others involved in science fiction and fantasy. Includes recommended reading lists, author websites, news and events, awards, and more. |
| SF
Site Features include: book reviews, excerpts, author interviews, articles, booklists and more. |
| sffworld.com Features short stories; articles; book reviews, excerpts and synopses; author interviews and profiles; television and movie reviews; and discussion forums. |
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Read
West |
| Westerns
Directory @ Yahoo Yahoo’s directory of western fiction resources on the Internet. |
| Western
Writers of America Founded in 1953 to promote the literature of the American West. Lists the winners of the Spur Awards and the "Best Westerns of the 20th Century. |
