Other Reading Resources
Local Literary Resources
Book Clubs
See OCPL's wide variety of book clubs at various locations
Books End
Local bookstore specializing in used, out-of-print, and rare books. They have a searchable online catalog.
CNY Reads One Book
The CNY Reads Consortium chooses one book each year for the Community Reads program. Check in with what we're reading now, and get involved!
Downtown Writer's Center
A program of the YMCA of Greater Syracuse.
Reading Group Guides
Book Club Central
Tools for book groups: hundreds of reading guides, recommendations for discussion books, advice for starting and maintaining a book club, plus interviews and Q & As from other book clubs.
Reading Group Choices
Discussion guides and recommendations for reading groups.
Additional Literary Resources
BookBrowse
An online magazine for booklovers - including reviews, previews, "behind the book" backstories, author interviews, reading guides, and much more.
NoveListPlus
Database covering more than 120,000 adult, teen and children’s fiction and non-fiction titles. Provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, hundreds of theme-oriented book lists for readers at all grade levels, award-winning and recommended titles, read-alikes, book reviews and much more.
IndieBound.com
Shop online at your favorite independent bookstore.
LibriVox
Free downloadable audiobooks. LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and release the audio files back onto the net.
The Modern Library "100 Best"
The best 20th century nonfiction and fiction published in the English language, as voted on by Modern Library readers.
New York State Literary Tree
A directory of literature resources in New York State.
Project Gutenberg
An extensive collection of free eBooks, available in several formats.