This reformatting of the new books and media page offers several pluses--

• By clicking on the Bookletters page for each category, you will see expanded information
  about each title,
• Some titles will have extra "goodies," such as C-Span book discussions, viewable pages from
  books, even film trailers from some of the DVDs we've purchased, and
• Links for each title taking you to our catalog to see if the item is currently available.
   

Bookletters Newsletters
You can subscribe to these book-related newsletters and receive them in your e-mail monthly. The books featured may not be owned at this library, but we encourage you to request titles in which you are interested.
 

Award Winners & Best Sellers

Helpful Sites About Books

What's Next?
Search for the next book in that series you love.  Includes mysteries, romances, sci fi, and more.

New York Times Bestsellers Lists

Novelist  (ask a librarian for user ID & password info)
Extensive database for adults and juveniles about fiction

Bookwire
Links to bestseller lists, authors, publishers homepages, book reviews, authors, etc.

Bookbrowse
Book excerpts, reviews, reading guides, author interviews, bestsellers, author's first books, publishing
news, etc.

CNN Author Interviews
  
CNN: First Chapters of New Books
  
Novel Guide
Classic and contemporary literature with chapter summaries, character profiles, and themes for
over 60 works. Includes biographies, metaphor analysis, and top quotes.

Bibliomania
Includes fully searchable, full-text editions of classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, short
stories, and even a few reference titles. The complete plays of Shakespeare are featured. Book
summaries and study guides.

Page By Page Books
Read hundreds of classics online. Select books by author or title. Includes many Presidential Inaugural
 Addresses.

The Online Books Page
Links to more than 13,000 books online; search by author, title and call number/subject.

Online Literary Criticism
From the Internet Public Library, links to more than 4,400 critical and biographical sites. Browse by
author, title, nationality or literary period.

Critical Reading: A Guide
Basic guide to analyzing literature. Covers topics like genre, setting, plot literary forms, etc.

New York Review of Books
A collection of thoughtful, in-depth book reviews and essays. Also includes reviews and criticism
of the arts, theater, music, and film from a host of excellent writers.

The Mystery Reader
Original book reviews, ratings, author interviews and more for mystery enthusiasts, including classic
whodunits, thrillers, espionage, and private eyes.

Science Fiction and Fantasy World
Book reviews, discussion forums, author information and interviews, book excerpts and synopses.

The Romance Reader
Thousands of book reviews, author interviews, new releases, author freebies, etc. for romance
enthusiasts.

Poets and Writers Online
The online version of the Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers contains almost 4,000 names and addresses (including e-mail, if available) of writers. Links for professional and amateur writers.