Reader’s Advisory
Great Books Lists
- New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
- Modern Library’s Top 100 Lists
- The Greatest Books
- Top 100 Works in World Literature
- Goodreads’ Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time
- Amazon’s 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime
- PBS’ Great American Read Top 100 List
- OCLC’s Top Library 100, and 500 Complete List
Bestseller Lists
- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- New York Times
- Publishers’ Weekly
- USA Today
- American Booksellers Association – Indie Bestseller Lists
- California Independent Booksellers Alliance (LA Times and San Francisco Chronicle lists are at end of their latest news updates)
- Porchlight Books, formerly 800-CEO-READ
- “The Most Popular Books in US Public Libraries” – Bookriot.com’s aggregated list
Award Winners
- Booklist Online’s links to ALA’s Book and Media Awards
- Fivebooks.com – Book Awards page (includes lists and interviews with award judges)
Banned Books Resources
- American Library Association’s (ALA) – Banned and Challenged Books
- PEN America – Book Bans
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) – Banned Books
- Banned Books Week
- Simon & Schuster – Books Belong
Online Reader’s Advisory Sites
- Goodreads
- NPR books, and their “Books We Love” annual concierge
- New York Times books
- New York Public Library’s book recommendations
- People Magazine’s book recommendations
- LibraryReads
- Indiebound
- Book Marks – Literary Hub’s aggregated book reviews
- Fantastic Fiction
- Five Books
- Gnod’s Discover New Books
- Gnod’s Literature-Map
- BookBrowse
- Tertulia
- What Should I Read Next
- #BookTok and Barnes and Noble’s popular BookTok listings
Book Club Resources
- Our Plainsboro Library Book Club!
- LitLovers Book Club and Reading Guide Resources
- Reading Group Choices
- Reading Group Guides
- Bookclubs
- Book Movement
- Some popular celebrity book clubs: Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Jenna Bush Hager, Bill Gates, Levar Burton
- Some popular online book clubs: NYPL/WNYC Virtual Get Lit Book Club, Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club, Silent Book Club , Good Morning America Book Club, Amazon Book Clubs
- Plainsboro Book Club member’s favorite picks
Databases – online access for cardholders, available in library for non-cardholders
The Alex Award
Award Winners are books written for adults that have special appeal for teens.
The Printz Award
Given annually to the best books written for teens based solely on literary merit.
YALSA Teen Top Ten Book List
These books are chosen by teen book groups and voted on by teens across the nation.
