Fiction and Reading
The Internet has given new impetus to book publishing, and also stimulated interest in books and reading.
These sites organize and categorize many useful and interesting resources for the exploring reader.
Don't forget to also visit the Immanuel College English page for information on adult literature, young adult literature, a number of individual authors and more

General sites
Zuzu's Petals Literary Links - more than 7000 links in this amazing resource
BookSpot  - reviews, book stores, reading lists and more
Ozlit - Australian books, literature and writing
 ClassicReader.com
FictionDB.com - Searchable Book Database
Humbul Humanities Hub- English
BookBrowser -  broad topic areas
AllReaders.com Home Page
Bookreporter.com 

Publishers
The Puffin website
Random House - reviews and listings of books on many topics for adults, teenagers and children
Allen & Unwin - Australian site with useful sections eg author profiles and thematic search
Publishers' Catalogue -  listing of Australian publishers
Heinemann 

Booksellers
Amazon  - the world's largest on-line bookstore
Internet Bookshop -  reviews, book of the week and the ability to search by category as well as title or author
Co-op Bookshop - Australia's on-line academic and general bookshop
Dymocks Booksellers - useful links include author sites, award lists and new releases 

Genres 
BookBrowser : authors by sub-genre
Science fiction and fantasy bibliography
History of the Mystery -  summary with links to other sites.
Romance novel database contains subject access information, images, and readers' ratings for a variety of novels 
Hyperizons: Hypertext Fiction - resources on postmodern and hypertext fiction.

Reviews and Awards
Australian Book Review
BookWire
Children's Literature - Electronic Journals & Reviews
New York Books
Children's Book Awards covers Australian, American, Canadian, British, NZ and other international awards 

Themes in Fiction
Bullying | Harry Potter readalikes | Survival | War | Year 7 favourites | Favourite reading for boys | 
 Bestselling Children's Books - lists from USA and UK bookstores.
Children's Literature - Best Books Lists  

On-line books and literature
Australian Literature Database - 18th, 19th and early 20th century texts with a powerful keyword search
Banned books On-Line - objects of censorship or censorship attempts, ranging from Ulysses to Little Red Riding Hood
Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts - subject areas of English and American literature,  western philosophy
Online Children's Stories - classics, poetry, rhymes, myths, legends and more 
Online Literature Library-Classics - selected classic authors 

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Last revised 25th March 2003 
URL for this page is http://www.schools.ash.org.au/immanuel/htm/fiction.htm
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