Internet Resources - Authors

Databases

• BookFlix
  Outside the Library: BookFlix Access from Home
  Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource for children in grades PreK-3. It pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks (some in Spanish). It includes read-aloud supports so students can hear each book narrated and also hear definitions of key words. Specifically created to support non-, beginning and reluctant readers.
  Browse related subjects: Audio Books, Authors, Children's Literature, Education, Games, Spanish Language
• Books and Authors
  Search by author, title, series, awards and other criteria. An "if you like" search connects readers to themes and genres. Also includes author information, themes and origins, ideal for reading groups and book clubs.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Literary Criticism, Literature
• Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
  Use this database to find a good book to read and to find lists of award winning titles. See also the Children's Literature homepage for monthly features and author/illustrator interviews.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Children's Literature
• Literature Resources (Gale)
  Literature criticism, biographies, work and topic overviews, reviews, and full text of many literary works--all searchable at the same time and returned in lists organized according to the type of research needs they serve.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Literary Criticism, Literature, Poetry
• Novelist
  Assists readers in finding new authors and titles. Find the order of titles written in a series.
  Browse related subjects: Authors
• Novelist K-8
  Assists readers of children's literature in finding new authors and titles. Find the order of titles written in a series.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Children's Literature

Recommended Websites

• a.k.a. Also Known As
  Author pseudonyms, aliases, nicknames, maiden names, pen names, etc.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Indexes, Literature
• Baen Books
  This science fiction and fantasy publisher is making some of its titles available digitally, including some by well-known authors. About 120 titles are currently available, and new ones are being added regularly. These books can be saved to a PC or sent directly to a Kindle.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Literature
• Free-eBooks.net
  Standard memberships are free and offer unlimited access to e-books in HTML format and access to five e-books every month in PDF or TXT formats. Free-eBooks.net is maintained by a group of bibliophiles whose mission is to promote literacy and share their authors' messages with the world. Titles include fiction, nonfiction, business, and lifestyle; all are by lesser-known authors.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Literature
• Internet Public Library Literary Criticism Collection
  Critical and biographical websites about authors and their works.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Literary Criticism, Literature
• LifeQuotesLib.com
  A library of quotations, where you can find more than more than 36,000 quotations from over 6,000 famous people. Read the most brilliant and smartest things ever said.
  Browse related subjects: Actors, Authors, Literature, People, Quotations
• LitLinks
  A guide to the best literary sites online for both classic and contemporary authors.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Literary Criticism, Literature
• Munseys
  Munseys offers 20,000 titles in twelve formats. Titles can be found by searching author, title, or tags, and browsing is available in thirty-nine different categories. Tip: when downloading a title, first click "Select One" to choose the desired format, then click "download."
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Literature
• Reader's Circle
  Reader's Circle is a book club networking site serving the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand with listings for local groups, author events, and phone chats. Searching the directory of listings for book clubs and reader's circles is free but requires registration. This resource also offers 189 authors who are available for over-the-phone visits with groups that have selected their book.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Directories, Literature
• Reading Group Choices
  Reading Group Choices selects books and suggests discussion topics for reading groups.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Literary Criticism, Literature
• Short Story America
  A free home for readers and writers of short stories--a new short story is published every Friday. The mission of the site is "to bring the short story back into the mainstream of American culture, to bring the short story author back to prominence in American literature, and to enhance American students' awareness and education in the art and value of the short story."
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Literary Criticism, Literature
• The Watch (Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright Holders) File
  Find contact information for the copyright holders of authors and artists whose works can be found in libraries and archives across North America and the United Kingdom.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Copyright, Law
• What's Next Database
  Kent District Library maintains this excellent database that helps search series fiction. It is searchable by book title, series title or author title.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Children's Literature, Literature

Local Links

• Reader's Link
  Uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. Compiled by SCPL librarians.
  Browse related subjects: Authors, Literary Criticism, Literature