List of Book-Related Sites

Selected by Roy Davies

• Yahoo Directory of Authors
• WritersNet: The Internet Directory of Published Writers
• BookWire A comprehensive online portal into the book industry.
• ACQWeb's Directory of Book Reviews on the Web An extensive, categorised list of book reviews on all subjects.
• The Financial Fiction Genre A web site, by myself, on banking and finance in fiction from the classics of Dumas, Dickens and Thackeray to modern financial thrillers.
• Mysterious Homepage A guide to mystery fiction originally developed by Jan Steffensen.
• Rucksack Readers A series of books for long-distance walkers. I helped to write the one about the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu!
• BookPage A monthly book review also distributed in print form throughout the USA by more than 2,000 bookstores and libraries.
• California Literary Review The CLR was founded January 1, 2004 in Carlsbad, California with the aim of being the no. 1 source on the web for insightful, irreverent book reviews, thought provoking essays, and interviews with talented authors.
• Richmond Review The Richmond Review was established in October 1995 as the UK's first literary magazine to be published exclusively on the World Wide Web.
• Classic Crime Fiction A website for collectors of crime fiction.
• Detective Fiction Books for Sale A good selection of books in that genre are offered.
• Authors at Books Under Review A directory of reader reviews grouped by author.
• Reader's Circle An online directory of book clubs and reading groups.
• Abebooks A great source of second-hand books.
• Chegg: the Student Hub A Silicon Valley start-up company from which students can rent textbooks at discounted or choose from an extensive catalogue of etextbooks.
• Everyone who is Anyone in adult Trade Publishing A directory of literary agents and publishers (excluding those dealing mainly with books for children).
• Publishing news
• Cybamuse : Book Reviews Reviews of books on a variety of subjects.
• The Book Trust The Book Trust is an independent, educational charity founded to promote books and reading and to encourage readers of all ages and cultures to discover and enjoy books.
• BookBrowse.com is the place to read book excerpts online. Choose from current bestsellers and other recently published books, both fiction and non-fiction.
• A Celebration of Women Writers
• Fantastic Fiction Bibliographies for over 3000 authors, information about forthcoming books, and links for placing online orders.
• The Society of Women Writers and Journalists
• Tangled Web Crime & Mystery Fiction
• Shots The UK's Premiere Electronic Magazine for crime & mystery.
• Booklore A British site for book reviews, mainly but not exclusively of fiction.
• The Wharf - Book Reviews The Wharf is an online London newspaper.
• Clocktower Fiction Here you can read online novels and short stories, and find links to other sites dealing with mystery, suspense, and other popular genres.
• Crime Time An excellent magazine devoted to crime and mystery fiction.
• One Word Radio The world's first radio station to feature the best in books, drama, comedy & discussion. It broadcasts on Sky Satellite TV, digital radio, and the Internet.
• SFF Net Home Pages of SF, Fantasy, and Horror Authors.
• Reader's Corner
• Central Virginia Freenet Booklinks
• Reader's Robot A directory of literary links covering various genres and writing in general.
• Great Bookstores & Book Searches Online A large, annotated selection of links to book shops and related sites. Part of the Honest Intellectual Inquiry site.
• Lime Books An indpendent, British online bookshop offering a range of books and
  audiobooks at discounted prices.
• Amazon.com Books The most publicised of all online book shops.
• Books.Com Another online book-seller.
• Publishers' Catalogs Home Page
• Writers Write A newsletter with book reviews and articles about authors, publishing and book promotion.
• Snowbooks A new and innovative publisher.
• Peter Lance The website of an investigative reporter who used the Internet to make his first novel First Degree Burn. Subsequently he has written factual books about terrorism and related topics.
• Literature: Contemporary An About.com guide.
• Travelwriters.com A guide to the best resources for travel writers on the net.
• Den danske Boghandlerforenings Internet BogGuide The Danish Booksellers' Association web server. (All pages are in Danish).
• Bys a Bawd A bookshop specialising in books written in the Welsh language and English-language books on Welsh subjects.