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Arts and Letters Daily

a literary compendium of articles on “philosophy, aesthetics, literature, language, ideas, criticism, culture, history, music, art trends, breakthroughs, disputes, and gossip”.

Type:Website

Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for C...

Provides information about books centered on Latino people and culture.

Type:Website

Book Crossing

A unique book-sharing website with members in over 130 countries that allows you to register any book you own and track its journey as you (and others) pass it on to other readers.

Type:Website

Book Index with Reviews

Easily locate information on over 3.8 million book titles including large print & books on tape. Fiction and non-fiction titles in all genres. Full text searchable reviews from Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, CHOICE, and others.

Type:Database

Bookbrowse

Read excerpts of books for yourself. Also included are reviews, reading lists, and interviews with authors.

Type:Website

Booker Prize

Type:Website

Bookforum

Type:Website

Booklist Center: The World’s Largest Collection of Book...

Includes lists prepared by authorities in dozens of fields as well as comprehensive listings of award winning books complete from the first year of the award to the present.

Type:Website

BookpageOnline

Online version of a monthly book review publication. Includes an archive of previous issues.

Type:Website

Books and Authors

Books and Authors For librarians and readers of all ages Comprehensive reference database for locating reviews of books, periodicals, books-on-tape and electronic media.

Type:Database

BookSprouts

This free online community of booklovers allows you to create an electronic "bookshelf" to organize books that you want to read, books you have read, and books that you would like to nominate and choose for a book club. Also, find book clubs by book, subject, author, or geographic location. Start your own book club, be the leader, invite your friends, choose a book, and share your reading experiences.

Type:Database

Bram Stoker Awards

Type:Website

Chicago Tribune Books

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Costa Book Awards

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Edgar Allan Poe Award

Type:Website