Print and Electronic Sources:
[Note: all of the electronic resources listed below are available in the reference area of the library in addition to being accessible from home or work as noted in the descriptions below.]
- EBSCOhost
An online index of over 400 general interest periodical titles, such as the following, recommended as sources for substantive book reviews:
- The Atlantic
- New York Review of Books
- New York Times Book Review
- Newsweek
- The New Yorker
- Time
The reference librarians are happy to show you how to use EBSCOhost to retrieve citations and full text of articles and reviews. We will also show you how to use the microfiche reader/printer. EBSCOhost (http://search.epnet.com/cpidlogin.asp?custid=s4408004) is available from home to Wilton residents (using their Wilton Library barcode number as a logon).
- iConn Custom Newspapers
NY Times, London Times, Christian Science Monitor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and LA Times, all full-text. After you have entered your barcode number, click on "iConn Custom Newspapers" in the list of databases. iConn Custom Newspapers (http://sales.iacenter.com:1800/cgi-bin/iconn/rpa.pl) is available to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards. If you are in need of a library card, please visit your home town library -- the Wilton Library cannot issue cards to non-Wilton residents.
- InfoTrac OneFile
General interest and business magazine databases from Gale are combined into a single search. Many of the articles are available full-text online. After you have entered your barcode number, click on "InfoTrac OneFile" in the list of databases. OneFile (http://sales.iacenter.com:1800/cgi-bin/iconn/rpa.pl) is available to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards. If you are in need of a library card, please visit your home town library -- the Wilton Library cannot issue cards to non-Wilton residents.
- Novelist
Reading group guides, book reviews, author bios and interviews, articles, and more. Also find recommendations for similar books. Novelist (http://search.epnet.com/cpidlogin.asp?profile=novelist&custid=s4408004) is available from home to Wilton residents (using their Wilton Library barcode number as a logon).
- What Do I Read Next?
A collection of more than 88,000 titles with summaries, reviews, author information, subject classifications and more. After you have entered your barcode number, click on "What Do I Read Next?" in the list of databases. What Do I Read Next (http://sales.iacenter.com:1800/cgi-bin/iconn/rpa.pl) is available to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards. If you are in need of a library card, please visit your home town library -- the Wilton Library cannot issue cards to non-Wilton residents.
- Wilson Biographies Plus
Biographies (many illustrated) of over 72,000 people, past and present. Search by name, occupation, place of origin, gender, or ethnic background. Wilson Biographies (http://relayweb.hwwilsonweb.com/library/iconn/iconn.htm) is availabe to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards. If you are in need of a library card, please visit your home town library -- the Wilton Library cannot issue cards to non-Wilton residents.
- Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature (REF 050)
A cumulative author/subject print index to general interest periodicals, including many which contain substantive book reviews and articles about authors. The Library holds annual volumes back to 1953. (The Book Review section follows the main body of the Guide and is searched by the author's name.)
- Book Review Digest (REF 015)
Citations for and digests of reviews of current fiction and nonfiction; published monthly except for February and July, with annual cumulations. Arrangement by author, with title and subject index at the back.
- Contemporary Literary Criticism (REF 809.4)
A multivolume series published by Gale which reprints portions of published criticism of poetry, plays, novels, scripts, and short stories. Use the blue paperbound cumulative index to locate the volume(s) you wish to consult. This index also covers other Gale series of criticism and biography held by the Library which may also be useful. They are cited in the index by the following abbreviations:
- CA = Contemporary Authors (REF 928)
- CANR = Contemporary Authors New Revision Series (REF 928)
- TCLC = Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (REF 809)
- Sources for ideas, book lists, organizational and group leader guidance:
Dodson, Shireen (372.4162 Dodson)
The Mother-Daughter Book Club: How Ten Busy Mothers and Daughters Came Together to Talk, Laugh and Learn Through Their Love of Reading (1996).
Jacobsohn, Rachel W. (374.22 Jac)
The Reading Group Handbook: Everything you Need to Know From Choosing Members to Leading Discussions (1998).
Laskin, David (374.22 Laskin)
The Reading Group Book: The Complete Guide to Starting and Sustaining a Reading Group, With Annotated Lists of 250 Titles for Provocative Discussion (1995).
Moore, Ellen (374.22 Moore)
Good Books Lately: The One-Stop Resource for Book Groups and Other Greedy Readers (2004).
Saal, Rollene (374.22 Saal)
The New York Public Library Guide to Reading Groups (1995).
Slezak, Ellen (374.22 Slezak)
The Book Group Book: A Thoughtful Guide to Forming and Enjoying a Stimulating Book Discussion Group (1995).
Internet Sources:
- Reading Group Guides
- Many publishers provide Reading Group Guides to encourage sales and discussion of their books. Guides often include information about the author and his or her other works in addition to a list of questions to be used to spark discussion on the specific book featured. Guides are often available as printed pamphlets as well as online. (Reading Group Guides are usually created by the publisher of the paperback edition of a book.)
- Other Useful Internet Sites
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- Amazon.com
(http://www.amazon.com)
- Reviews and author interviews included - see their Book Clubs section, too
- AuthorsOnTheWeb
(http://www.authorsontheweb.com/)
- Official author web sites, interviews, reviews, news, and discussion boards
- Barnes & Noble
(http://www.barnesandnoble.com)
- Live author chats featured - see their Book Clubs section that features a Book Club Newsletter.
- BookBrowse.com
(http://www.bookbrowse.com/index.cfm?page=browse&browseBy=guides)
- Guides include discussion questions and suggestions for further reading
- Book-Clubs.com
(http://www.book-clubs.com)
- An "all-in-one-place" portal for finding information about particular book clubs as well as for finding book clubs that match your professional, leisure or other needs.
- Book Movement
(http://www.bookmovement.com/)
- Register your book club and get your own book club page, send out email reminders, and access discussion guides.
- Bookpage
(http://www.bookpage.com/index.html)
- Reviews and author interviews
- Bookreporter.com
(http://www.bookreporter.com/)
- Independent book reviews and author interviews
- Bookspot Reading Group Guides
(http://www.bookspot.com/readingguides.htm)
- Guides from several publishers
- The Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection
(http://www.ipl.org/ref/litcrit/)
- Over 1,000 annotated metasites and articles devoted to literary criticism, biographical, and other information about 123 authors
- New York Times Book Reviews
(http://www.nytimes.com/books)
- Free registration and searchable archives
- Reading Group Choices
(http://www.readinggroupchoices.com/)
- Suggestions on how to start and run a book discussion group and what to read
- Reading Group Guides
(http://www.readinggroupguides.com/)
- An online community for reading groups with multiple features including recommendations and guides with discussion questions
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