Tracy Memorial Library

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

Books about Books

• The Readers’ Advisor’s Companion, Kenneth D. Shearer& Robert Burgin, editors. PROF/REF 028.5
• Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction, Diana Tixier Herald PROF/REF 016.813009
• Make Mine a Mystery: A Reader’s Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, Gary Warren Niebuhr PROF/REF 809.3872

Websites for Readers

• Reading Group Guides http://www.readinggroupguides.com/

• Book Publishers with Reading Group Guide websites:

• Overbooked: Self-proclaimed website for “ravenous” readers. Includes reviews, links and lists galore. http://www.overbooked.org/
• What’s Next?: An excellent guide to series order, access by author, title or series title. Not annotated. http://www.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp
• 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
• ALA Notable Books: The American Library Association selected these titles for their significant contribution to the expansion of knowledge or for the pleasure they can provide to adult readers.http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/rusanotable/thelists/notablebooks.htm
• 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/

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Novelist

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.

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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.

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NH Authors

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

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NH Center for the Book

The Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library 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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Last updated: 2/12/2008