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Great Books Resource Guide

This book resource guide offers a variety of resources to help you find just the right book to enjoy. If you're having trouble locating the information you need, please contact one of our eighteen KDL branch locations.

Popular Books:

Select a title to view it in the catalog:

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Useful Websites:

Overbooked
A resource for readers providing timely information about fiction (all genres) and readable nonfiction.

Fantastic Fiction
Information on over 200,000 books, including coming soon titles. Site can be searched by author or title.

AllReaders.com
AllReaders.com features detailed book reviews from many different genres of books.

Web Sites for Book Lovers
An annotated directory of online bestseller lists, booklists, book awards sites, book discussion resources, genre fiction sites, online literary magazines, and more.

Notable Resources:

Library of Congress Center for the Book
A unique resource directory with links to more than 250 organizations that promote books, reading, literacy, and libraries.

Michigan Center for the Book -- Booklists
The Michigan Center for the Book encourages interest in Michigan books and authors. Site provides lists of Michigan titles and authors.

Database Resources:

KDL's What's Next
Search by book or series title or author to find the next book in the series. Developed and maintained by the Kent District Library.

KDL's Reference Resources for Literature
Includes the following subscription databases:

Literature Resource Center
Biographies, photos, and criticism of the world’s writers and their works

Novelist
Don't know what to read? Start your journey here. Get book recommendations based on your preferences.

What Do I Read Next?
Includes over 115,000 recommended titles, more than 62,500 plot summaries, and awards information from 561 awards, all to help you uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more.