 |
BookGuide
Welcome to the “readers advisory” pages of the Lincoln City Libraries – a.k.a. our “BookGuide” pages. Here, you will find resources to assist you in finding your next great read, including Booklists (general, awards winners, readalikes), Reviews (staff recommendations, customer reviews, guest reviews, podcasts, newspaper and radio book review indexes), Newsletters (Books, Movies & More, Online Book Clubs, e-mail group lists), Book Groups and other Local Literary Activities.
Finding a Good Book
Booklists (multiple themes in a general alphabetical list) (
– new additions in July 2018)
If You Like… (Author and/or Title Readalikes) ( – new additions in July 2018)
Podcasts (Master Index available) ( – new additions in July 2018)
Recommendations & Reviews
Staff Recommendations (Current Month: August 2018)
-
Indexes: By Reviewer | By Title
-
Specialized Indexes: TV-on-DVD Reviews | Agatha Christie Reviews | Star Trek Reviews | Star Wars reviews
-
Featured reviewer for August (at right): Sarah J. of the South Branch Library
Customer Reviews | Reader Lists (from customers) | Celebrity Guest Reviews
Local Media Book Reviews:
-
KFOR Book Chats (2002-present — last updated June 28 2018!)
-
KZUM Book Talks (2005-2009 archived)
-
KZUM That’s What She Wrote! (2016-present — last updated July 8 2018!)
-
The Lincoln Journal Star Review Index (2004-present — last updated July 15 2018!)
-
NET Radio All About Books (2012-present) (archive still being posted, 2016-18 available! — latest episode July 18 2018!)
Bestsellers and High Interest
New York Times Bestsellers and Other Bestsellers Lists
New Books on Order — monthly posting
New Large Type Books on Order — monthly posting
Book Groups and Clubs
Library Sponsored Book Talks and Book Discussion Groups | Non-Library Book Groups
National Book Clubs (Oprah, Masterpiece Theatre, Real Simple, etc.)
Reader Connections Online
Books, Movies & More – Subscribe to any of over 35 E-mail newsletters, including “New Books on Order” and “New DVDs On Order”
- Subscription/Information Page (and samples of the current issues of all newsletters!) | Index to Newsletter Back Issues
Specialized Library-related E-mail group lists
The Writing Life – Author Interviews
Local Literary Activities
-
One Book One Nebraska (still active)
-
Mayhem in the Midlands (historical archive)
-
Turning the Pages of Romance (historical archive)
Other Miscellaneous BookGuide Features
Visit BookGuide’s Goodreads account online, for more information about many of the books you’ll find throughout the BookGuide site! Make BookGuide one of your GoodReads friends!
Visit BookGuide’s LibraryThing account online, for more information about many of the books you’ll find throughout the BookGuide site! Make BookGuide one of your LibraryThing friends!
Visit BookGuide’s Flickr photostream online, to see photos of library book displays, photos from library events, and other images associated with the Lincoln City Libraries!
