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Books in the Media

      • Overview of talked-about books and authors
      • Weekly update provides descriptions of recent TV and radio appearances by authors and their recently released books
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Reading Recommendations

  • NoveListPlus 
    • Available to Central & City Branch Library Patrons [Available to All OCPL patrons beginning Oct. 1, 2016]
    • Provides read-alikes, book reviews, and much more. 
    • Covers more than 120,000 adult, teen and children’s fiction titles.
  • BookBrowse.com
    • Read excerpts of best selling books and many of the best new fiction and non-fiction titles.
    • Plus author bios, interviews, reading guides, and more.
    • Requires OCPL library card number and PIN for access
  • Goodreads
    • Social media for readers: keep track of what you've read and what you'd like to read, share book recommendations, join book clubs, and answer trivia.
  • What's Next
    • Find out what books are in a series.
    • Maintained by the Kent District Library in Michigan, lets you search by author, title, or genre.
  • Encyclopedia of Fantasy
    • The digital version of the Encyclopedia of Fantasy.
  • The SF Site: The Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy
    • Book reviews, opinion pieces, author interviews, fiction excerpts, reading lists and a variety of other features.

Book Club Resources

See OCPL's Book Club page for information on starting a book club, or borrowing OCPL's book club kits.