As part of a presentation I’m doing for the Biennial National Conference of Librarians Serving Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals, I have gathered together some of my favorite online RA sources. I thought I would share them here.
Keeping track of what you read:
- GoodReads https://www.goodreads.com/
- LibraryThing https://www.librarything.com/
Keeping current:
- What’s new to NLS
- Talking Book Topics (http://www.loc.gov/nls/tbt/)
- Braille Book Review (http://www.loc.gov/nls/bbr/index.html)
- Bestseller Lists
- NLS: http://www.loc.gov/nls/networkdocs/bestsellers/index.html
- NYT, LA, WaPo
- In the news
- Shelf Awareness : http://www.shelf-awareness.com/
- EarlyWord: http://www.earlyword.com/
- Coming to Theaters (or TV screens):
- Mid-Continent Public Library http://www.mymcpl.org/books-movies-music/based-book
- Galleys
- Edelweiss: http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/
- Netgalley: https://www.netgalley.com/
FAQs
Books in series:
- Author websites
- GoodReads https://www.goodreads.com/
- Fantastic Fiction : http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
- What’s Next : http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp
Can you find me a good book?
- Award lists
- Best of the year lists
- LibraryReads: http://libraryreads.org/
General RA sites
- WhichBook (http://www.openingthebook.com/whichbook/)
- All Readers (http://allreaders.com/)
- Literature Map (http://www.literature-map.com/)
- Readers Advisor Online (http://www.readersadvisoronline.com/)
- What Should I Read Next? (http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com)
- Novelist
- BookBrowse (https://www.bookbrowse.com/index.cfm)
General Fiction/Nonfiction sites
- BookRiot (http://bookriot.com/)
- The Millions (http://www.themillions.com/)
- HuffingtonPost (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/books/)
- Largehearted Boy (http://blog.largeheartedboy.com/)
Audiobook Websites:
- Audiofile http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/
- Audible http://www.audible.com/
- APA https://www.audiopub.org/
Mystery & Crime
- Stop You’re Killing Me http://stopyourekillingme.com/index.html
- Cozy Mystery List http://www.cozy-mystery.com/
- Thrilling Detective http://www.thrillingdetective.com/
- The Rap Sheet http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/
- The Criminal Element http://www.criminalelement.com/
- International Thriller Writers http://www.thebigthrill.org/
Romance
- Smart Bitches, Trashy Books http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/
- Heroes and Heartbreakers http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com/
- All About Romance http://www.likesbooks.com/
- Romantic Times Magazine http://www.rtbookreviews.com/
Science Fiction & Fantasy
- SF Signal http://www.sfsignal.com/
- com http://www.tor.com/
- Io9 http://io9.gizmodo.com/
- B&N SF&F Blog http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/
Horror
- RA For All: Horror http://raforallhorror.blogspot.com/
- Horror Writers Association http://horror.org/
- This is Horror http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/
Historical Fiction & Westerns
- Historical Novel Society https://historicalnovelsociety.org/
- Historical Novels Info http://www.historicalnovels.info/Writing-Historical-Fiction.html
- Western Fiction Review http://westernfictionreview.blogspot.com/
- Western Writers of America http://westernwriters.org/
Inspirational Fiction
- Family Fiction http://www.familyfiction.com/
- Christian Fiction (blog) http://www.christianfiction.blogspot.com/
- American Christian Fiction Writers http://www.acfw.com/
AWARDS
General Fiction/Nonfiction
- National Book Awards http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2015.html#.VwP3CxIrLdQ
- National Book Critics Awards http://bookcritics.org/awards
- Pulitzer Prize: http://www.pulitzer.org/
- Notable Books (ALA): http://www.ala.org/rusa/awards/notablebooks
Genre Fiction Awards
- The Reading List (multiple genres) http://www.ala.org/rusa/awards/readinglist
Mystery/Crime
- Edgars: http://www.theedgars.com/
- Anthonys: http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html
- Agathas: http://www.malicedomestic.org/agathaawards.html
- Thriller Awards: http://thrillerwriters.org/programs/thriller-awards/
Romance:
- RITA: https://www.rwa.org/ritaaward
- RT Awards: http://www.rtbookreviews.com/rt-awards
Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Hugos: http://www.thehugoawards.org/
- Nebulas: http://www.sfwa.org/nebula-awards/
- Locus Awards: http://www.locusmag.com/News/2015/05/2015-locus-awards-finalists/
Horror
- Bram Stoker: http://www.horror.org/awards/stokerwinnom.htm
- Shirley Jackson Award: http://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/
Historical Fiction & Western
- Walter Scott Prize: http://www.bordersbookfestival.org/walter-scott-prize
- Spur Awards: http://westernwriters.org/winners/
Inspirational Fiction
- Christy Awards: http://www.christyawards.com/ca_new/
- Carol Awards: http://www.acfw.com/carol
Audiobooks
- Audies: http://www.audiopub.org/audies-gala.asp
- Listen List: http://www.ala.org/rusa/awards/listenlist