| Good Reads | http://www.goodreads.com/ | Book review website written by members of the site - useful if you are stuck on book ideas |
| Cambridge Wordfest | http://www.cambridgewordfest.co.uk/index.html | |
| Reading Groups in Milton Keynes run by the libraries | http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/library_services/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=32718 | |
| National Literacy Trust | http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/ | |
London Review of Books
| http://www.lrb.co.uk/ | Reviews magazine. They also own a shop in London and hold events
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Contemporary Writers
| http://www.contemporarywriters.com/ | Unique, searchable database contains up-to-date profiles of some of the UK and Commonwealth's most important living writers |
Book Army
| http://www.bookarmy.com/ | Community website rated by members to create a "best of" listing of recommendations
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Reading Group Guides
| http://www.readinggroupguides.com
| Fantastic resource for book groups. It contains reviews, guides, questions and recommendations.
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| All Poetry | http://allpoetry.com/ | FREE! website for budding poets to post their works and comment on others |
| Bookgroup Info. | http://www.bookgroup.info/041205/index.php | Bookgroup
Info is an independent site providing information for readers, book
groups, reading groups and book clubs. We aim to provide a book lovers'
community where you can find unaffiliated book reviews, literary news,
interviews with distinguished authors and keep up to date with literary
festivals and events. |
| FREE! Penguin books | http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/competition/index.html | Enter the competitons to get your free copy of books and book bundles |
| Google Books | http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en | FREE! access to hundreds of books online |
| Love Reading | http://www.lovereading.co.uk/ | You
loved your last book, but what are you going to read next? Let us help
you decide. Download opening extracts of books free. Read online book
reviews and get Expert recommendations. Discount prices. Free to
register. |
| Reader's Circle | http://www.readerscircle.org/ | Reader's
Circle seeks to renew the spirit of dialogue that animated the
coffeehouses of early modern England and the salons of Enlightenment
France. Franklin's Junto and the Lyceums of the 19th century also
suggest the tone of American life we hope to facilitate. |
| Spark Notes | http://www.sparknotes.com/ | FREE! online book guides |
| The Book Club Forum | http://bookclubforum.co.uk/index.php | We’re
an active community of avid bibliophiles from many different places and
backgrounds, but we all have one thing in common and that’s a love of
reading and talking about books. Within the forums you’ll find reviews
and recommendations on books of all genres by many different authors; a
regular reading circle with lively discussions; a writers’ corner,
where members can show off their own talents as well as swapping hints
and tips; a buy, sell and swap section, where you can list the books
you’re finished with and grab some new ones to replace them; and that’s
not all! There are also quizzes and competitions where you can get your
mitts on some prime reading material scott-free! |
| The Reading Club | http://www.thereadingclub.co.uk/ | FREE! advice on running your own book club or reading circle |
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