Finding Your Next Favorite Book

Submitted by Tara on July 26, 2010 - 9:32pm

Looking for something great to read? Need to know what title is next in a series? Where do you look for reviews and author information for your next book group title? Visit us at Ross Cherry Creek Branch Library, Wednesday July 28 at noon for a tour of the library database Novelist.

Novelist is just one of the amazing databases that the library makes available free with your library card. I love helping book club members find that next great title, as well as find supplemental information that takes the conversation deeper when they meet. From suggesting read-a-likes, providing important plot and character information, and especially top-notch discussion guides; Novelist is a readers' best friend!

In addition to this great resource, the library has books to help you find your next favorite title!

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die edited by Peter Boxall
What Should I Read Next? edited by Jessica R. Feldman and Robert Stilling
Book Smart: Your Essential Reading List for Becoming a Literary Genius in 365 Days by Jane Mallison
Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits by Jack Murnighan
Book Lust by Nancy Pearl
The Joy of Reading: A Passionate Guide to 189 of the World's Best Authors and their Works by Charles Van Doren

How do you find your next book? Do you ask your friends? Have a list a mile long? Many people call after hearing a segment on NPR, reading a review in the New York Times or even seeing it on the shelf at the Tattered Cover!