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Katrinab: /* Blogs/Websites to Watch */

== Fiction ==

*[[Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians]]
*[http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/readalikes/index.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library] 48 popular author lists
*[http://adelsonlibrary.pbwiki.com Author & Book Readalikes and general author information wiki]

*[[Tools for reader's advisory service, formal or informal]]

== Nonfiction ==

*Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/codes/codessection/codescomm/codesreadadv/readersadvisory.htm ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page].

== Poetry ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_of_poetry Lists of Schools of Poetry] - Wikipedia entry that names like poets and links to other entries about groups of poets
*[[Poetry Read-a-likes]]
*[[Poetry Anthologies with Many Contemporary Poets]]

== Young Adult/Teen Booklists ==

*[[Books about drugs and gangs]]
*[[Gaming fiction]]

== Lists of Books ==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/%7Eamutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
*[http://www.kcls.org/pearlspicks/ Pearl's Picks] Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
*[http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1570613818-3 Book Lust] Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-1570614350-0 More Book Lust]
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-156308659x-0 Now Read This] A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/readers-advisory-service-in-public.html Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library] 2005 edition - an interview with the author
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-i-find-books-to-read-part-4.html The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction] 2001 - a review of the guide

Guides to Genre Fiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/genreflecting-guide-to-popular-reading.html Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests] - a review

Guides to Nonfiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/03/thematic-guide-to-popular-nonfiction-by.html Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction]
*[http://lu.com/showbook.cfm?isbn=9781591582830 The Real Story (Genreflecting series) edited by Sarah Statz Cords]
*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2&_pn=product_detail&_op=2343 The Readers' Advisory Guide to Non-fiction by Neal Wyatt]

New just for YA:
*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]

== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]

== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/12/ricklibrarians-books-that-matter-2007.html ricklibrarian's Books That Matter 2007]

== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
*[http://www.anobii.com Anobii] --Free personal book collection site
*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
*[http://webjunction.org/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=158&start=0 Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory] - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
*[http://blogs.multcolib.org/news/ Furthermore...Where the Headlines Take You] - Nonfiction book recommendations from Multnomah County Library
*[http://www.goodreads.com/ GoodReads] - Book recommendations come from your friends as well as other users
*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
*[http://www.librarything.com LibraryThing]- a service for people to catalog their books online and also provides a service to libraries called [http://www.librarything.com/forlibraries/ LibraryThing for Libraries] to assist readers in self discovery right in the catalog using web 2.0 technology
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
*[http://www.monsterlibrarian.com/ Monsterlibrarian] - horror book reviews written by librarians for libraries.
*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
*[http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/ Pop Goes Fiction]
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com ricklibrarian]
*[http://www.shelfari.com/ Shelfari]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/improving-model-for-interactive.html Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands] - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/look-at-63-years-of-ala-notable-books.html A Look at 63 Years of ALA Notable Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/dear-miss-breed-true-stories-of.html Dear Miss Breed] - Children's librarian Clara Breed not only recommended books, she sent them to Japanese-Americans in internment camps.
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/he-reads-she-reads-booklist-adult-books.html He Reads She Reads: The Booklist Adult Books Readers Advisory Forum]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/nancy-pearl-on-book-crush.html Nancy Pearl on Book Crush]
*[http://plablog.org/2008/03/readers-advisory-tool-kit-iii-market-driven-readers-advisory-three-more-skills-to-increase-your-effectiveness-as-an-ra-librarian.html Readers' Advisory Toolkit III]

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==Wikis for Readers Advisory==

*Booktalk Wiki at http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- Users are welcome to request access to discuss books. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.
*Check out this relatively new wiki! [http://hera.jmrl.org/wiki JMRL Reads: A Wiki for Sharing Information about Books for Readers of all Ages]
*[http://readersadvisory.wetpaint.com Readers Advisory Wiki] is an Australian wiki to help library staff develop their skills.

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