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What to Borrow Next
Not sure what to read next? Just finished watching a long series and not sure what to watch? Take a look at our suggestions for finding your next great read.
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BookPage
BookPage is a monthly book review publication distributed to more than 450,000 avid readers through subscribing bookstores and public libraries. It serves as a broad-based selection guide to the best new books published every month. The tone is upbeat and literate, focusing on bestsellers as well as new discoveries. All of the content from the print edition is posted on BookPage.com each month.
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New York Times Book Review
Get the list of latest bestsellers or read reviews and articles of popular titles.
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NPR Books
Read or listen to reviews and author interviews.
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African American Literature Book Club
The largest, most frequently visited, web site dedicated to books and film by or about people of African descent. Founded in 1997, AALBC is a widely recognized source of author profiles, book and film reviews, book recommendations, event information, active discussions, writer resources, interviews, articles, videos, and more.
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Lambda Literary
“Celebrating excellence in LGBT literature since 1989.”
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National Book Foundation
The National Book Awards honor the best in U.S. literature. Here you can find past and recent winners.
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Stop, You’re Killing Me!
A resource for lovers of mystery, crime, thriller, spy, and suspense books. We list over 4300 authors, with chronological lists of their books (over 49,000 titles), both series (5,000-plus) and non-series.
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Goodreads
Keep track of what you’ve read, read and write reviews, and get recommendations for new books based on the ratings you give.
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LibraryThing
Create a library quality catalog of the books you have read and own, and connect with other readers based on what you’ve read.
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Google Books
See previews of millions of books, or read entire books online. Once you’ve found a book you like, this resource also gives the option to find that book in nearby libraries!
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HathiTrust
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. Read these books in your browser online for free.
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Library of Congress
In addition to truly astounding historical collections, the Library of Congress has fiction available to read online.
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OverDrive
Through the library’s membership in the C/W MARS Network we have hundreds of free e-books and digital audiobooks from Overdrive for you to enjoy on your computer or handheld device.
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Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg offers over 56,000 free eBooks: Choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. You will find the world’s great literature here, especially older works for which copyright has expired.
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Read.Gov
Administered by the Center for the Book, part of the Library of Congress, Read.Gov has digitized books for adults, teens and kids.
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NoveList PLUS Connect from Home
Provides in depth information on over 150,000 fiction titles including full text reviews, publication information and subject headings. This database also provides suggestions for similar titles and authors as well as guides for book discussions and more.
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What Should I Read Next?
Enter a book you like and the site will analyze our huge database of real readers’ favorite books to provide book recommendations and suggestions for what to read next.
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Whichbook
Whichbook enables millions of combinations of factors and then suggests books which most closely match your needs.
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Internet Movie Database
IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. We offer a searchable database of more than 250 million data items including more than 4 million movies, TV and entertainment programs and 8 million cast and crew members. IMDb launched online in 1990 and has been a subsidiary of Amazon.com since 1998.
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MovieLens
MovieLens is a research site run by GroupLens Research at the University of Minnesota. MovieLens uses "collaborative filtering" technology to make recommendations of movies that you might enjoy, and to help you avoid the ones that you won't. Based on your movie ratings, MovieLens generates personalized predictions for movies you haven't seen yet. MovieLens is a unique research vehicle for dozens of undergraduates and graduate students researching various aspects of personalization and filtering technologies.
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Rotten Tomatoes
As the leading online aggregator of movie and TV show reviews from critics, they provide fans with a comprehensive guide to what’s Fresh – and what’s Rotten — in theaters and at home.
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Taste
Ever met someone with a frighteningly similar taste? They discovered that this is often the best person to suggest something you might like. Your recommendations come from the collective souls of people who are oddly similar to you.
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