The Lists

Lists of books, DVDs, music, Award winners, etc.

New York Times Bestseller Lists

These lists are updated weekly, usually on Wednesdays.

Lists of:

New DVD's
Books on CD and tape
Music CDs
Large Print books

Essence Magazine Bestsellers List

GDL's List of Forthcoming Books.

Book Lists: A page of lists of award winners, good books, links, etc.

Featured Reading Lists

Click on a title to go to the catalog listing to reserve an item.

Database Resources and Book Clubs

Books and Authors: Find a great list of database resources for discovering new authors, books, online book clubs, and much more!

Big Bag of Books Program: Do you have an existing book club and need some books to read? GDL has just the program for you!

Monthly book review distributed nationwide by more than 2,000 bookstores and libraries.

Chapter a Day: Hear a chapter of a book from Wisconsin Public Radio. An entire book will be read by Karl Schmidt

E-newsletters about your favorite kinds of books and, now, DVD's.

Web Sites for Readers:

All about Romance: If You Like...: Although somewhat dated, this useful compilation from the All About Romance site suggests similar romance writers.
BookBrowser: Reading lists cover series and sequels by genre, titles by place and time, and award winning titles.
Comics and Graphic Novels
- The four largest comics publishers in the U.S.:
- Comics Industry Magazines:
  - http://www.cbgxtra.com/ (Comics Buyers Guide)
  - http://www.wizarduniverse.com/ (Home Page of Wizard Magazine and AnimeInsider)
- Reviews:
  - http://www.avclub.com/content/
    (From the online version of The Onion. The DVD section is also good.)
  - http://www.aintitcool.com/ (Ain't it cool news)
FantasticFiction: This site has a lot of information about fiction.
Genreflecting: This site has numerous genre categories with representative authors, reading lists and online resources for further exploration.
Historical Fiction Review: Includes reviews, resources, and web links for historical fiction readers.
If You Like...: This reader's advisory database from the Hennepin County Library enables readers to search by author, genre or keyword to find new items similar to their reading preferences.
The Mysterious Home Page: A guide to mysteries and crime fiction on the Internet including author pages, mystery characters, and reviews.
The Mystery Reader: Find reviews for thrillers, suspense, cozy mysteries, romantic suspense, and historical mysteries.
Overbooked: Discover reader's advisory resources, reviews, and links to mystery, romance, speculative, and inspirational genre sites.
Reader's Robot: Browse by genre or search for reader reviews of specific titles.
Romance Novels Sequels and Prequels: Browse by author or publisher series.
The Romance Reader: Find news and reviews of various types of romance novels.
Romance Writers of America: Contains descriptions of romance genres, links to author sites, current bestsellers and more.
Stop, You're Killing Me: This site is a resource for the lovers of mystery, intrigue and suspense books searchable by author and character.
Western Writers of America: Includes links to author sites, Spur Awards, and the Roundup Online Magazine