Readers' Corner

Book Awards

Book Sense Book of the Year Award
Booker Prize
Edgar Allan Poe Award
Hugo Award
Michael L. Printz Award
National Book Awards 1950-present
Nebula Award
New York Times® Best Sellers & Lists of Award Winning Books
Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature
Pulitzer Prize 1917-present

Book Lists

Books in Print
FictionConnection Use this online database to locate fiction suggestions based on a title that you already enjoy
Genrefluent A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction
Reader's Club An award winning book review site managed by the Charlotte & Mecklenburg County Public Library staff
ReadingGroupGuides.com online community for reading groups
Virginia Festival of the Book book recommendations
whichbook.net

JMRL Information

Book Groups: how to's and more...
Book Review Newsletters: sign-up
grow.learn.connect. JMRL Blog
JMRL Reads: A Wiki for Sharing Information about Books for Readers of All Ages
Learn More about your Favorite Author
Library Book Groups & more
Newly received items in the Library
Library Staff Book Recommendations
Ask Us About Reserving Library Materials If an item in our collection is currently checked out, ask a librarian to place a request for you. You can also place the request yourself online.

What People Are Reading

All America Reads  nationwide project to encourage reading and discussion
New York Times Best Sellers List
Oprah's Book Club
The Romance Reader

Book Reviews

Black Book Review Online
BookPage: America's Book Review  contains book reviews of the best in new books
BookWire has links to reviews from Publishers Weekly
Internet Book List  database of book summaries and reviews
Literature Resource Center: provides critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline.
New York Times Book Reviews
Proquest: newspaper database (from home)
Washington Post's Book World

Book Events

Friends of the Library Book Sale
National Book Festival (Library of Congress)
Virginia Center for the Book
Virginia Festival of the Book