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Posted March 2nd, 2009 Updated March 2nd, 2009Whether you are looking for that next great book to read, want to join a book club, wonder who won what literary award or are just looking for anything to do with books and literacy resources you will find it here. You can select a category from the list or browse the links below.
- Find a Good Book
- Books & Authors
- Book Clubs
- Book Awards
- Bookstores
- Book Reviews
- Canadian Literary Resources
- Children’s Literature Resources
- Teen Literature Resources
- Bestsellers
- Readers Social Networks
- Publishers
- Used Books
- Online Books
Are you always on the hunt for a good book? Subscribe to NextReads, an e-newsletter. You can subscribe to all 22 of NextReads newsletters or just the literature genres of your choosing. Each newsletter contains book suggestions and reviews of new releases and those not-so-new but really good reads that perhaps otherwise you would not have discovered in the FVRL collection. All of the books that NextReads suggests are available in the FVRL catalogue and a link to check the Library catalogue is conveniently provided for each book.
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Excerpts from some of the best current titles, plus summaries, reviews and author bios.
The book information portal of the Web - book reviews, reading lists, author and publisher info, award winners and more.
A unique online reader's advisory tool that helps match readers with books. Subject access to over 60,000 fiction titles, many with full text book reviews.
A wide selection of websites from genre fiction links to awards and publishers, all for the avid reader courtesy of Webrary.
Reviews, reading guides, book club resources, contests and more.
Lots of useful information on forming your own reading group with links to book clubs across Canada.
Check out Oprah's recommendations arranged chronologically
An online resource centre for book groups offering selections for discussion, info on starting a club, links to reading guides and more.
Scholastic Canada's School Book Clubs Home Page 
A colourful site offering kids and parents the latest in great books, software and videos, contests, reviews, author profiles and other surprises.
Learn about Canada’s pre-eminent literary prize awarded for the best Canadian short story or novel published in English.
Governor General's Literary Awards
A current listing of nominees and winners of the prestigious Canadian literary award, courtesy of the Canada Council.
A listing of various international book awards and winners, both adult and children’s.
The world's largest online bookstore.
Chapter's/Indigo online bookstore; good for locating Canadian titles.
A British site useful for verifying titles published in the UK.
Lists of censored books, censorship issues, and related links.
Every year, CBC Newsworld and CBC Radio hold a debate to find the one book all of Canada should read. Includes past years selections.
A free website and subscription database offering booklists and book reviews from the publishers of Booklist magazine.
A comprehensive site with detailed information on thousands of titles, authors and publishers, and well-organized links to book-related sites worldwide.
Offers readers book reviews, excerpts, author interviews, reader polls and more. Content is updated weekly.
Nice selection of news, reviews and interviews for current fiction and nonfiction.
Sells Canadian literature online.
The latest information on current and forthcoming Canadian books from Library and Archives Canada.
A comprehensive selection of resources for literary writers in Canada.
The author bank site includes "bibliographies, biographical summaries, interviews with authors, and excerpts from B.C. BookWorld. It includes information on over 4,600 B.C. authors (including Children and Young Adult authors), complete with photos and search facilities for titles and keywords".
Children's Literature Resources
Canadian Children's Book Centre
CCBC's website promotes Canadian children's book and offers book reviews, contests and advice for budding authors.
You can search your favourite author, a favourite series, or even just describe a plot to get a good book. You can ask library staff for a quick demonstration of Novelist to get you started, or just dive right in.
BC Book Publishers Bestsellers
The Globe and Mail Bestsellers
Offers readers book reviews, excerpts, author interviews, reader polls and more. Content is updated weekly.
See what your friends are reading, keep track of what you’ve read, get recommendations from people you know, form a book club and more.
An online service that helps people catalogue their books easily. Connect with people who have the same books, and get suggestions of what to read next.
Free premier social networking for people who love books.
The Association of Book Publishers of BC.
A very good place to start if you are looking for out of print material.
Search stock of over 1500 book dealers.
Search the sites of several bookstores at the same time.
Bartleby.com - Great Books Online
The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse with links to works of fiction, dictionaries, quotations, Bibles, Gray's Anatomy and a lot more.
Links to over 11,000 online books available on the Web.
