Barberton Public Library's Reference Desk Links for...
Literature & Language
Books & Fiction Reading
Here are some resources to help you explore your reading interests
General
Bookpage www.bookpage.com
Bookwire www.bookwire.com "THE comprehensive online portal into the book industry"
Genreflecting www.genreflecting.com a useful site covering a number of fiction genres
Mystery
MystNoir African-American Mysteries http://mystnoir0.tripod.com/MystNoirDir/ - African-American detectives and authors
Cluelass www.cluelass.com - information on authors, awards, conventions, mystery groups, and more.
Horror
Horror Writers Association http://www.horror.org/
Romance
Romance Writers of America www.rwanational.org
The Romantic Times Online www.romantictimes.com
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Alpha Ralpha Boulevard www.catch22.com/SF/ARB
Science Fiction Writers of America-Nebula Awards http://dpsinfo.com/awardweb/nebulas/
Historical Fiction
Soon's Historical Fiction http://www.histfiction.net
Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster http://www.m-w.com/
Translation Services
Alta Vista Translation (Babelfish) http://babelfish.altavista.com
Free Translation.com http://www.freetranslation.com
Quotations
Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations www.bartleby.com/100
Quoteland www.quoteland.com
Quoteworld.org http://quoteworld.org
Rockwisdom.com (quotes from rock 'n' roll) www.rockwisdom.com
Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations www.bartleby.com/63
Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Guide to Grammar and Writing http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Authors and Literary Criticism
IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection www.ipl.org./ref/litcrit
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet http://shakespeare.palomar.edu
Sherlock Holmes Museum www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk
Poetry
Bartleby verse: American and English Poetry 1250-1920 www.bartleby.com/verse