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Tracy Memorial
Library

304 Main Street
New London, NH 03257
(603)526-4656

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Reading Resources

Book Group
Guides
Reading
Further
Awards
New
Hampshire

The Staff and volunteers at Tracy Memorial Library are always happy to assist you in selecting something to read, please ask for our help or consult the print and electronic materials described below


Downloadabdownloadable booksle Books are provided by TML in cooperation with the New Hampshire State Library. Audio books in WMA and MP3 formats as well as ebooks are available. For login information or instructions, please contact the library at mcm@tracylibrary.org or 526-4656.



Book Group Guides

Reading Group Guides http://www.readinggroupguides.com/
Penguin Putnam http://www.penguinputnam.com/static/html/readingguides/index.html
Random House http://www.randomhouse.com/vintage/read/
Borzoi Reader  http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/home.html
Harper Collins http://www.harpercollins.com/readers.asp


Reading Further...

Overbooked: Self-proclaimed website for “ravenous” readers. Includes reviews, links and lists galore. http://www.overbooked.org/

WhichBook.net: A new approach to selecting a book to read. A fun new way to explore book titles based on the readers’ comfort level with various aspects of reading, including violence, romance, easy or difficult reading, http://www.whichbook.net/index.jsp


Genrefluent: Hundreds of annotated titles, accessible by author and genre. Heavy emphasis on teen readers. Breakdown by Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, General Fiction, Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult. http://www.genrefluent.com/


Novelist
A reader's advisory service that provides information and resources on over 100,000 titles, 75,000 full-text reviews, and more than 36,000 subject headings to help locate the best in fiction. Access to this database is provided by NH State Library and requires a username and password. Please call, email, or visit the library and we'll be happy to provide the information you need to use this resource. You may also make an appointment to have a librarian teach you how to use Novelist.



Literary Awards

International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award An annual international award based on literary merit. Books are nominated, a short list is created and one winner is selected.

The Pulitzer Prizes Fiction and nonfiction winners make great choices for book discussions


The Booker Prize This annual award is chosen from publisher-nominated books. All entries must be full length novels written in English by a citizen of the UK, the Commonwealth, Eire, Pakistan or South Africa.


National Book Award Awarded to an American author for a book published in the current year. The award is given in October during National Book Month.


New Hampshire

New Hampshire Authors
is a listing of New Hampshire authors, both living and dead,
provided by The New Hampshire State Library provides . The list includes individuals born in NH, as well as NH transplants.

New Hampshire Center for the Book
was established to celebrate and promote reading, books, literacy, and the literary heritage of New Hampshire and to highlight the role that reading and libraries play in enriching the lives of the people of the Granite State.




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