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Literature Resource Center 
Biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of over 120,000 authors.
Reading Recommendations 
All of the following websites are open to the public - no library card required.
Staff Recommendations
2010 Staff Picks
Our favorite books we read last year.
2009 Staff Picks
2008 Staff Picks
African-American History & Culture 2012
New titles relating to African-American history and culture at the San Mateo Public Library.
African-American History & Culture 2011
San Mateo Public Library's Book Discussion Group Recommendations
The best books discussed at the San Mateo Public Library's Book Discussion Group.
Reader Advisory Sources
Bestseller Lists
Major prize winners and Oprah’s lists
Allreaders.com
Thousands of book reviews in all genres. Includes a search engine to find a book with any of several dozen criteria that you select.
BookBrowse.com
Reviews and reader comments on contemporary fiction.
Overbooked.org
Keeps lists of books that have gotten stars from Kirkus, Book List, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly.
Booksense.com
Recommendations from independent bookstores
WhichBook.net
British site that lets you choose a book by mood.
MysteryReader.com
Rates and reviews mysteries by subgenre.
RomanceReader.com
Rates and reviews romances by subgenre.
SFSite.com
Searchable site with science fiction and fantasy reviews.
What's Next
Find the order of books in any series
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