Readers’ Advisory

  • AudioFile Magazine resource dedicated to the audiobook industry, reviews audiobooks for consumers.
  • Book Club Central from the American Library Association Book Club Central is an online resource for book clubs and readers featuring book reviews, author interviews, discussion questions, and more.
  • Book Marks book reviews and ranking from Literary Hub.
  • Booklist Online searchable book reviews from the American Library Association.
  • Bookmarks Magazine comprehensive book reviews and coverage–books by genre, web reading lists, articles on historical fiction, great mysteries, etc.
  • Booknotes for non-fiction book lovers–from C-SPAN’s author interview show.
  • BookPage online version of “America’s Book Review.”
  • Book Recommendations personalized recommendations from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
  • Books in a Series from the Monroe County Public Library in Indiana, series books written for children.
  • Children’s Book Council (CBC): Favorites Awards recommended children’s literature with titles chosen by children themselves–from the International Reading Association and the Children’s Book Council.
  • Crime Thru Time is a website dedicated to historical mysteries including information about upcoming releases, series/author book lists, timelines, and links of interest.
  • Goodreads website for readers and book recommendations- readers can track the books they’re reading, have read, and want to read.
  • LAPL Series and Sequels list of fiction books for adults that are part of a series or sequels, from the Los Angeles Public Library.
  • National Book Foundation search award-winning books from 1950 to present.
  • The New York Review of Books online version of the NYRB with a searchable archive.
  • Stop, You’re Killing Me authors and chronological lists of their titles, lists by occupation of the sleuth for mystery, crime, thriller, spy, and suspense books.
  • Teen Books and More fiction and nonfiction book reviews by teens and the library staff of the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh, also reading lists in various subjects.
  • What’s Next?: Books in a Series search series fiction by author, series, or title–from the Kent District Library.
  • What Should I Read Next?  enter a book you like and the site will analyze a database of real readers’ favorites to provide recommendations and suggestions for what to read next.
  • whichbook.net select books by mood, plot, character type, or setting, large print or audio options.
  • Young Adult Library Services Association Best Fiction for Young Adults current and past lists of books that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18.