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Click the logo above or "go" button below to browse the 80+ original booklists created by BookGuide staff, available on our site, for both fiction and non-fiction titles. Or, see the list Indexed by Genre. Also, check out the Index to Book Talk Booklists, for lists of books discussed at past booktalks at the libraries. Go to our Booklists page
Award Winners
Find out which novels have won literature's highest awards -- from science fiction's Hugo and Nebula awards, to mystery's Edgar and horror's Stoker; also including RITAs, Spurs, Pulitzers, National Book Awards, PEN/Faulkners and many more... Go to our Award Winners page
Readalikes
Looking for books similar to those by your favorite author? Take a look at these "read-alike" lists for authors (21) and specific titles (12)...you might just find a new favorite! Go to our Readalikes page
Staff Recommendations
One of our December 2011 Staff Recommendations "James Garner has always been one of my absolute most-favorite television actors. Though I was born a little too late to have enjoyed him in Maverick, I consider The Rockford Files to be, perhaps, one of the most perfectly-constructed television series ever made. And James Garner deserves the lion's share of the credit for that. He puts out the impression of g ..."  [full comments]

Updated with ten (or more) new entries every month, including novels, non-fiction, audio/CD adaptations, DVDs and music-related items. Check out the January 2012 recommendations right now, submit your own review scores on our recommended titles, or browse the archive of all past Staff Recommendations, either by author/title or by reviewer!

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Customer Reviews
A new customer-reviewed title "I found myself wishing that Ivy Ruckman had simply plopped her characters into the middle of the action rather than hitting us with so much foreshadowing. The result is a lackluster start. In the first chapter of In Care of Cassie Tucker, Cassie's younger brother is screaming about their rooster. Cassie rescues her brother and then teaches him his numbers. Next, Cassie h..."  [full comments]

Would you like to share your own reviews of books, CDs, DVDs, audio or video tapes, or read brief reviews from other local readers? Then stop by our Customer Reviews page, browse the existing reviews, and fill out our simple form to Submit Your Own Review! Go to the Customer Reviews page

Books, Movies and More!
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Reader Lists
People Magazine's 10 Best Books of 2011
-- submitted by BookMan

Bossypants The Stranger's Child Steve Jobs The Paris Wife
Do you have a short list of recommended books, recorded books, CDs or DVDs/Videos you would like to share with fellow BookGuide visitors? Then stop by our Reader Lists page, browse the lists submitted by other readers, and fill out our simple form to Submit Your Own List! Go to the Reader Lists page
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Latest Podcasts: 'Casting About Episode #53: Bennett Martin Public Library - Teen Advisory Board and Bethany Books Talk - January 22 2010 - Crafts and Hobbies in Fiction Go to the Podcasts page
The Writing Life - Author Interviews
Want to read some of the short author interviews that have appeared in the BookGuide Bulletin newsletter? Check out our archive here! Go to our Readalikes page
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