General Book Resources

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Here is the collection of general book resource links.

Authors on Twitter
Some authors also tweet when they are not too busy writing. This is a a growing list of tweeting authors on Twitter.

Book Kahona, The
This resource provided by Ingram Books provides the most requested books in numerous categories and information about new book releases.

Book Magazine
Monthly print and online publication with articles, interviews, book reviews and other features.

BookBrowse.com
BookBrowse.com features excerpts, reviews and summaries of current books.

BookBrowser
BookBrowser offers fiction reading lists, book reviews, forthcoming titles and author information.

BookEnds
A monthly British literature magazine with book reviews, columns, bestellers, interviews and publishing news.

Booklist
The ALA's Booklist provides librarians with reviews of the latest books and electronic media. Booklist also publishes author interviews, bibliographies, book-related essays and columns.

Booknotes
A companion web site to C-SPAN's Sunday author interview series, Booknotes

BookPage
BookPage is a monthly book review publication distributed nationwide by more than 2,000 bookstores and libraries.

BookReporter.com
Comprehensive resource for book reviews, author interviews and book discussion.

Books in Print
A database of books currently in print which include biographic records, book reviews and annotations. Books in Print is a paid subscription service.

Booksonline
Online book service of the electronic telegraph (London Telegraph). Provides news, features and reviews.

BookSpot
BookSpot is a web guide that provides links and information about online book resources.

BookTalk
BookTalk contains author websites, information about agents and links to bookstores and book publishers.

BookWeb
BookWeb is the homepage of the American Booksellers Association, the non-for-profit trade organization representing independent bookstore nationwide. The site contains news, a directory of bookstores and other valuable book-related content.

Bookwire
BookWire is a comprehensive online book industry resource. BookWire's content includes book industry news, features, reviews, guides to literary events, author interviews, and links to book-related sites.

BookWire Book Resources Directory
BookWire's directory of online book resources with links and descriptions.

BookZone
BookZone provides publisher catalogs, literary links, book news, articles on the publishing business and more.

CNN Books
CNN's book resource section includes news articles, book reviews, author interviews and other features.

Coming Soon Books
Find information about future book releases.

Featured in the Media
Amazon.com section highlighting recent reviews and recommendations from major media outlets.

ForeWord Magazine
Foreward Magazine, a trade review journal for independent and university presses, provides monthly news and book reviews. Both print and online versions available.

Internet Writing Journal, The
Award-winning online monthly magazine which contains articles, author interviews and book reviews in all genres.

Jam! Books
Provides Canadian book news, book features and book reviews.

Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews, founded in 1933, reviews, two to three months pre-publication, approximately 5,000 titles - fiction, nonfiction, and children's books - per year.

Literary Market Place (LMP)
The Literary Market Place is a searchable directory of businesses in the publishing industry. LMP is a fee-based subscription service.

Los Angeles Times Books
The book section of the L.A. Times with book reviews, news, articles, first chapters and bestseller lists.

Midwest Book Review
Midwest Book Review was founded in 1980 and produces "Bookwatch", a weekly television program. The MBR website includes reviews, newsletters and web links.

MSNBC Books
MSNBC's book section includes features, news and author interviews.

n.b. New Books from The Reader's Catalog
A magazine about new books. Each issue contains listings of new titles, as well as critical reviews and feature articles.

New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
The New York Times bestselling hardcover fiction titles. Updated weekly.

New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
The New York Times bestselling hardcover nonfiction titles. Updated weekly.

New York Times: Books
The book section of the New York Times on the Web provides daily book reviews, bestseller lists, interviews, book related news, reading lists and book discussion forums.

Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly is an online and print news magazine of book publishing and bookselling. PW provides interviews with authors, publishing industry news, bestseller lists, and reviews of adult and children's books.

Readers Read
Readers Read is a book blog covering the latest book news in all book categories.

ReadersNdex.com
Provides online publisher catalogs, online reading and literature publications.

Real Books
This resource provides book reviews and author interviews from Knight Ridder newspapers.

Salon.com
Online magazine provides literary criticism, book features and interviews with high profile authors.

The Editorial Dead Zone
The Editorial Dead Zone provides information about publication closings, editorial layoffs and other editorial woes.

Times Literary Supplement, The
A weekly review of literature, scholarship and the visual and performing arts.

USAToday Books
USA Today's online book service which provides articles, reviews, bestsellers and book excerpts.

Washington Post Books
Washingtonpost.com's online book section. Contains reviews, first chapters, articles, news, events, bestsellers and additional content.

Writers Write
Information about books, writers, authors and more as well as interviews and articles.

Yahoo's Literature Links
Yahoo's categorized links to book and literature resources.