Recommending books
From Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki
[edit] Fiction
- Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians
- Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library 48 popular author lists
- Author & Book Readalikes and general author information wiki
[edit] Nonfiction
- Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page.
[edit] 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
[edit] Young Adult/Teen Booklists
[edit] Lists of Books
- Current New York Times Best Sellers
- Ebony Magazine Bookshelf
- Reading Rants for Teens
- Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists
Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
- Pearl's Picks Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
- Book Lust Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
- More Book Lust
- Now Read This A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)
Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
- Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library 2005 edition - an interview with the author
- The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction 2001 - a review of the guide
Guides to Genre Fiction
Guides to Nonfiction
- Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction
- The Real Story (Genreflecting series) edited by Sarah Statz Cords
- The Readers' Advisory Guide to Non-fiction by Neal Wyatt
New just for YA:
[edit] Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews
[edit] Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books
[edit] Overlooked Books that People Might Like
[edit] Blogs/Websites to Watch
- Anobii --Free personal book collection site
- Bookslut
- Denver Public Library: We Recommend - Staff Recommendations
- Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews
- Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
- Guys Read - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
- It's All About the Book
- MADreads Reviews from the Madison Public Library
- Maggie Reads - Make Mississippi Read
- Nonfiction Readers Anonymous
- Pop Goes Fiction
- Reader's Club Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
- ricklibrarian
- Shelfari
[edit] Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out
- A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory
- Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
- Pushing Books Successfully
- Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries
- Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library
- A Look at 63 Years of ALA Notable Books
- Dear Miss Breed - Children's librarian Clara Breed not only recommended books, she sent them to Japanese-Americans in internment camps.
- He Reads She Reads: The Booklist Adult Books Readers Advisory Forum
- Nancy Pearl on Book Crush
- Readers' Advisory Toolkit III
[edit] 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! JMRL Reads: A Wiki for Sharing Information about Books for Readers of all Ages
- Readers Advisory Wiki is an Australian wiki to help library staff develop their skills.
