New Fiction

Books in the Media

Reading Recommendations

  • NoveListPlus
    • Available to Central and City Branch Library Patrons
    • 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.