WebJunction

Thank you for the link.

Our library uses NoveList. The Kansas Library Network Board provides the subscription.

I just stumbled on this blog --[url http://hiplibrariansbookblog.blogspot.com/ ]the hip librarian's book blog[/url]. While it's not an official reader's advisory database, its has that wonderful blog-style infusion of personality and individuality.

There are many contributors, so multiple voices writing heart-felt reviews and sharing their favorites, new and old. Check it out!

isn't that true for all of us!

I really love the Reader's' Cafe on the Montgomery site.

Thanks for sharing these excellent resources!

Here's a new site I saw posted on Dorothy-L this weekend:


Sterling Heights Public Library
MYSTERY Reading Suggestions
Compiled by Margaret Hanes and Mary Lou Metzger

http://www.shpl.net/mysteries.html

This site differs with Kent's kdl.org What Do I Read Next in that it is primarily for mystery series.

A nice listing of mystery series in order alphabetically by author.

I've been enjoying the daily edition of Shelf Awareness in my email for the past few weeks and thought I'd pass it on to others who may not be aware of it. You can acess the archives and/or subscribe to the daily edition at:

http://www.shelf-awareness.com/

Shelf Awareness contains "daily enlightment for the book trade". There's lots of little tidbits about what's being published, who's taling about what on TV, etc. For instance today I found out Mary Roach, author of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (a favorite of mine and bestseller to boot) has a new book called Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Norton, $24.95, 0393059626). She was on Talk of the Nation yesterday. It would have been nice to know this yesterday but still, I'm excited to hear about the book. There always seems to be some news about the opening and closing of book stores. Recently, I heard about a new mammoth book store in my area by taking the few minutes to read this newsletter.

This is a super list! adore the Ageless Love, The Sounds of Music, Over a Barrel, etc. Thanks for sharing! And how did you do that??? Put the name of the link, not the url?

Thanks Childree,

I'll give it a whirl the next time I post a link!

Saxton

One of my very favorite resources for graphic novels is http://www.noflyingnotights.com/. It has a section for gns for kids, teens, and adult/teen. The creator is knowledgable and keeps up on the industry. The reviews are nicely informative.

Sarah

If you're looking for the real name of an author you just might be able to find it at the [url http://www.myunicorn.com/pseudos.html ]Mystical Unicorn Bookstore[/url] . This one may require that you know the pseudonym but once you click on the author name you'll find alternatives and real name. I hope someone finds this useful.

Time Travel Romance Writers

http://timetravelromancewriters.com/

My thanks to David Wright, Seattle Public Library Fiction Dept.
for posting this one to another list today. It's a new one for me and I am certain I will be able to find use for it when helping patrons find new books and authors to read.

The site is quite busy and seems to contain the key elements for a good search. Author, Book Title, Scenario, Hero/heroine, Character Type, Series , Publisher, New Release There's also a section of reviews and author interviews, and forthcoming titles. You can browse by type of time travel romance by choosing your page of interest.

I was curious about the heading scenario so clicked on it with these search results:


Anthology - Time Travel
Time Travel - Future to Modern Day
Time Travel - Future to Past
Time Travel - Historical Time Period to Past
Time Travel - Modern Day to Future
Time Travel - Modern Day to Past
Time Travel - Past to Future
Time Travel - Past to Modern Day

So then I wondered where Audrey Niffenegger's wonderful time travel novel <u>The Time Traveler's Wife</u> would fall. I was easily able to do a title search. I found that scenario seemed to become theme in the results screen and that the title is considered Modern Day to Future and is linkable to other similar titles. Also included on this page were a plot summary, a place to add your own review, and a link to the publisher which could be useful for some patrons. You can then add the book to your own romance book shelf, a very user friendly feature.

A nice addition to my ever growing Readers' Advisory bookmarks!

Thanks for letting us know about these...I certainly will take a look-see over the weekend. Looking forward to BookExpo this year. I attended the last time it was in New York and got to hear a great panel discussion by 5 mystery authors, Edna Buchanan, Barry Eisler, the husband and wife writing team of Michael Baden & Linda Kenney Baden and Linda Fairstein. Introduced by M.J. Rose, this program was the best!

Add this to your list of places to search mysteries by location:

[url http://www.wheredunnit.com// ]WhereDunnit[/url]

...created by Stephanie Davies, a freelance writer

Searches can be done for USA, UK, or Europe. World locations are coming soon. The links for each bring up a map of the area, click on your location and go to a list of authors whose crime and mystery fiction take place in that locale. You can do a direct search too, just by typing your location author, title or character name into the search box at the opening screen; a useful feature if you're looking for someone or something specific. This database seems to be pretty extensive and you can email your suggestions to the coordinator. You can follow a link to purchase from Amazon but the sell is subtle. There is also a FAQ list. This is a fun and useful site.

Library Unlimited's Newsletter and RA articles have been mentioned in this forum before. What's new (June 2007) is their RA Blog at http://www.readersadvisoronline.com. In their own words the editors describe it as such "Did you know there is a free blog devoted to Reader's Advisory services and issues? A blog designed to make your life in Reader's Advisory easier? A blog for all kinds of bibliophiles, especially YOU?".
It includes a Bestseller Mashup and New This Week which will soon be combined to form Most Wanted.
Each Monday morning you'll find an RA Rundown with all the best news in one place, The Most Wanted List and Under the Radar featuring lists of notable books in varied genres.
Add lots of informative RA articles and discussions and you really can't go wrong with this one!

Other RA feeds I wouldn't want to be without to keep up with what's hot and what's not:

www.npr.org - they have one for authors and other good rss stuff including Diane Rehm

Library Journal has tons of useful RSS at this page;
http://www.libraryjournal.com/learnRSS

The ever-lovin' Smart Bitches, Trashy Books (not for the faint of heart worried about cursing)

Urban Fantasy Land
http://urbanfantasyland.wordpress.com

Buzz Girl
http://bookpagebuzz.blogspot.com

Now if I could find a good feed about Mysteries

Thanks! I will check them out!

I played with whichbook.net today a bit. I have used it in the past but somehow forgot about it so am glad you posted it to remind me.

I found titles that are readily available in my own library and others that could easily be interlibrary loaned in our state of Connecticut.

From American Libraries Direct 8/6/2008:

'Favorite online readers advisory tools
Sarah Houghton-Jan writes: “This list is of my favorite online readers advisory tools, a subject area request I get often from my fellow library staff. This a little bit longer than some lists, because there’s just too much out there that is worth looking at and I don’t want to deprive anyone of any of this wonderfulness.”...'
Librarian in Black, Aug. 1

http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/08/sarahs-referenc.html

The state of Connecticut recently had to eliminate What Do I Read Next? from the offerings on Iconn, Connecticut's reSearch Enginge. I used this resource frequently so was happy to see that individuals can take advantage of Books and Authors, GaleCengage Learning and make use of many of its resources free of charge. You can browse books by title, author, genre, and award winners. After finding a title, content includes summaries, character, genre, awards, recommended similar titles, and what best seller list it appeared on. Like many other good databases you can create reading lists, post a review, or share the title. A great resource to share with patrons or to use yourself. Registering requires, username, email, password, and zip code.
Books & Authors Complete is available by library subscription. Fuller content includes expert picks, autoritative suggestions, Who? What? Where? When?, author biographies and thousands of book reviews are some of the content. A more modern graphical interface than the old What Do I Read Next?

Marianne Goss sent me this link to a list she created of positively good reads. This type of book is requested frequently so I'm certain this list will be used again and again.

Positively Good Reads

Thanks Marianne!