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*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
 
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
 
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
 
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
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*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
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*[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]
 
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]
  
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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/03/thematic-guide-to-popular-nonfiction-by.html Thematic Guide to Popular 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://lu.com/showbook.cfm?isbn=9781591582830 The Real Story (Genreflecting series) edited by Sarah Statz Cords]
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*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2
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*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2&_pn=product_detail&_op=2343 The Readers' Advisory Guide to Non-fiction by Neal Wyatt]
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New just for YA:
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*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]
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== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
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*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]
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== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
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*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]
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== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==
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*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]
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== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
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*[http://www.anobii.com Anobii] --Free personal book collection site
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*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
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*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
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*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
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*[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
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*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
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*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
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*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
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*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
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*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
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*[http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/ Pop Goes Fiction]
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*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com ricklibrarian]
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*[http://www.shelfari.com/ Shelfari]
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== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
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*[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
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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]
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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/look-at-63-years-of-ala-notable-books.html A Look at 63 Years of ALA Notable Books]
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*[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.
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*[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]
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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/nancy-pearl-on-book-crush.html Nancy Pearl on Book Crush]
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[[Category:Readers' Advisory]][[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Revision as of 15:15, 1 September 2007

Contents

Fiction

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.

Poetry

Young Adult/Teen Booklists



  • Wiki for http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- password: booktalk. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

Lists of Books

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:

Guides to Genre Fiction

Guides to Nonfiction

New just for YA:

Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews

Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books

Overlooked Books that People Might Like

Blogs/Websites to Watch

Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out

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