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Book and Literature Resources

Whether you are looking for literary criticism, or your next great read, our premium Book and Literature Resources provide access to book reviews, author biographies, and much more.

E-Books

• Project Gutenberg - over 19,000 free online books.
• Great Literature Online - Classic poetry and fiction online with author biographies.
• Internet Public Library - links to online books from Aesop's Fables to cowboy poetry.

Audio Books

• Librivox Audio Books - listen to books online.
• Library Audio Books

Book News and Reviews

• The latest news about books from the New York Times as well as weekly book reviews.
• Check out daily book reviews from Powell's City of Books.
• Read up on what NPR has to say about the latest books and interesting authors.
• Online Reading Groups 

Bestsellers and Award-Winners

• Check out the Best Seller lists from Book Sense
• Browse for award-winning books
• Amazon Best-Sellers
  Amazon.com's list of their 100 best sellers, plus links to lists for paperbacks and audio books.
• New York Times Best-Seller Lists
  Fiction, non-fiction, children's, business, and paperback lists from The New York Times.
• USA Today 150 Best-Selling Books
  List of the best-selling books in America, hardbacks and paperbacks listed together.
• San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers
  Top-selling fiction and non-fiction in the Bay Area, updated weekly.
• Barnes & Noble Bestsellers
  Top 100 sellers at this online bookstore, updated hourly
• Publishers Weekly
  'The magazine's list of libraries' most borrowed fiction and non-fiction.