General
Bartleby This is a great resource for Internet literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.
Bookpage A monthly magazine promoting the latest book releases of all kinds. Includes author interviews and links to publisher sites.
Bookwire THE comprehensive online portal into the book industry.
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Mystery
Cluelass Find information on authors, awards, covnentions, mystery groups and more.
Horror
Horror Writers Association Find out about your favorite horror writers, conferences, awards and all things scary!
Romance
Romance Writers of America Links to writers or romantic novels, conferences, awards and the latest news.
Romantic Times Online Site of the online magazine for lovers or romance.
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Site for information on Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror authors. Contains over 500 bibliographies, biographies and links.
Science Fiction Writers of America-Nebula Awards
Historical Fiction
Soon's Historical Fiction This site has links to authors, books, films and what's hot in historical fiction.
Christian Fiction
ACFW American Christian Fiction Writers' Associaton This site is devoted to the writers of Christian Ficiton. Check it out.
Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster Look up definitions and find out the correct spellings of hundreds of words.
Dictionary.com This is an Ask.com service. This site is an excellent way to look up those quick words for school papers and speeches.
Your Dictionary Look up words and hear the correct pronounciations with this website.
Translation Services
Yahoo Translation (Babelfish) Great site for language majors looking for the right phrases, tenses and grammar.
Free Translation Translates phrases and sayings. Helpful for travelers and language students.
Quotations
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations A collection of passages, phrases and proverbs traced back to their sources in ancient and modern literature.
Quoteland Quotes are divided into subjects like sports, love and literature. Start your search for the perfect quote here.
Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Guide to Grammar and Writing Definitions and examples of grammatical terms and essay construction. Great for students writing papers needing a little extra help.
MLA Style and Format Compiled by the English faculty at Purdue Univeristy, this site provides examples and explanations of the MLA (Modern Language Association) formats for writing papers.
Authors and Literary Criticism
Literature Resource Center Access to biographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline. Covers more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essaysits, journalists and other writers. Coverage of 2,000 of the most studied authors. Searchable by author name, title, genre, literary movement or literary theme. Combines Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticisj, Dictionary of Literary Biography and more.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet Many connections Internet sites on Shakespeare.
Nonfiction Classics for Students Provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies, and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this reference gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers and special projects.
Poetry Resource Center Includes over 30 biographies, a historical timeline of events that traces the poetry movement and an assortment of activities such as a quiz based on poets and their works. Numerous poems can found here as well.