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English and Literature

General

                        Book Recommendations and Reviews

Bookstores Online (new and used) and Book Search

Censorship

Library Discussion Boards

Library Reader Advisory and Informational / Suggestion Sites

Online Book Clubs and Online Reading Groups

Quotes

Literature

 

Writing

            Creative Writing

            General Writing Skills, Handbooks and Guides

            Online Publishing, self-published fiction, articles, etc.

GENERAL

            English Companion http://www.englishcompanion.com/index.html

            Landmarks for School – links to teaching and learning resources on the Net and valuable Web tools.”  http://www.landmark-project.com/index.php

            Librarians’ Resources – St. Ambrose University http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Librarians/censor.htm

Marvel Comics http://www.marvel.com/

            San Antonio College Literature Web http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/bailey/litindex.htm

            Yale University Library English Language and Literature Resource Guide http://www.library.yale.edu/humanities/english/18eng.html

           

 

Literature

          Books Online

Ethnic / Region Specific

General

Gothic

Restoration

Shakespeare

 

 

Ø      Books Online

§         Bartleby.com “The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse” http://www.bartleby.com/

§         Project Gutenberg A library of 17000 free ebooks whose copyright has expired in the USA.  http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

§         Read Books Online http://www.readbookonline.net/shortStory/

 

Ø      Ethnic / Region Specific

o       Kentucky Authors

·        EKU’s KYLit Site, highlighting Kentucky Authors http://www.english.eku.edu/SERVICES/KYLIT/

·        KCTE Literary Map http://www.kcte.org/map/index.html

·        Kentucky Authors and Kentucky in Literature http://louisville.edu/~easchn01/kentucky/1lite.html

·        Kentucky Literary News http://windpub.com/current.htm

o       Slavic, East European, and Former USSR Resources http://learning.lib.vt.edu/slav/lit_authors_russian.html

 

Ø      General

§         ENotes – Internet version of Cliffs Notes – type guides and lesson plans http://www.enotes.com/

§         Florida Smart http://www.floridasmart.com/subjects/langarts_literature.htm

§         Literary Encyclopedia http://www.litencyc.com/

§         Literature Network, The http://www.online-literature.com/

§         Literary Resources on the Internet http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/

§         Mystery Writers of America http://www.mysterywriters.org/?q=Home

§         Vanderbilt University Literary Index http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/english/flackcj/LitIndex.html

§         Yahoo Directory – Literature http://uk.dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/

 

Ø      Gothic

§         The Literary Gothic, the web's premier guide to Gothic fiction and all Gothic-tradition literature written prior to 1950 http://www.litgothic.com/index_fl.html

§         Zittaw Press http://www.zittaw.com/gothicliterature.htm

 

Ø      Restoration

§         Luminarium: Restoration and 18th Century http://www.luminarium.org/eightlit/

 

 

Ø      Shakespeare

§         Shakespeare Index: AbsoluteShakespeare http://absoluteshakespeare.com/index.htm

§         Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/

§         Shakespeare, Comprehensive Index http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/

§         Shakespeare Resource Center http://www.bardweb.net/index.html

 

 

Ø     General

o       Book Recommendations, Booklists and Reviews

o       Bookstores Online (new and used) and Book Search

o       Censorship

o       Internet Book Discussion Resources

o       Library Reader Advisory and Informational / Suggestion Sites

o       Online Book Clubs and Online Reading Groups

o       Quotes

o       Reading Group Guides

 

 

o       Book Recommendations, Booklists and Reviews

o       Library Reader Advisory and Informational / Suggestion Sites

 

§         Association of American Publishers http://www.publishers.org/

§         Award-winning children’s literature http://www.dawcl.com/introduction.html

§         Booklist Online: Book Reviews from the American Library Association

·        http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=home

§         Booklists http://www.englishcompanion.com/Readings/booklists/booklists.html

§         BookWire http://www.bookwire.com/

§         Classical Bookworm http://arb0rv1tae.typepad.com/bookworm/books_on_film/index.html

§         EcoFiction http://www.csuchico.edu/library/new/index_sustain.htm

§         Graphic Novel Review http://www.graphicnovelreview.com/?cat=5

§         Graphic Novel Trade Paperback List http://tplist.millarworld.net/index2.html

§         HarperCollins.com http://www.harpercollins.com/Book/Browse.aspx

§         Historical Fiction Network http://www.histfiction.net/

§         Historical Novel Society, inc. juvenile http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org/

§         Horror Writers Association http://www.horror.org/

§         Lazy Readers’ Book Club http://www.lazyreaders.com/

§         Library Booklists http://librarybooklists.org/fiction/adult/humour.htm

§         LibraryJournal.com blog http://bookblog.libraryjournal.com/blog/category/readers-advisory/

§         LibraryThing: “world’s largest book club” and cataloger ;) http://www.librarything.com/

§         Libraries Unlimited http://lu.com/ranews/june2005/orr.cfm

§         Literary Times http://www.tlt.com/

§         Michigan City Public Library http://www.mclib.org/booklistshumor.htm

§         Mid-Continent Public Library http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/

§         Mystery Reader, The http://www.themysteryreader.com/

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

·        http://www.hawes.com/2008/2008.htm

·        http://www.pcpls.lib.in.us/Good_Reads/nyt_bestseller.htm

·        http://www.youseemore.com/rowanplint/hotpicks.asp?l=nytimes&n=New+York+Times+Bestsellers

·        http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080420/FEATURES0202/804200457

§         Ontario Library Services http://www.library.on.ca/links/clearinghouse/publicservices/readersadvisory.htm

§         Oprah Winfrey’s Book Picks – Annotated, User Friendly http://www.powells.com/prizes/oprah.html

§         Overbooked: “resource for readers- providing timely information about fiction (all genres) and readable nonfiction” http://www.overbooked.org/

§         Paranormal Romance http://www.paranormalromancewriters.com/

§         Quality Children’s Fiction http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/reading/li1lk24.htm

§         RandomHouse.com http://www.randomhouse.biz/libraries/

§         Readers’ Advisory Knapsack http://raknapsack.wordpress.com/category/booklists/

§         Reader's Advisory Online Resources

§         Readers’ Advisory Virtual Desk http://myweb.usf.edu/~mstepane/ravd/

§         Richland Library Book Buzz http://www.richland.lib.sc.us/bookbuzz/nyt_fiction.cfm

§         Science Fiction & Fantasy Net http://www.sff.net/featuredesk/index.asp

§         Swiss Army Librarian http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2007/08/14/readers-advisory-ideas

§         Ultimate Science Fiction Web Guide http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateSF/SF-Index.html

§         Webrary.org – Morton Grove Public Library http://www.webrary.org/ref/weblinksmenu.html

§         Western Writers of America http://www.westernwriters.org/

§         What Should I Read Next? http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/search

 

o       Censorship

§         ALA’s Challenged and Banned Books http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/challengedbanned/challengedbanned.cfm

§         Banned Book and Censorship Resources http://georgesuttle.com/censorship/censors-all.shtml

§         Banned Books Online http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/banned-books.html

§         Books A-Z       http://www.booksatoz.com/censorship/quote.htm

§         DeleteCensorship.org http://deletecensorship.org/resources.html

§         First Amendment Center http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/speech/libraries/topic.aspx?topic=banned_books

§         Freedom to Read Blog (& resources) http://pelhamlibrary.blogspot.com/2007/10/great-censorship-site.html

§         National Coalition Against Censorship http://www.ncac.org/literature/bookcensorshiptoolkit.cfm

§         Prison Book Program http://www.prisonbookprogram.org/censorship.html

§         Spokane Community College http://www.scc.spokane.edu/?librscensor

§         St. Ambrose University http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/censor.htm

§         Santa Monica College http://library.smc.edu/research/topics/censorship.htm

 

o       Library Discussion Boards

§         ALA Discussion Board / Electronic Discussion List Archives http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscnews/alscdisclist/edlarchives.cfm

 

o       Online Book Clubs and Online Reading Groups

§         AOL Book Discussion Boards http://messageboards.aol.com/aol/en_us/boards.php?boardId=190744&func=2&channel=Books

§         B&N Book Clubs http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/bn/

§          Book-Clubs-Resource.com “a complete guide to book clubs and reading groups” http://www.book-clubs-resource.com/

§          Book Nuts – Book Club for Kids http://www.booknutsreadingclub.com/index.html

§         BookTalk.org: “an online reading group dedicated to quality books, good people and great conversations”  http://www.booktalk.org/

§         Boston Globe Discussion Boards http://boards.boston.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=bc-books

§         Comic Book Resources Forum http://forums.comicbookresources.com/index.php

§         Dear Reader.com: Book Clubs Online http://www.dearreader.com/

§         Doubleday Book Club http://www.doubledaybookclub.com

§         Fiction Readers http://fictionreaders.gather.com/

§         iVillage Discussion Boards http://entertainment.ivillage.com/messageboards#79ff4z8t

§         Oprah’s Book Club

§         Reading Group Guides: online community for reading groups http://www.readinggroupguides.com/content/index.asp

§         Simon Says – Simon and Schuster Discussion Boards http://bbs.simonsays.com/

§         USA Today Book Club http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/book-club-index.htm

 

o       Internet Book Discussion Resources

§         Bookspot resources for new and established groups with links to reviews, authors, reading lists, online discussions and more
Baltimore County Public Library links to book reviews, reading groups and authors
Seattle Public Library advice and how to's for starting a book club and recommended reading lists
Great Books features books in the Great Books Reading Series
Rochester Hills Public Library Readers' Services Page includes reviews, reading lists and reading groups
Overbooked includes reviews, author and publisher information, and annotated reading lists

 

o       Reading Group Guides

§         Amazon.com Reading Group Guides alphabetical title list of both fiction and non-fiction books with discussion questions
BookBrowse reading guides and information and advice for groups
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Reading Group Guides
Oprah's Book Club  discussion questions and author information for past and current selections
SparkNotes includes study questions for 270 titles, many classics and some poetry
Reading Group Choices alphabetical list of fiction and non-fiction titles with discussion guides
ReadingGroup Guides over 1,700 discussion guides as well as advice, ideas and a monthly newsletter
Thinking Out Loud discussion guides for titles of fiction and non-fiction prepared by the Morton Grove Public Library staff
HarperCollins Publishers
Houghton Mifflin Reading Group Guides
W.W. Norton Reading Group Guides
Penguin Putnam Reading Group Guides
Picador USA  Reading Group Guides
Random House Reading Group Guides includes Ballantine, Doubleday, Knopf and Vintage divisions of Random House
Simon & Schuster
St. Martin's Press  

 

o       Quotes

§         ThinkExist http://en.thinkexist.com/

§         Quoteland

§         Quotation Center

§         Bartlett's Quotations

§         LitQuotes

 

o       Bookstores Online (new and used) and Book Search

§         AllBookstores.com (compares online bookstores) http://www.allbookstores.com/

§         Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/

§         Barnes and Noble.com http://www.barnesandnoble.com/index.asp?r=1&popup=0

§         Biblio.com http://www.biblio.com/

§         BooksAMillion.com http://www.booksamillion.com/ncom/books?ad=OVBKSKEYW

§         BookFinder.com http://www.bookfinder.com

§         Ebay’s half.com http://www.half.com

§         Google Book Search http://books.google.com/

§         Joseph Beth Booksellers http://www.josephbeth.com/

§         Powell’s Books http://www.powells.com/

Ø     Writing

o       Creative Writing

o       General Writing Skills, Handbooks and Guides

o       Online Publishing, self-published fiction, articles, etc.

 

Ø      Creative Writing

o       http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/273372

o       http://www.fictionfactor.com/

o       http://www.writing-world.com/fiction/index.shtml

o       http://fictionwriting.bellaonline.com/Site.asp

o       http://writingfiction.suite101.com/

o       http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/English/Reading_and_Writing/Creative_Writing.html

o       http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative/shortstory/index.html

o       Voice of the Shuttle http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2742

o       The Writer’s Block http://www.sff.net/people/LisaRC/

o       http://www.ebookcrossroads.com/romance-writing.html

o       Romance Writing Contests http://www.charlottedillon.com/RWA-Contests.html

 

Ø      General Writing Skills, Handbooks and Guides

o       Bedfords Citation Guide http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html

o       Duke Universities Library citation guide http://library.duke.edu/research/citing/workscited/

o       Grammar Quizzes and Practice Sites

§         http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

§         http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/preview/harcourt_language/grammar_park.html (for grades 3-5)

§         http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html (elementary)

§         http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/Gram.htm

§         http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/

§         http://www.chompchomp.com/

§         http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/index.html

§         http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/grammar_games_index_page01.html

o       OWLs – Online Writing Labs / Centers

§         Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/09/

§         Writers’ Garden http://www.cyberlyber.com/writing_centers_list.htm

o       Son of Citation Machine – Creates Works Cited Pages http://citationmachine.net/index.php?page=about

o       Spelling Practice and Games

§         http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/harcourt_brace_spelling.html

§         http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/spelling.htm

§         http://www.gamequarium.com/spelling.html

§         http://www.kidsspell.com/

o       WKU’s Style / Citation Guides http://www.wku.edu/Library/dlps/guides/stylwrit.htm

o       Writing Help and Handouts http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/index.html

 

Ø      Online Publishing, self-published fiction, articles, etc.

o       http://www.fictioncentral.net/