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READERS' PAGE
Readers' Web Sites
FICTION GENRE WEB SITES
(e.g. mysteries, science fiction, etc.)
Below you will find a few links to get you started on
your search for information on particular genres of literature.
HISTORICAL
FICTION
HistFiction.net – A web site devoted to
authors and books in Historical Fiction. Includes an author database, hundreds of
links to historical fiction sites and links to historical research sites. Formerly
known as Soon's Historical Fiction site.
Historical Novel Society – Founded
in 1997 in the United Kingdom, this web site now contains equal coverage of both US and UK
authors.
Of Ages Past – The Ring of
Historical Fiction – a web ring of sites devoted to home pages of historical
fiction authors, e-zines that publish historical fiction, publishing companies that
publish historical fiction, and sites that offer historical fiction book reviews.
HORROR
Dark Echo Horror – a web site
devoted to horror literature
Horror World – bills itself as the
world’s primary resource for horror literature.
Contains links to horror news, book reviews, and more.
LitGothic - A web guide to all things concerned with
literary Gothicism, which includes ghost stories, "classic" Gothic novels and
Gothic Fiction.
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LITERATURE
Literary Criticism - The Internet Public Library
- This site contains critical and biographical web sites about authors and their works
that can be browsed by author, title, or nationality and literary period.
Literary Map of
America - Students from all over the country add writers from their states to the U.S.
Literary Map Project.
The Literature Network - Offers searchable
online literature for the student, educator, or enthusiast. Currently includes over
300 full books, 1000 short stories and poems, and 8500 quotations.
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MYSTERIES
Bloodstained Bookshelf – a list
of upcoming mystery and crime fiction releases put out by Cluelass.com, a mystery newsletter.
Gumshoe Site – Regularly updated, this
site is designed to offer mystery-related news.
Meritorious Mysteries – a mystery review
newsletter by Molly Weston offering mystery readers new titles in the world of mystery.
Mysterious Home Page – a
well-organized site containing hundreds of links to mysteries and crime fiction
Mysterynet.com – Mysterynet.com is a source of
information and shopping for mystery books, TV, movies, and games as well as the official
online home for Agatha Christie and Nancy Drew.
Mystery Reader – provides hundreds of
mystery book reviews as well as the latest news concerning mystery novels.
Mystery Web Sites of Interest
– a compilation of links to a multitude of web sites.
Stop, You're Killing Me! - This site is a
resource for the lovers of mystery, intrigue and suspense books. Includes hundreds
of authors, with complete, chronological lists of their books in this sub-genre.
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ROMANCE
Romance Reader – This
site boasts thousands of romance book reviews, as well features, author interviews, and
more.
Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine – the
online counterpart to the magazine for lovers of romance, mystery and women's fiction
Useful Links for Romance Writers and Readers by
Jaclyn Reading – a compilation of links to various romance-related sites. Provides a link to the Romance Reading Ring.
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SCIENCE
FICTION
Booksforabuck.com Science
Fiction Reviews – includes the latest reviews of hard science fiction, fantasy,
military science fiction, and speculative fiction.
Christina Schulman’s Science Fiction Reviews
– a searchable web site filled with science fiction reviews.
Fantasy & Science Fiction News – an
online newsletter put out by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
Science
Fiction Resource Guide – This page contains an extensive collection of links to
Science Fiction resources on the Net.
Science Fiction Weekly – an online science
fiction newsletter
SciFan - SciFan is all about helping readers discover
new science fiction and fantasy books and authors. They focus on classifying books
into series and themes, but they keep a close watch on upcoming releases.
Ultimate Science Fiction Web
Guide – almost 6,000 links to science fiction resources on the Web
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WESTERNS
American Western
Magazine – This online magazine celebrates the traditions, culture, art, films,
music & literature of the American West.
Elbow Creek Magazine - ECM features fiction, poetry
and articles about the American West during the golden age of the cowboy.
Mostly Fiction – The Wild West -
ReadWest is an online magazine that honors authors of western literature.
Western Writers of America – the official
web site of the Western Writers of America, an organization that was founded in 1953 to
promote the literature of the American West.
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