Multiple and General Fiction Lists
Overbooked - Reader's Advisory Links (Chesterfield Public Library, VA): About 25 annotated links to book recommendation and list sites, including Alexandria Digital Literature, Halton Hills Public Library - Reader's Advisory for Fiction, LibraryLands - Reader's Advisory Links, and Milwaukee Public Library - Readers Corner, among others.
Favorite Fiction: (Halton Hills Public Library - Ontario, Canada): Author and novel titles listed in categories such as Aboriginal Peoples, Action/Adventure, Alternate Authors (authors who write with similar styles), Alternate Histories, Animal Stories, Biographical Novels, Camelot, Country Life, Court Room Dramas, Epistolary Fiction (Letters), Family Sagas, Flying, Featuring Food, Holiday Reading, Science Fiction, The Sea, Vampires and Werewolves, Young Readers in the Adult Collection, and more. Webcatalog links.
The Fiction_L List of Lists (Morton Grove Public Library, Morton Grove, IL): Lots of themed book lists, an eclectic selection including (but not limited to!) the following: Nuts and Bolts Novels, Mystery Authors with Little Old Lady Sleuths, Edible Fiction, Christian Fiction, Terry McMillan Read-Alikes, A Sense of Place, Latina Authors, Old Fashioned Reads--Books Your Parents and Grandparents Loved, Cool Reads For A Hot Summer Day, Fiction Set in Scandinavia, Apocalyptic Fiction, Two for the Telling: Fiction that Blends Two Voices and Two Times, Nonfiction that Reads Like Fiction, Bloomin' Books: Gardens, Gardeners, and Gardening in Fiction, Novels About Art, Artists and The Art World, Grade 7-9 Fiction for Math and Science, Subtle Ghost Stories, Scotland and Travel Reading, Modern Versions of Classics, Non-Fiction Titles Dealing with Life Crises, Fathers in Fiction, One Day Reads for the Beach, much more!
Bibliography Index (Evanston Public Library, IL): Provides booklists in these categories: African-American Studies, AIDS/HIV, Biography, Books, Business, Civil Rights, Cooking, Dinosaurs, Europe, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Gay and Lesbian Studies, Genealogy, History, Humor, Islamic Studies, Language, Large-Type, Latino-American Studies, Mind and Body (Health), Moving, Murder/Mystery, Music, Parents, Poetry, Politics, Sports and Games, Videos, Weddings, Womens Studies, and Young Adult. Nice lists, with detailed info, but many were compiled in 1993-1994.
Booklists for Adults (Boston Public Library): Book lists with author, title(s) and sometimes date of publication and/or brief synopsis provided for these broad themes: Arts; Biography; Black Is...; Business, Finance and Investing; Family, Home and Garden; General (Cross Categories); Health; Literature; Science. Some specific lists include By the Pen: Modern Arabic Fiction, Contemporary Fiction in Translation (by country of origin); Fiction on the Vietnam War; Journey to Romance: Period Romance Fiction; Murder Most Delicious: Culinary Mysteries; Single in the City, The New Celtic Revival, and many more, including those in the booklist archives. Also lots of non-fiction book lists.
Booklist Index (Madison Public Library, WI): Lots of lists. New books, Cold Comforts books (Snuggle Up and Read, Survive Winter), non-fiction lists, fiction lists: 100 Best Works by Women Writers; African American Fiction; Alternative History Fiction Booklist; Art, Artists and the Art World; Asian-American Fiction; Cold Nights/Warm Reads; Cozy Mystery Authors; Epistolary Fiction: Novels in which letters are used to tell the story; Gay and Lesbian Fiction (1999); Gay and Lesbian Mysteries; Generation X: Young, Hip and Skeptical; Hispanic-American Fiction; The Immigrant Experience; Fiction from India; Inspirational Fiction; Irish Fiction; Jane Austen in the 21st Century; Madison's 100 Best Novels; Men Writing Today; Midwest: Fiction; Native American Fiction; Read It and Eat: Culinary Fiction; Readable Fiction Classics; Single and Looking...; The Spirit of the Times; Tearjerkers: Novels that Will Make You Cry; 'Tis the Season: Novels, Mysteries and Stories With a Christmas Theme; Too Good to Put Down; Vampires; Women Sleuths; Women Writing Today; World War II Fiction; and You've Seen the Movie...Now Read the Book! Also Large Print lists in various genres.
Reader's Advisory (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): Packed with titles. Sections on forthcoming titles, bestseller lists, Oprah's book club, book lovers' sites, and lots of fiction and non-fiction booklists (especially non-fiction). Fiction lists are organised by genre. Some non-fiction lists include True-Life Survival, America's Dynasties, Touched by Angels, Redcoats and Rebels, The History of Stuff, Wonderful Town: Books About New York City, Death and Dying: Books About Life's Final Passage, Korea: The Unsung War, Purrfect Reads: Fabulous Felines, and Travelers' Tales: Journeys, Treks and Adventures of a Lifetime.
Booklists (Hantsweb, Hampshire County Council, UK): Author, title, summary for a handful of books, often fiction, in a chosen topic each month. Topics have included First Rate Debut Fiction; SeaBritain Selection: Fiction; Tales of Afghanistan; 'The Reading Group'; Stories of South Africa; Barking Good Reads; Marvellous Meals; Invaders; etc.
Booklists for Adults (Fairfax County Public Library, VA): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for books in categories including: Graphic Novels for Adults; Books Into Movies; Fiction, Memoirs and Culture of the Middle East; Love Lessons; Women's Lives, Women's Thoughts; Ancient Peoples; Native American Novelists; Not for Children Only; Novels for Adult English Language Learners; War and Rumors of War; Fictitious Characters U.S. Historical Mystery Series; Mysteries in Exotic Locales; Religious Mysteries; etc.
Bookbyte's Books Too Good To Put Down (Bookbyte): In categories like Books Young Adults Will Like, Murder Mysteries, Read-Alouds, Non-Fiction, and by genre. For adults and kids.
Our Librarians Suggest ... (Arapahoe Library District, CO): Authors, title, summaries of all books. Many lists in each of these major fiction categories (plus a section for non-fiction book lists, too): Award Winners, Family Fiction, Humor, If You Like..., Medical, Miscellaneous, Multi-Cultural, Mystery/Suspense, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Sports. Usually from 10-25 books suggested for each list.
Reader's Advisory, Bibliographies, and Booklists (Bloomington Library, IL): Some lists provide author, title, and summary, while others provide only author and title. Categories include: Baseball in Fiction; Contemporary and Urban Fiction by African American Authors; Financial Intrigue and Espionage; Forensic Mysteries; Graphic Novels--A Selected List; Illinois Fiction; Jewish Fiction; Time Travel; Vampire Fiction; readalikes; more. Also non-fiction topics.
Book Reviews by Genre (Skokie Public Library, IL): Called reviews, these are short, summary-ish comments, in these genres and (mostly) fiction subjects: Coming of Age, Family Saga, General Fiction, Gentle Reads, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humorous Fiction, Jewish Themes, Military Fiction, Small Gems, Thrillers and Suspense Novels, Western, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction - Female authors, Literary fiction - Male authors, Poetry, Short Stories, Mystery, Mystery - Cozies, Mystery - English village, Mystery - Female sleuths, Mystery - Historical, Mystery - Literary, Mystery - Male sleuths, Mystery - Police procedurals, Mystery - Private eyes, Biography, Nonfiction, Romance, Romance - Contemporary, Romance - Historical, Fantasy, and Science Fiction. Includes publication information and number of pages.
New York Public Library Recommended Reading (New York Public Library): Books for adults, young adults, and children, by topic. Non-fiction and fiction.
Author Bibliographies (Bookreporter/Authors on the Web): Provides bibliographies listing series and titles for about 100 authors from Jeffrey Archer to Stephen White. Links to Bookreporter reviews if available. Emphasis is on crime novelists. New feature as of March 2003, so the author list should grow.
Readers' Advisory Services (County of Los Angeles Public Library): Lists of authors who write in various genres, including Adventure, Espionage, Family Sagas, Fantasy, Gay and Lesbian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Inspirational Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, and Western Fiction. Lists authors only, no titles, summaries, etc.
Adult Services Reading Lists (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Pretty much only authors and titles listed (not summaries) for multiple booklists in these categories: The Arts; Audio Books; Award Winners; Banned Books; British to the Core; Chick Lit; Fictional Furry Friends; For and About Men; For and About Women; General Themes; Great Outdoors; Holidays; Inspirational Reading; Literary Themes; Military Fiction; Multi-Cultural; Mysteries and Thrillers; Non-Fiction; Romance; Sense of Place; Sports Themes; Tasty Tomes; Through the Decades; as well as retired booklists.
World Fiction Book List (Vancouver Public Library): All in PDF format. Lots of lists, organised by country/region. Includes books set in these locations and books by authors from these locations. Regions are: Africa; South Africa; China; India; Australia; New Zealand; Eastern European Literature; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Scandinavia; Canada; Latin America. Author, title, publication year, summary for most.
Celebrity Readers of Audiobooks (Fairfax County Public Library, VA): Lists about 70 celebrity readers, from F. Murray Abraham to Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., and titles of some of the books they've read for audiotape, along with author and description of each book.
Off-beat, Eclectic, Quirky, Slightly Askew Fiction (Central Rappahannock Public Library, VA): 'Fiction ranging from Redneck Gothic to really dysfunctional families to just plain, well, different. If you like stories that are a teensy bit bent, these titles are for you.' Sections: Families Sure Are Funny; Out of Step With Everything; Off-beat Abroad; Out of This World; Southern Quirks; and Oh So Noir. Author, title, summary, webcat link for about 60 books.
If you like The Sopranos: Life in the Mob (Winfield Public Library, IL): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for more than 6 fiction titles and 6 non-fiction titles about organized crime.
Recommended Tearjerkers (Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library System, British Columbia): Author and title only for about 70 books that will make you cry.
Fiction with Multiple Points of View (Nancy Alexander, Fiction-L): 'Books that use the Rashoman Effect -- the story is told by several characters, each from his own point of view.' Almost 45 novels listed. Compiled April 2001.
The Long and the Short of It (Winfield Public Library, IL): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for 7 long novels (400pp+) and 3 long biographies, and for 9 short novels (less than 200 pp).
Fiction on Selfishness (Fiction-L): Compiled Jan. 2002. About 40 works of fiction featuring selfish people or exploring the issue of selfishness, from Samuel Beckett's Molloy to Vincent Williams' Temples. Author and title only.
Revenge (Auburn Hills Public Library, MI): 'Stories about sweet revenge.' Author and title only for about 30 novels, from Mary Kay Andrews' Savannah Blues to Donald E. Westlake's 361. Updated Dec. 2005.
Psychological Fiction (Reader's Advice): 'Stories involving the infinite landscapes of the mind.' Author, title, and Amazon link for about 300 titles, from Charles Abbott's Island to Irvin Yalom's When Nietzsche Wept.
Spotlight On A Midsummer's Night's Dreams (Montgomery County Library, MD) : Reading about how other people dream. Author, title, publication year, summary, and webcat link for 9 fiction titles and 1 video, from John Derbyshire's Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream to Luanne Rice's Dream Country.
Armchair Pampering: Spas in Fiction (Omaha Public Library, NE): Lists author and title for over a dozen novels (8 are mysteries) set in/featuring health spas, from MC Beaton's Death of a Snob to Jennifer Rowe's The Makeover Murders.
Zodiac Booklists (Boston Public Library): Separate booklists for each of the twelve zodiac signs, listing 10-12 books written by authors of the same sign. Author and title only. April 2001.
Who Reads What: Celebrity Reading Lists (Gardiner Public Library - Maine): Use the celebrity name index to find out what your favourite famous person has read and liked. Title and author listed for all, comments by the readers for some.