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Reading Recommendations

BARRINGTON LIBRARY RECOMMENDS

Click the images below to check out some of our staff favorites, reviews, and recommendations.

FEATURED READING RESOURCES

BookBrowse

Reviews, reading guides, book discussions, read-alikes and much more. Subscribe to our free newsletter!

NoveList

Author Readalikes, book discussion guides and more. Made possible by AskRi.org

Goodreads

Meet your next favorite book & join our BarringtonReads Online Book Discussion Group.

BookPage

Discover your next favorite book! This is the digital edition of the print magazine brought to you by OSLRI.

ONLINE READING RESOURCES

  • Book Riot - Not-your-average Readers Advisory website for not-your-average reader!
  • Books & Fiction - The New Yorker book blog
  • Christian Fiction - Complete guide to the most popular Christian fiction authors
  • Fang-tastic Fiction - A guide to contemporary paranormal fiction
  • Fantastic Fiction - Information on over 350,000 titles
  • LibraryReads - Lists the top 10 books of the month recommended by librarians 
  • Litsy - Download their app to post quotes & reviews and get recommendations from other readers 
  • The Millions - An online magazine offering coverage on books, arts, and culture since 2003 
  • Mystery Readers International - Reviews and recommendations for all mystery genres
  • Overbooked - For ravenous and omnivorous readers
  • SF Site - The best in Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Shelf Awareness - Receive weekly recommendations, read author interviews and more
  • Stop, You're Killing Me! - Lists of over 4,800 authors of mystery, crime, thriller, spy & suspense with titles in chronological order
  • What's Next? Books in a Series - Search by author or series title, print out a list to check off as you go

RESOURCES FOR BOOK CLUBS

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