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Books, Reading & Literature
Premium Databases
~ Selected Web Sites
Premium databases are select resources paid for by Ramsey County Library or affiliated organizations and made available to library users.
Contemporary Authors
Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.
Electronic Books
Index of records for more than 665,000 eBooks that have been cataloged by OCLC member libraries, including titles from NetLibrary & other providers.
Subscription purchased by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM)*
Literature Resource Center
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline.
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.
LitFINDER
Includes Poem Finder--the ultimate poetry reference on the Web; and Story Finder--a full-text anthology of classic and contemporary short stories, and Essay Finder--full-text essays in humanities and social sciences.
Minnesota Library Information Network (MnLINK)
Search several library catalogs and databases at once! Ramsey County Library is an official gateway library to MnLINK.
NetLibrary
Diverse collection of entire books in electronic format, also listed in the library's catalog.
Subscription purchased by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM)*
Novelist K-8 Plus
Designed especially for elementary and middle school students, NoveList K-8 Plus is an online database with fiction and nonfiction titles chosen specifically to support the school curriculum as well as the pleasure reading needs of students.
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.
Novelist Plus
NoveList Plus is a comprehensive online readers’ advisory tool. Using NoveList Plus, you can search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more.
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.
OAIster
Union catalog of digital resources, including descriptive information about each resource.
Subscription purchased by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM)*
Overdrive
Overdrive provides the ability to checkout and download Adobe EPUB and PDF eBooks.
WorldCat
Searchable catalog of books, web resources and other materials worldwide.
Subscription purchased by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM)*
ELM resources are licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations to the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning.
Selected web sites are free resources available on the Internet and selected by librarians at Ramsey County Library.
Audiofile Magazine
Audiobook reviews, recommended lists, and feature articles as well as listings for the Audies, yearly awards given to the best in audiobook and spoken word entertainment.
Project Gutenberg
Over 33,000 free ebooks downloadable to PCs, IPads, Kindles, Sony Readers and other portable devices.
Book Awards A-Z
Links to over 200 national and international book awards.
Great Books List
Collection of Great Books lists--authoritative attempts to list the group of books consistently rated as great by readers and critics down through the generations.
Pulitzer Prize winners
Complete list of Pulitzer Prize winners.
Indie Bestsellers IndieBound
Reported weekly by independent booksellers across America.
New York Times Bestseller Lists
The top bestsellers at a glance, with links to the full lists.
USA Today Bestselling Books Database
The week's 150 top selling titles in fiction and non-fiction.
Book Groups/Book Discussions
Book Club Girl
Dedicated to sharing tips, news and great books with book club and reading group members everywhere.
Oprah's Book Club and Books
Interviews, reviews, book discussions and a list of the titles from Oprah's Book Club.
Reading Group Choices
Features recommendations and guides for book groups.
Reading Group Guides
Online community for reading groups that includes reading guides and advice.
Book News
BookReporter.com
Author profiles, book reviews, feature articles, book quizzes, contests and a free weekly newsletter. Check out the Coming Soon section for info on new releases.
Publishers Weekly
News, reviews and the latest in book and publishing news.
ATN (All Together Now) Book Lists
A copious number of book lists for children, grouped by genre, theme, values and more.
Caldecott Medal Winners
Listing of Caldecott Winners, an award given to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Kids' Booklists
A group of booklists grouped by school grade (maintained by Multnomah County Library).
Lexile Framework for Reading
Search tens of thousands of titles for their Lexile measure or search by Lexile measure.
Newbery Medal Winners
Listing of the Newbery Medal award winners, an award given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
All Readers
Detailed book reviews from all genres searchable by plot, style, character, and setting.
BookBrowse
Excerpts, reviews and more from the best current books.
Book Page
Monthly publication offering interviews with favorite authors, book reviews in all categories, and book news.
BookSpot
Well-organized links to the best book reviews, reading lists, awards, news, online texts, and more.
IndieBound
Features lists of independent bookseller-recommended favorite handsells and bestseller lists. Formerly BookSense.
Library Booklists and Bibliographies
Comprehensive list of fiction and non-fiction booklists for adults, teens and children.
Morton Grove Public Library Reading Lists
Great collection of reading recommendations from the well-known online discussion group Fiction-L.
Morton Grove Public Library Websites for Book Lovers
A comprehensive, annotated list of websites related to books and reading.
Online Universities 101 Book Blogs You Need to Read
Comprehensive list of blogs devoted to books and reading.
Overbooked
Book list, author information and web links specializing in literary and genre fiction.
Histfiction.net
Guide to historical fiction, including author information, book lists and resources.
DarkEcho Horror
Articles, interviews and reviews of horror literature and dark fiction.
Monster Librarian
Reviews of horror fiction, author interviews, new releases, and horror book news.
Christian Fiction at Christianbook.com
Find Christian fiction by genre, category and authors. Includes a blog on Christian fiction.
The Christy Awards
Awards for the best in contemporary Christian fiction.
FaithfulReader.com
Interviews, excerpts, new releases, author sites, awards, and study guides for readers of inspirational fiction and non-fiction.
Literary Criticism from IPL
Contains critical and biographical web sites about authors and their works. Browse by author, title, or nationality and/or literary period.
Literary Resources on the Net
Searchable index of literary resources and organized by period and topic.
Poets.org (The Academy of American Poets)
Hundreds of full-text poems, biographies, essays and interviews about poetry, and audio clips of authors reading their work.
Movies
Based On The Book
Mid-Continent Public Library's 'Based on the Book' is a compilation of over 1,250 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures.
African-American authors
A listing of over 800 African-American authors or authors and their work.
The Mystery Reader
Thousands of book reviews in a variety of mystery subgenres, features, author interviews and much more.
Stop, You're Killing Me!
Features title lists of your favorite mystery, intrigue and suspense authors and series characters.
All About Romance
Book reviews, book lists, message boards and more for lovers of romantic fiction.
The Romance Reader
Thousands of candid book reviews for lovers of romantic fiction. Also features author interviews, news and much more.
Romantic Times Book Club
Magazine for lovers of romance, mystery & women's fiction featuring news, reviews and interviews.
Fantastic Fiction
Bibliographies, links and more for over 6,000 science fiction, fantasy and horror authors.
Locus Online
Features news, reviews, resources, and perspectives of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Includes the Locus Index to Science Fiction Awards
SF Site
Book reviews, opinion pieces, author interviews, fiction excerpts, and links to all things SF.
Juvenile Series and Sequels (Mid-Continent Public Library)
Series listings for juvenile and young adult fiction.
What's Next
List of series and sequels searchable by title, author and series (maintained by Kent District Library).
Good Reads
Members recommend books, compare what they are reading, keep track of what they've read and would like to read, form book clubs and much more.
Librarything.com
Catalog your books online. Connect with other readers for recommendations and discussion!
Western Writers of America
Includes list of Spur Award winners, author interviews and Best Westerns of the 20th Century list.
Reading Rants
Out of the ordinary booklists for teens.
Teenreads.com
Fun site for teens that includes author interviews, reading lists, contests and more.
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