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The Library's collection of electronic reference books may also include information on this topic. These online versions of printed books do not have to be checked out or downloaded; like databases, content can be searched and sections printed. They are always available for your use in the Library and through remote access from home.

• PGCMLS Booklists
  • Black Voices: African-American Fiction Writers
  • The Harlem Renaissance: A Selected Bibliography
  • Positive Parenting
• Book Discussion Groups

Web Resources

Bestsellers

• Barnes & Noble Bestsellers -- Hourly Top 100
• Hardcover Bestseller Lists from 1900 through 1998
• Independent Bookstores Bestseller Lists
• New York Times Best Sellers
• Washington Post Book World Bestsellers

Award Winners

• Literature Award Winners
• Children's Literature Award Winners

Reader's Advisory

• American Library Association's Notable Books
• Barnes & Noble Browse Books by Subject
• Oprah's Book Club
• Suggested Reads

Authors

• Author Yellow Pages
• Children's Authors and Illustrators

Bookstores

• AbeBooks: Used, Rare & Out-of-Print Books
• Book Sale Finder - Book Sales in Maryland
• PGCMLS Book Stores and Book Sales
• Used, Antiquarian and Comic Book Stores in Maryland

Free Online Books

• Bartleby.com
• The Online Books Page
• Page By Page Books
• Open-Access Text Archive