BOOK REVIEWS / BEST-SELLERS / AWARD-WINNERS
Adult Books
Multiple and General Lists
- The Book Sense Besteller Lists
- Updated weekly, based on sales from over 350 independent bookstores across America.
Best-selling books in these categories: Trade Paperback Fiction; Hardcover Fiction;
Trade Paperback Nonfiction; Hardcover Nonfiction; Mass Market paperbacks;
and Children's books. Links to information about the book (summary, price, etc.)
provided your local independent bookstore.
- USA Today's Bestsellers List
- Lists 150 best-selling books of the moment, based on retail sales in over 3,000 bookstores nationwide.
- Publisher's Weekly Bestsellers Lists (Publisher's Weekly)
- Lists include Hardcover Fiction, Hardcover Nonfiction, Mass Market Paperback,
Trade Paperback, Audio Fiction, Audio Nonfiction, Prepublication, Children's Picture
Books, Children's Fiction Books. Also of interest: Publisher's
Weekly Bestsellers from 1900-1995.
- Amazon's Bestsellers List
- Amazon's U.S. bestsellers - fiction and various non-fiction categories.
- CNN Bestsellers List (CNN)
- Current top 10 bestsellers in adult fiction and non-fiction from the Wall Street Journal, and top 10
bestsellers from USA Today newspaper.
- Harvard Bookstore Bestsellers (Harvard University Bookstore)
- Top 10 hardcover and paperbacks, based on sales in their store, updated weekly.
- Barnes & Noble Bestsellers
- Weekly top 10 fiction and non-fiction paperback and hard-cover adult books, based on sales
at Barnes & Noble.
- Current Fiction and Non-Fiction Bestseller List from the Calgary Herald (Alberta, Canada)
- Current top 10 lists, in order with author name and title.
- Current Globe & Mail Hardcover Bestseller List
- Current top 10 hardcover books lists (fiction and non-), in order with author name and title.
- Best Books of the Century, by Year
- Cader Books' lists, culled from Publisher's Weekly, of the ten best-selling adult fiction and non-fiction books for each year since 1900.
Specific Kinds of Books
- Business Week Bestsellers
- Top business books from 1996-2001.
- Evangelical CHRISTIAN Publishing Association Bestsellers
- Top 50 books, in order, with author and title.
- Top 50 Requested Mystery/Detective Novels (WritersWrite.Com)
- Updated weekly (8 months out of date as of 6/05). With links to Amazon and Books.com
Children's Books
- Publishers Weekly Children's Bestsellers List
- Best-selling picture books, fiction, non-fiction, and paperback series books.
- All-Time Best-Selling Children's Books (Publishers Weekly)
- Over 120 hard-cover and over 250 paperback children's bestsellers of all time.
- Book Awards A-Z (Literature-Awards.Com)
- Detailed information about over 150 book awards.
- Award Winning Fiction (Indianapolis Marian County Public Library, IN)
- Lists authors, titles, with webcat links, for winners of these awards:
Agatha Awards, Anthony Awards, Booker Prize, Bram Stoker Awards,
John W. Campbell Memorial Award, Philip K. Dick Award,
Dilys Award, Edgar Awards, Hammett Awards, Hugo Awards,
Locus Awards, Macavity Award, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
for Adult Literature, National Book Award, National Book Critics
Circle Awards, Nebula Awards, Nero Wolfe Awards, PEN/Faulkner
Award, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Shamus Awards, James Tiptree, Jr.
Award, and World Fantasy Awards.
- Fiction Awards (Burnaby Public Library)
- Links to awards listings in these categories: British Columbian, Canadian,
American, International, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Horror.
- Literary Prizes and Awards (Christchurch City Libraries, NZ)
- Up-to-date literary prize news, as well as links to, information about, and lists of award winners of
many literary awards, worldwide. Separate list of Children's
Literary Awards. Excellent resource.
- Book Awards (Bookspot)
- Winners of these literary awards: Booker Prize, Caldecott Medal,
National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, Newbery Medal,
Nobel Prize for Literature, PEN/Faulkner Award, Pulitzer Prize, Hammett
Award, Bram Stoker Award, James Beard/KitchenAid Award, Spur Award,
Rita Award; and literary prizes in these genres: Fiction/Poetry,
Non-Fiction, Children's/Young Adults, Mystery, Science Fiction.
- Winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature
- From 1901-1996. Name and brief description of writing. Some names have lots of links, some don't.
- Pulitzer Prize winners
- Awarded since 1917 in fiction, history, poetry, biography/autobiography, non-fiction, journalism, drama, and music.
Complete list of winners, full-text of winning works from 1995-1997.
- Fact or Fiction: The Booker Prize
- Britain's top fiction award. Information on this year's prize and list of previous years' winners.
- ALA Stonewall Book Awards (American Library Assoc.)
- Since 1971, has honoured books each year for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered experience.
One fiction and one non-fiction winner each year, plus honor books. Site lists all winners to date.
- Gaylactic Spectrum Awards
- "Created in 1998 ... to honor works in science fiction, fantasy and horror
which include positive explorations of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered
characters, themes, or issues." Categories are Best Novel, Best Short Fiction, and Best Other Work.
Winners and short-listed books are listed on the website.
- Whitbread Award winners (Stacey's Booksellers, CA)
- Established in 1971, the Whitbread Book Awards aim to celebrate and promote the best of contemporary British
writing. Awards are given in categories of Poetry, Biography, Novel, First Novel,
and Children's Book of the Year. This site lists all winners from 1973-present.
- The Literary Web Book Awards Links (Literary Web)
- Links to nine indexes of book awards.
- Wordsworth Books Awards List (Wordsworth Bookstore)
- Eighteen adult and seven juvenile book awards categories.
- Mystery Awards (Cluelass)
- Lists recent winners of and info about the following awards to mystery writers and books:
Agatha Awards; Anthony Awards; Arthur Ellis Awards (Canada); Barry Awards;
Cartier Diamond Dagger Award (UK); Chester Himes Mystery Award;
Clue of the Year (Finland); Dagger Awards (UK); Davitt Award (Australia);
Derrick Murdoch Award; Derringer Awards; Deutsche Krimi Preis (Germany); Dilys
Award; Edgar Allan Poe Awards ('Edgars'); Ellen Nehr Award; Ellery Queen Award;
Ellis Peters Historical Dagger (UK); Falcon (Japan); Glass Key (Denmark);
Glauser & Ehrenglauser (Germany); Gouden Strop (Netherlands); Grand Master
Award; La Grand Prix de Littérateur Policière (France); Hammett Prize;
Herodotus Awards; Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (UK); John Creasey Memorial
Dagger (UK); Lambda Literary Awards for Mystery (gay or lesbian);
Lefty Award (humourous); Macavity Awards; Marlowe Award (Germany);
Martin Beck Award (Sweden); Mary Higgins Clark Award (U.S.); Ned Kelly
Awards (Australia); Nero Wolfe Award; Palle Rosenkrantz Award (Denmark);
Raven Award; Robert L. Fish Memorial Award; Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice
Awards; Scarlet Stiletto Award (Australia); Shamus Awards (private eye novel);
Sherlock Awards (England); Spotted Owl Award (to writer of the Pacific Northwest)
- Mystery Readers International Macavity Awards
- Winners listed from 1987 to present.
- Award-Winning Mysteries for Kids (About.Com)
- Books by four mystery authors; these have won either
the Arthur Ellis Awards for Best Juvenile Mystery, or the
Edgar Awards for either Best Juvenile Mystery or Best Young Adult Mystery.
Most of the titles include descriptions.
- Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature (Lisa R. Bartle)
- Overview of each of about 50 awards, from the ABBY/BSBY American Booksellers Book
of the Year Award/Book Sense Book of the Year Award to the WCBY Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award,
with links to website for each.
- Children's Book Awards (University of Calgary)
- From the Children's Literature Web Guide, lists of award-winning books,
including international, Canadian, U.S., and British awards, Children's Choice awards,
and Best Books of the Year.
- The Reading Corner: State Awards (Mona Kerby/Carroll County Public Library - MD)
- Links to children's book awards chosen by children in each state.
- John Newbery Medal Home Page (Association for Library Service to Children - American Library Association)
- Winners from 1922-present, selection criteria, about the award, etc. Given annually
to the he author of "the most distinguished contribution to American
literature for children."
- Newbery Books RANKED (Allen County Public Library, IN)
- The award books arranged, not by year, but by quality! Ranked by the Newbery Book
Discussion Group at Allen County Public Library (Indiana). With comments.
- Randolph Caldecott Medal Home Page (Association for Library Service to Children - American Library Association)
- Winners from 1938-present, selection criteria, about the award, etc. Given annually to the artist
of "the most distinguished American picture book for children."
- School Library Journal’s 100 Significant Books That Shaped the Century (Winona Public Library, MN)
- Lists author and title of the 100 children's books selected by School Library Journal as significant.
- Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature (The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs)
- "Given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction
(from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish
that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States."
Site lists past winners (to 1993).
- Texas Bluebonnet Award
- Children's book award. "The Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) reading program was established in
1979 to encourage Texas children to read more books, explore a variety
of current books, develop powers of discrimination, and identify their favorite books."
A list of
previous winners is available.
General / Comprehensive Reviews
- Bookwire Review Sources
- Extensive annotated list of over 200 review sources, for fiction and non-fiction. Great place to start.
- The Best Reviews
- Provides a couple hundred reviews of new books each month. Mostly fiction, some
non-fiction, some young adult.
- Annotations: Book Reviews by Genre (Addison Public Library, IL)
- Detailed reviews and synopses by Addison's librarians, of books in these genres:
Christian Fiction; Christmas Stories; Classic Literature; Contemporary Romance; Domestic Fiction;
Fantasy; General Fiction; Gothic Romance/Romantic Suspense; Historical Fiction;
Historical Romance; Horror; Humor; Literary Novels; Military/Sea Stories;
Mysteries; Regency Romance; Science Fiction; Short Stories; Suspense;
Teen Fiction; and Westerns.
- BookBrowse.Com
- Features a literary smorgasbord of current books with an excerpt of each.
Gathers together a variety of genres and themes to present a one-stop
browsing feast for the literary gastronome. Browse by category, title, author;
read excerpts from bestsellers; or search for a specific book. Also
author interviews and reading guides.
- BookPage
- A monthly book review magazine that features reviews by genre/topic of new fiction
and non-fiction, author interviews, gift guides, etc. Archives available.
- Booklist (American Library Assoc.)
- Reviews many books each issue. Search by books for adults
or youth, reference materials, audio-visual materials, or
check the index. Archives also available.
- Bookpage (Allen County Library - Indiana)
- Reviews of new books each month. Archives (from 1/1996) available to search. Also book lists.
- Book Browser's Reviews
- Reviews by fiction genre. Well-organised site. Some of the reviews are the same as the reviews on Ed's Internet Book Reviews.
- Reviews of Books
- Provides full reviews of fiction and non-fiction titles -- usually at least three per book -- written by
professional reviewers and posted at sites that don't require registration.
Browse by title or author. More reviews added all the time.
- Book Reviews
- Meta-index of briefly annotated links to about 90 book review sites.
- Book Reviews by Genre (Skokie Public Library, IL)
- Many reviews, in these genres and (mostly) fiction subjects: Coming of Age, Family saga,
General fiction, Gentle Reads, Historical fiction, Horror, Humorous fiction,
Jewish themes, Military fiction, Small gems, Thrillers and suspense novels,
Western, Women's fiction, Literary fiction - Female authors,
Literary fiction - Male authors, Poetry, Short Stories, Mystery,
Mystery - Cozies, Mystery - English village, Mystery - Female sleuths,
Mystery - Historical, Mystery - Literary, Mystery - Male sleuths,
Mystery - Police procedurals, Mystery - Private eyes, Biography,
Nonfiction, Romance, Romance - Contemporary, Romance - Historical,
Fantasy, and Science Fiction. Reviews are more like summaries, including publication
info and number of pages.
- Book Reviews in Cyberspace
- Meta-Index of major book review sites, and sites by specific subject, as well as reviews
written by John Leonard (The Nation).
- Book Sense: Current Picks
- Recommendations and reviews from independent bookstores across America.
Book review
archives also available, as are daily
picks (Mon-Fri).
- Books in Depth: Newspaper Book Reviews
- "Your direct link to book reviews in newspapers, periodicals and leading
websites around the world." Links to over 50 U.S. newspaper book
reviews sections, 12 UK/Canadian, and 9 others. See also
their Magazine Book
Reviews page, with a listing of over 50 book reviews sections in periodicals
(most American and British).
- Baltimore (MD) Sun Books
- About a month's worth of reviews, plus some older ones. Also links to local book events and
to books set in Baltimore.
- Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books
- Kids and YOUNG ADULT books reviewed. List of suggested gift books. Lists of books on various themes.
- Cleveland Plain Dealer Literary Life
- Book reviews (current and others within subject).
- Christian Science Monitor's Book Reviews
- Regular book reviews of interesting non-fiction, fiction, children's, and young adult books.
Links to bestseller lists and online book discussions. Recommended.
- CNN Book Section
- Book news, interviews with authors,
book reviews, first chapters,
bestseller lists, polls, more.
- The Complete Review
- "A selectively comprehensive, objectively opinionated survey of
books old and new, trying to meet all your book review,
preview, and information needs." Over 850 books reviewed,
indexed by author, title, genre, national origin,
etc. Also lists books they consider the best.
- Danny Yee's Book Reviews
- The ramblings of "a pathologically eclectic generalist," this is a complilation of almost 500
book reviews (all types of books) written by one person. Search by subject, title, author, keyword,
or look at the latest reviews. Symbols in the indices note how highly a book is recommended.
- Ed's Internet Book Reviews
- Ed Bell and others review fiction and non-fiction. Find what you want using
the handy-dandy author index
or by looking through the appropriate subject or genre category. Reviews
are intelligent and provided for almost 1,000 authors! Some reviews are duplicates of reviews on the
Book Browser's Reviews site.
- London Review of Books Online
- Current issue and archives. "Dedicated to carrying on the tradition of the
English essay."
- Mostly Fiction
- Reviews by genre/topic: Contemporary, Favorite Sleuths, Mystery/Suspense,
Espionage/Thriller, True Adventure, Science Fiction, Laugh Out Loud;
as well as lists of all authors and all book titles. Reviews include
links to related web sites, info about the authors, and bibliographies.
- New York Times Books
- Searchable archive of 50,000 book reviews since 1980, as well
as new reviews daily.
- Non-Fiction Reviews.com
- Reviews of non-fiction books by topic: Science, Medicine, and Psychology; History;
Biography; Religion; Paranormal and Fringe Science; Entertainment and Sports;
Politics; and True Crime. E-mail updates.
- Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch Commentary-Book Reviews
- Three or four books reviewed each Sunday. This page holds a month's worth of reviews.
- Contemporary Literature Guide (About.com)
- Book reviews are posted regularly at About.com's guide to contemporary fiction/literature,
hosted by Mark Flanagan. The site also offers other literary news.
- Salon Sneak Peaks: Book Review Archives
- Search the archives for about 1,000 reviews by title, publisher, author, or reviewer.
- Simon & Schuster
- Slick site with reader reviews and reading groups.
- Stacey's Booksellers: Staff Book Reviews (San Francisco, CA)
- Staff recommendations and reviews. A handful of books reviewed each month (with archives),
as well as reviews of books by genre: mysteries, graphic novels, sci-fi fantasy,
and children's books.
- Staff Book Reviews (St. Charles Public Library, IL)
- Pull-down menu. Choose a list by author or title within one of 16 genres. About 200 books
reviewed.
- Staff Picks (Booksense)
- Detailed reviews for a handful of current books. For more, check the
staff picks archives.
- Under the Covers Book Reviews
- Hundreds (probably thousands) of reviews with 5-star rating system for
ficton and non-fiction. Indexed by genre (for fiction), subject (for non-fiction), author,
title, publication date, review date, or reviewer. New releases and latest reviews listed
separately. Fiction genres are: Y2K Stories, Erotic/Sensual Fiction, General Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance (Contemporary, and
Historical by country), Inspirational, Regency, Time Travel/Paranormal/Futuristic,
Science Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense/Thriller, TV/Movie Tie-Ins, Western, and Childrens and Young Adult.
Not updated since April 2001 (as of mid-Oct. 2001).
- Washington Post Books
- Features on-line first chapter of selected bestsellers. Also book reviews, signings and reading list,
bookstores and libraries lists, more.
GENRE REVIEWS
- No Flying, No Tights: Graphic Novel Reviews for Teens (Robin Brenner, Cary Memorial Library, Lexington, MA)
- Reviews of graphic novels for YA in these categories: Superheroes, Fantasy,
Science Fiction, Humor, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Crime and Suspense,
Realism. Also definitions,
explanations, and FAQ.
- Mystery and Detection Reviews (Bookbrowser)
- About 1,000 mystery and detection novels reviewed (most by Harriet Klausner). Browse by author's
last name.
- Morgue: Book Reviews (Over My Dead Body! Online)
- Almost 400 archived mystery book reviews from this mystery magazine.
You can also read their current
mystery reviews.
- Mystery Morgue
- Monthly reviews of mystery fiction and interviews with crime novelists.
- The Mystery Reader (Dede Anderson)
- Hundreds of mystery book reviews. Subgenres: Police/Detective, Suspense, Thrillers, Historical,
Cozies, Romantic Suspense. Five-star rating system. Extensive reviews. Site also
provides author info, list of forthcoming books, forum, contests, more.
- Crime Buff
- Reviews by subgenre: PIs, Police Procedurals, Other Sleuths, Cold War Intrigue,
Historical Mysteries, Anthologies, and True Crime. Also a list
of all authors whose works
are reviewed here (over 130).
- The Romance Reader (Dede Anderson)
- Hundreds of romance novel book reviews. Subgenres: Historical, Contemporary, Time Travel/Fantasy,
Regency, Category, and Eclectica. Uses 5-Heart rating system. Extensive reviews. Site also
provides author info, list of forthcoming books, forum, contests, more.
- Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: Romance Novel Reviews
- "A website that reviews romance novels from a couple of smart bitches who
will always give it to you straight. ... No gushing -- unless the author really deserves
it. And no animated GIFs. Ever." In weblog format. Also has archives and
reviews listed by novelist's last name.
- The Romance Bookworm
- "Thoughtful reviews and opinions on mostly romantic books and movies."
Reviews in weblog format. Archives. Not searchable or browsable by author, title, keyword, etc.
- Faithful Reader (Bookreporter.com)
- Reviews, excerpts, author interviews, etc. relating to Christian fiction and non-fiction.
- Readers' Club - Inspirational Fiction
- Short reviews of about 50 recent Christian fiction books.
- My Church Library.com
- Christian book reviews, in categories of fiction, non-fiction, and series.
- All About Romance Reviews (All About Romance)
- Two kinds of reviews of romance novels: Over 2,300 AAR Reviews, the regular graded (A-F) reviews,
and over 400 Desert Isle Keeper Reviews, reviews of all-time favorites. Sensuality
rating system (burning, hot, warm, kisses, subtle, etc.).
- Christine's Book List - Historical and Genealogical Fiction and Biography
- "Books for people who love the mystery of the past. Featuring genealogy fiction, mystery,
genealogy how to, historical biographies, and children's books with historical themes."
- BookHive Children's Book Reviews (BookHive)
- Focused reviews of children's books in these categories: New Reviews; Adventure;
African-American; Award Books; Beginning Chapter Books; Biographies;
Books & Babies; Classics; Concept; Fantasy; Folklore; Historical;
Humor; Multicultural; Mystery; Non-Fiction; Read Aloud; Realistic Fiction;
Scary; Science Fiction; and Sports. Lists number of pages in the book, audience,
and similar books.
- The Scoop
- Children's book reviews, activities, interviews.
- The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books (Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois)
- "one of the nation's leading children's book review journals for school and public librarians."
Kids and young adult books reviewed. Various thematic lists (of 12 books each) and
author biographies available through the
archives; some themes are To Teachers, With Love; Fun at the Fair;
Movin' Right Along; A Summer Dozen About Camping and Camp;
Wings and Things; Toddlers Triumphant!; Women Warriors; An Election Dozen;
Natural Disasters; Avast! It's a Pirate Dozen; etc.
- Wordsworth Books - Just for Kids Page
- Fairly lengthy reviews of kids' books.
- Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
- Contains children's book reviews (semi-searchable
by title, author, book type, or grade level from pre-K to 9th grade), books and activities for various curriculum areas
(like math and history), books on themes, professional resources.
- Book Reviews by Frederick Muller
- "This is a collection of book reviews .. for other librarians and are not meant for
students." Organised by authors' last names. Mostly middle school books.
- World of Reading
- Copious reviews of kids' books written by kids (submitted through a supervising
adult). Search by title or author, or browse extensive list of genres and types of books, including
mysteries, animal stories, art and artists, loss, scary stories, science fiction,
friendship, autobiography, etc.
- Cherry Valley Children's Book Store - New Reviews
- Click on "New Reviews" for most recently reviewed books.
- Children's Literature: A Newsletter for Adults (Parentsplace)
- Interesting newsletter, up-to-date. Includes an archive of
children's book reviews discussed within topics,
such as pop-up books, flying animals, sleuthing, etc.
- Childrens Literature.Com - Themed Reviews
- All the identifying info and meaty summaries of books within over 15 themes, including
Hannukah, Baseball, Dinosaurs, Famous Women, A Day at the Beach, Mothers and Fathers Days, Middle Readers,
YA Books, more. Over 100 reviews.
- Children's Book Watch (Midwest Book Review)
- Paragraph-length reviews of kids' books in major categories, such as pets,
music, CD-ROMs, biography, fiction, etc.
- The Reading Corner: Reviews of New Kids' Books (Mona Kerby/Carroll County Public Library - MD)
- Short paragraphs about each book, in categories of Picture Books, Fiction, and Non-Fiction. Updated regularly.
- No FLying, No Tights: Graphic Novel Reviews for Teens (Robin Brenner, Cary Memorial Library, Lexington, MA)
- Reviews of graphic novels for YA in these categories: Superheroes, Fantasy,
Science Fiction, Humor, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Crime and Suspense,
Realism. Also definitions,
explanations, and FAQ.
