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Nonfiction Readers' Advisory Tool

The Northbrook Public Library (Illinois) http://www.northbrook.info/lib_index.php has created a chart based on Nancy Pearl's Book Lust and More Book Lust (with her permission) which lists nonfiction items by subject. Check it out!

The exact link is: http://64.27.143.5/lib_nonfiction_recommended.php
(note spaces between words are underscored.)

Best Work of American Fiction in Last 25 Years (New York Times)

"Early this year, the Book Review's editor, Sam Tanenhaus, sent out a short letter to a couple of hundred prominent writers, critics, editors and other literary sages, asking them to please identify "the single best work of American fiction published in the last 25 years." The winner was Beloved by Toni Morrison. Check out the list in this article. How many of these novels have you read?

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/books/fiction-25-years.html?ex=1149393600&en=f5fbde46f5d047a4&ei=5070

Read-A-Like List and Find a Good Book
Thanks to Susan C. and the Arlington (MA) Public Library

Readalikes, from the Anniston, AL Library:
http://www.anniston.lib.al.us/readalikes.htm
Readalike lists by author and genre

Find a Good Book, from the Hennepin County Library
All kinds of good stuff, including a "Ravenous Reader" newsletter and a staff suggestion list.
http://www.hclib.org/pub/books/FindABook.cfm

Teen Reading Resources
Thanks to FictionL, these are some young adult RA resources:
Teen Central Downers Grove Public Library (IL)
http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/teencentral/readerswriters.html
Book reviews by Teens and Teen picks.

ALA Young Adult Library Services Association
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/recreading/recommendedreading.htm
Links to booklists including "Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers"

Reading Group Guide
Discussion questions for your book group fromRandom House.
www.readinggroupguides.com

Non Fiction Titles

Here's a link to a list of Non-Fiction Titles compiled by the editors of the conservative National Review. The editors have selected the 100 Best Non-Fiction Titles of the last century (20th).

http://www.nationalreview.com/100best/100_books.html

Two New Readers Advisory Resources:
MYSTERY*FILE
The Crime Fiction Research Journal
http://www.mysteryfile.com/
Lots of book reviews, author profiles and mystery trivia. This web site recently added to the Librarians Index to the Internet

Readers Advisory Training Manual
http://www.bookbitch.com/READERS%20ADVISORY.htm
Authored by Stacy Alesi "the BookBitch". This manual was posted on FictionL. Written for librarians, it covers the basics of the readers advisory process. She also has complied some author lists by genre. Her genre lists includes: women's fiction, family saga, english mysteries, jewish life, and legal thrillers. Take a look ar her list for additional genre categories. This is a very comprehensive guide that is well worth a look!