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Tracy
Memorial
Library
304 Main Street
New London, NH 03257
(603)526-4656
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Reading Resources
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
Downloadab le 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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