Barnes & Noble
The online bookstore giants' Web sites are great resources for book
information. Search over a million titles, and skim descriptions,
book reviews, bestseller lists and reader commentary. At Barnes and
Noble you can also sign up for free online
courses.
BookFinder from 13th
Generation Media
Search this database for used, rare, and out-of-print books.
Black Issues Book Review
Reviews fiction, nonfiction, poetry and children's books of interest
to African American readers and others. Articles include occasional
author interviews.
Bookspot
Reviews, lists, reading suggestions, and great resources for book
discussions.
Alabama Authors Directory by the Alabama Library Association
Bibliographic committee. A place to find bibliographies on
both current and past Alabama writers.
Alabama's
Literary Landscape by the Alabama Center for the Book is
a resource for teachers, students and librarians. This growing
resource contains profiles for over 60 Alabama authors. Find
authors by county or name.
Literature
from Yahoo!
Two directories of Internet sites including information about
authors, prizes, bestseller lists, information on publishing,
reviews, magazines and more.
Alabama
Booksmith
by the bookstore of the same name. This web site provides
links to Alabama author web pages.
Alabama Writer's Forum
from the Statewide Literary Arts organization. Links to high
quality journals, literary presses and organizations. Includes
information on current Alabama authors.
Today in
Literature
An excellent site that runs a different story every day about
notable events from literary history.
Criticism & Research
We
strongly encourage you to call or visit the library for literary
criticism and research. Most of the best resources are not online.
However, an Internet search is a useful stage of research. Below we
list library databases that can be accessed from home, followed by
some good Internet sites. You may also want to query a good search
engine.
American Authors on the Web by Mitsuharu Matsuoka.
A compilation of sites on American authors of all types and time
periods. Under "General Resources" there's find links to web pages
on various topics such as Native American literature, Beat poetry,
and more.
ClassicNotes and
SparkNotes
Similar to Cliffs Notes study guides, these sites offer analysis and
plot summaries for a variety of plays, novels, and poetry, from
classical to modern.
Gale Literary
Index
You can't access the essays online, but this index covers hundreds
of reference books owned by the library. Do a simple author or title
search here, then visit the library to read or copy the articles. A
real time-saver.
GLBTQ
Literature
The Literature section of the online Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Culture offers dozens of articles on
a variety of literary topics.
Literary Movements by Donna M. Campbell.
Offers a valuable study of American literary movements from pre 1620
to 1920. Contains writers' biographies, examples of their work, and
a timeline to help put the work in perspective with political and
social history.
Literary
Resources on the Net
An excellent collection of annotated links to scholarly Web sites.
Especially good for English-language literature and for classical
and medieval literature.
Online Literary Criticism
Collection by the Internet Public Library.
Outstanding site! Contains criticism on authors from Shakespeare to
Stephen King. Offers Pathfinders for helping students find
information. The
Literature Reference section has online texts, mythology,
citing
electronic resources, and other useful things. By going to IPL
Reference Center, you can also gain access to information on
Business, Arts, Health, and other topics.
Drama
Soliloquy
Site of local theatre bookstore. Can search by author and title.
Includes many plays not listed in Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
Inter-Play
An index by author and title to plays in collections, anthologies,
and periodicals. Includes many plays not cited in the standard
printed play indexes.
Alabama Poetry
Society news on events, poets, and contests for and by Alabama
poets. Poetry style tips and links to published Alabama poets
can be found here.
Electronic Poetry Center by
State U of New York at Buffalo.
The Author section includes examples of poets' work (not just
poetry), biographies and author homepages when available. There are
also extensive links to magazines, presses and more.
Internet Poetry Archive by
U of North Carolina Press.
Includes the work of living poets from around the world. The goal of
the project is to make poetry accessible to new audiences and to
provide new ways of presenting and studying these poets and their
texts.
National Poetry
Month--Celebrate Poetry! by Books.com
The Academy of American Poets
(an organization devoted to American poets at all stages of their
careers) coordinates National Poetry Month activities every year in
an effort to spotlight poetry and its vital place in American
culture.
Poetry Society of America
Information about poetry conferences and festivals, journals and
literary magazines, poetry publishers, and MFA programs in poetry,
as well as the monthly PSA calendar and their extensive awards
program.
Representative Poetry Online
The online version of a college textbook, this site offers thousands
of classic poems in English, accessible by author, title, timeline,
etc.
Sonnet Central
Surf for sonnets! This site offers a collection of sonnets by
authors from all over the world. Also provides information on the
sonnet form and tips for writing sonnets.
Writer's Corner
Association of Authors'
Representatives
A great source of information on literary agents, including
questions to ask before signing and links to related sites.
Dr. Grammar
The Frequently Asked Questions cover dozens of common questions like
"lay or lie" and "who or whom." Many useful links as well.
Guide to Grammar and
Writing
A well-organized index of grammar topics. Also in the index under
"Format Requirements" are suggestions on how a research paper should
look and a link to the section on how to follow the
MLA Guidelines.
The Guide to Writers
Conferences by ShawGuides.
Information on national and international conferences, seminars and
writing residences. Search by date, country or focus.
International
Writing Centers Association
Several useful features--a list of online articles, e-mail
discussion groups and help with grammar. Geared for those teaching
writing, this site also has information for the writing student.
Preditors &
Editors
This site provides background information on agents and authors'
experiences with them. It also lists contests, awards, and
definitions of publishing terms, provides sample letters and
contains other useful information.
Writer's
Guidelines by Writer's Digest.
Includes the submission guidelines of numerous book and magazine
editors.
"The common stock of intellectual enjoyment should not be
difficult of access because of the economic position of him who would approach
it". Jane Addams