Research Books & Authors

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African American Authors - from the African American Literature Book Club
AKA – Also Known As - author pseudonyms, aliases, etc.
Author Birthdays
Internet Book List - find author lists by genre
Native American Authors - search by author, title, tribe
Wired for Books – listen to historical interviews and authors reading their works

Based on the Book – movies based on novels
BookLust – an online community for people who love books with Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl
Book Spot – a one-stop resource center for book-related content
Books in Series - search by author, title, character or series name to find out what's next
Dewey Decimal System Browser – type in a term and find out where it would be in the Dewey Decimal System
LibraryThing – reading suggestions from other readers
Online Literary Criticism Collection - websites about authors and their works browsable by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period

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