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Books & literature - subcategories

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Whichbook
Looking for a 'Disturbing', 'Unpredictable' yet 'Optimistic' book? Or one about 'Success Against the Odds'? This site can make suggestions according to what you fancy.

If You Like...
Books (or music) in a certain style or in the style of a particular author (or composer).

Bookbrowser
Fiction reading lists, reviews and forthcoming titles, from Barnes & Noble booksellers (USA).

Bestsellers
List courtesy of the Guardian newspaper.

Borrowersrecommended
Discover 18 writers borrowed, read and loved by thousands of library readers.

Newspapers' books sections:
Independent, Daily Telegraph, Times, Guardian; Daily Mail Bookclub and Washington Post. Plus book review publications: London Review of Books and Times Literary Supplement

Book Group Online
Online forum site for readers everywhere [requires free registration to post]. Here's how it works.

Read
A great place to start to get into books and reading online.

Random House Readers' Group
News, features and an extensive list of reading guides.

Richard & Judy Book Club
Summer reads and reading notes.

Oprah Winfrey’s book club
Where Richard & Judy got the idea...

World Book Day and the National Year of Reading
2008 is a big year for reading, with events throughout the year.

Book prizes & awards
Listing of the major awards by name, linking to their official websites.

British Arts Festivals
Contains a calendar, directory and maps for over 100 arts festivals across the UK.

Gale Literary Index
Index to literary resources from academic publisher Gale. Volumes in the series Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, World Literature Criticism and many of the St. James's Press titles are available at Marylebone Information Service.

Internet for English
A 'teach-yourself' tutorial on Internet information skills for those studying English. Part of a wide range of subject-specific tutorials from the Virtual Training Suite.

Literary Criticism
Gateway to literary criticism by the Internet Public Library.

Luminarium
An anthology of Middle English, Renaissance, and 17th Century English literature, with essays and additional resources on their historical context.

Bibliomania
Full-text works by a large range of classic authors, as well as study guides.

Project Gutenberg, Online Books Page and the Bartleby Archive
Thousands of books on-line

Westminster Writers' Groups
The groups aim to encourage the work of local writers through a mutual support network.

Writers' & Artists' Yearbook
The website of the popular 'bible' for writers, with lots of free information, hints, tips and web links. Westminster Library members have access to the full text of the book - see the Key Links for details.

Contemporary writers in the UK 
A resource compiled by the British Council and Book Trust, with detailed profiles on more than a hundred modern authors - many with critical assessments.

A Celebration of Women Writers
Links to sites about women writers.

Society of Authors

Poetry Society
News and information about the national poetry scene, including links to useful websites.

Poetry Library 
Poetry news and events and a poetry enquiry service.

Poetry Archive 
Listen to poets from Abse to Yeats reading their own works.

Poetry links from BUBL

Shakespeare
The complete works online. You can search for phrases by surrounding them in inverted commas

Doollee.com  
Huge database of modern plays and playwrights, including contact details.

Intute arts & humanities: languages and literature
Scroll down the page on this site to browse resources on Languages, Literature, Historical and Cultural Studies.

Amazon UK
Reviews and rates books as well as selling them. Use Advanced Search for better search results.

Billybargain
Service comparing prices of the major Internet booksellers. Offers the track it service which keeps you informed if your chosen product drops below your specified price.

theBookGuide
Directory of second-hand & antiquarian bookdealers, book fairs & auctions in London & the UK. Also lists binders and related services.

UKBookWorld
Consortium of British second-hand bookdealers selling via the Web, maintained by The Clique, long established organisation offering services to the antiquarian book trade.

Abebooks 
Worldwide database of second hand and out of print books. Search internationally or by country.

FunTrivia literature
Vast number of quizzes on a range of literary themes, at all levels.

Literature quizzes
First lines of books in thematic groups. Test yourself!