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Here's a new site for me that I just had to share. Visit [url http://www.cozylibrary.com ]Cozy Library[/url] to read Diana and The Cozy Librarians take on the book scene. The owner describes it as "a place for readers to connect with authors they might not have read ... and to learn more about their favorite authors. The only authors featured here are those whose books our "Cozy Librarians" have read and reviewed positively."
The site is chock full of book reviews, book news, book lists, links to blogs, monthly contests and give-aways and hosts a really excellent archived newsletter called <u>The Cozy Times</u>. I immediately signed up for the newsletter and have been enjoying reading the archives. The reviews can be searched by author, fiction or non-fiction, mystery or not quite cozy. There also are more than 275 links to author websites.
Diana and her cozies have lots of enthusiam and lots to share with the reading community. Take a look!

You're welcome. Please post a favorite of yours....

I'm with you. I need to purchase science fiction for our adult collection but I do not read it. I often feel inadequate when trying to choose titles. I believe our science fiction collection is sadly lacking and I have been making an effort to beef it up. So many science fiction novels are series and I am reluctant to commit to a multi-series run when I am not certain if it is a good addition to our collection. So what to do?

Here are some suggestions of places to start selection and review of science fiction:


[url http://www.sfwa.org/awards ]Nebula Awards[/url]

from the SFWA website:
“At its annual awards banquet SFWA presents the Nebula Awards® for best fiction in several categories and the Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book. SFWA also bestows the title Damon Knight Grand Master for lifetime achievement in science fiction or fantasy.” The Nebula Awards® are chosen by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) in the following categories: Novel, Novella, Novellette, Short Story, and Script. Listed below are the past winners in the Novel category.

“The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) has created a new literary award to recognize outstanding science fiction and fantasy novels that are written for the young adult market. The award has been named in honor of Andre Norton, a SFWA Grand Master and author of more than 100 novels, including the acclaimed Witch World series, many of them for young adult readers. Ms. Norton's work has influenced generations of young people, creating new fans of the fantasy and science fiction genres and setting the standard for excellence in fantasy writing.”

[url http://www.wsfs.org/hugos.html ]Hugo Awards[/url]

The Hugo Award was named in honor of Hugo Gerrnsback, "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction," as he was described in a special award given to him in 1960. The Hugo Award, also known as the Science Fiction chievement Award, is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS).

Diana Tixier Herald author of Fluent in Fantasy and co-author of Strictly Science Fiction has wonderful werbpage:

http://www.sff.net/people/dherald/

consisting of links for science fiction and fantasy reviews, a definition of science ficiton, and lots more.

A general search for science fiction at The Internet Public Library retuned 329 hits alone for the subject along with countless hits for associations, magazines, and newspapers


[url http://www.locusmag.com/ ]Lous Online[/url]
publishes news, reviews, year in review coverage, booklists, etc. in regards to sci-fi genre

[url http://www.tangentonline.com/ ]Tangent Short Ficiton Review[/url]
reviewing science fiction and fantasy since1993

Book Resources:

<u>Encyclopedia of Science Fiction</u> (Clute & Nicholls)
a correction list with of this encyclopedia provides lots of info online available at http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/SF-Archives/Misc/sfec.html

<u>Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction</u> 5th edition, Libraries Unlimited 2004.

<u>The science fiction and fantasy readers' advisory : the librarian's guide to cyborgs, aliens, and sorcerers</u> / Derek M. Buker. ALA, 2002.

<u>Strictly science fiction : a guide to reading interests</u> / Diana Tixier Herald, Bonnie Kunzel., Libraries Unlimited, 2002.

<u>What do I Read Next?</u>, 2006, A Reader's Guide to Current Genre Fiction, Neil Barron, Gale Group, 2006.

I hope some science fiction fans will share their most used resources too!