Fiction and Leisure Reading

Best Sellers
Literary Awards
E-Library Reader's Resources
Popular Reading Lists
Great Reads
Book News and Reviews
Fiction: the Readers' Nook
Genre Fiction
Series


BEST SELLERS

Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/v5/content/books/hardcover.html

Macleans
http://www.macleans.ca/culture/

New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/index.html


LITERARY AWARDS

CANADIAN

Governor General’s Literary Awards
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/ggla/default.asp

Giller Prize
http://www.thegillerprize.ca/

Alberta Book Awards
http://www.bookpublishers.ab.ca/

Arthur Ellis Awards
http://crimewriterscanada.com/cwc/pages/awards.html

Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
http://www.leacock.ca/awards.html

Prix Aurora Awards
http://www.sentex.net/~dmullin/aurora/

INTERNATIONAL

Man Booker Prize
http://www.themanbookerprize.com/

Nobel Prize for Literature
http://nobelprize.org/index.html

Commonwealth Writers Prize
http://www.commonwealthwriters.com/

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
http://www.pulitzer.org/index.html

Costa Book Awards
http://www.costabookawards.com/

IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/

MORE LISTS OF LITERARY AWARDS

Novelist (Members Only)
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/e_library.htm
For awards select Best Fiction then Literary

Amazon Books – Awards
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/542942/002-9268970-8746436


E-LIBRARY READER'S RESOURCES

NoveList
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/e_library.htm
Search for novels similar to other books you have enjoyed, look for a novel about a particular theme, relationship, geographic area or period of time; includes novels for all ages

What Do I Read Next?
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/e_library.htm
Features more than 100,000 adult, young adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction recommended titles, award winners, bestsellers and librarian favorites

POPULAR READING LISTS

If You Like Fiction Lists - Christchurch City Libraries (NZ)
http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Guides/IfYouLike/
Fiction and non-fiction lists

If You Like Fiction Lists - Hennepin Public Library
http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/
Extensive fiction lists

Fiction_L Booklists - Morton Grove Public Library 
http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html
Numerous fiction lists including those by genre, setting, character and subject

Overbooked
http://www.overbooked.org/
Specializes in literary and genre fiction; includes annotated books of starred reviews and themed booklists

GREAT READS

Random House Modern Library 100 Best Books of the 20th Century: Fiction
http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html

Random House Modern Library100 Best Books of the 20th Century: Non-Fiction
http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnonfiction.html

Time Magazine All-Time 100 Novels
http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html



GENRE FICTION

 MYSTERIES, ROMANCE, ETC.

Genreflecting
http://www.genreflecting.com/index2.html
A guide to reading interests in Genre fiction


GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COMICS

ArtBomb
http://www.artbomb.net/home.jsp
Graphic novels reviews; search by title or genre

Calgary Public Library Teen Zone
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/teens/books2.htm
Recommended Books/Biblio-file/Graphic Novels and Comic Books 

HORROR

International Horror Guild
http://www.ihgonline.org/ihg.html
Current and previous award winners; links to other horror sites

MYSTERY

Cluelass.co and the Mysterious Homepage
http://www.cluelass.com/
Lists of new releases; links to authors and other mystery websites

Stop, You’re Killing Me
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/
Search by author or character; series listed

ROMANCE

All About Romance
http://www.allaboutromance.com/
Reader’s choices, sensuality ratings, reviews

SCIENCE FICTION

SF Site
http://www.sfsite.com/
Reviews and essays about science and science fiction; it also includes movie/tv reviews, new book lists

Science Fiction and Fantasy Book List Site
http://www.sfbooklist.co.uk/
Comprehensive bibliography of authors and their books; includes series



SERIES

Novelist (E-library: Fiction, Poetry and Stories)
E-Library
Series are found under the 'Search Our Database' tab



BOOK NEWS AND REVIEWS

Book reviews and related information

Meet the Author USA
http://www.meettheauthor.com/
Video clips of authors talking about their work.


E-LIBRARY

MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS

MasterFile Premier (link to E-Library)
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/e_library.htm

General Reference Center (E-Library)
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/e_library.htm


CANADIAN INFORMATION

Canadian Newsstand/ Canadian Business and Curent Affairs (link to Members Only)
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/e_library.htm

CPI.Q (E-Library)
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/e_library.htm

Canadian Literary Centre (E-Library)
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/e_library.htm

Canadian Reference Centre (E-Library)
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/e_library.htm

© Calgary Public Library. April 19, 2007