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Book Lists

Book Lists
A Guy's Booklist - Selections from a longtime Northfield men's bookgroup.

ALA Notable Book List - Created by the American Library Association.

Award Winning Fiction - Pultizer Prize, National Book Critics Award Circle, Minnesota Book Awards, Booker Awards, Pen/Faulkner Awards, and National Book Awards.

Flights of Fantasy - A Fantasy and Science Fiction Book List.

Fiction_L -  Book lists for every kind of genre imaginable.

Oprah's Book List - Selections from Oprah's Book Club Books.


Links for Book Recommendations

Earlyword - Lists books to be published within the next week and near future.

Fantastic Fiction - bestselling author bibliographies with all the latest books, covers and illustrations.  Find out what your favorite author likes to read.

The Library Thing -  A cataloging and social networking site for book lovers.

LitLovers.com - Information on finding a book, finding a review, finding a discussion guide, taking a course, whipping of book-related recipes, starting a book club - for kids and adults. Designed with Book Clubs in mind.

Reader's Advisory Online Blog - Check out the "Most Wanted Mash-up" on this page.

Talking Volumes - Talking Volumes is a partnership of Minnesota Public Radio and the The Star Tribune, in collaboration with The Loft Literary Center spotlighting books with feature articles, live broadcasts with the author, in-person readings and discussions, and more

Read A-Likes

If you like Jane Austen, try Joan Aiken, Charlotte Bronte, Georgette Heyer, Patrick O'Brian, or Elinor Lipman.

Tracy Chevalier: Susan Vreeland, Harriet Scott Chessman, Margaret Forster, Sarah Dunant, or Penelope Fitzgerald.

Patricia Cornwell: Kathy Riechs, Edna Bucheman, Suzanne Chazin, Linda Fairstein, or Sarah Lovetts.

Janet Evanovich:Nancy Bartholomew, Sarah Strohmeyer, Anthony Bruno, Marne Davis Kellogg, or Jennifer Crusie.

John Grisham: Scott Turow's, Steve Martini,  Lisa Scottoline, Brad Meltzer, David Baldacci, or Stuart Woods.

Stephen King: Douglas J. Preston, Lincoln Child, Dean R. Koontz, Peter Straub, Dan Simmons, Ray Bradbury, Orson Scott Card, or Robert R. McCammon.

Henning Mankell: Ian Rankin, Arnaldur Indridason, Jo Nesbo, Hakan Nesser, or John Le Carré.

Jodi Picoult: Chris Bohjalian, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Luanne Rice, Ann Hood, or Sue Miller.

John Sandford: Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, David L. Lindsey, John Dunning, or Thomas Perry.

Nicholas Sparks: Emily Grayson, James Michael Pratt, Richard Paul Evans, Lynne Hinton, or K.C. McKinnon.