Book Lists and Awards

 

Looking for something new to read, or just need a good suggestion? The following represent links to various book lists, lists of award winning books, and digital tools sure to help you in selecting just the right book!

 

Adult Book Lists and Awards

New York Times Best Sellers Lists

New York Public Library Book Lists

American Libraries Association Booklists and Awards

Oprah's Book Lists

National Book Award

Pulitzer Prize

Nobel Prize for Literature

The Man Booker Prize

Pen/Faulkner Award

The Quill Award

NJ Council for the Humanities Book Awards

(Non-fiction)

Edgar Allen Poe Awards (Mystery)

Agatha Awards (Mystery)

Nebula Award (Sci-Fi)

Hugo Award (Sci-Fi)

Hammett Award (Crime)

Bram Stoker Award (Horror)

World Fantasy Award (Fantasy)

 

Children's / Young Adult Book Lists and Awards

Garden State Book Awards

3 Apples Book Award

American Library Association: Great Graphic Novels for Teens (Graphic Novels)

Hans Christian Anderson Medal

Eisner Award (Comics and Graphic Novels)

American Libraries Association: Caldecott Medal

American Libraries Association: Newbery Medal

New York Public Library Book Lists

American Libraries Association Booklists and Awards

 

Specialty Booklists for Children and Families

100 Books to Read in Kindergarten - Compiled by the Children's Librarians of Middlesex County

Humerous Fiction Grades 4 through 8 - Compiled by the Libraries of Middlesex County

Special People, Special Books : Bibliogrpahy for Families and Children in Regards to Special Needs - Compiled by Jan Murphy, Cranbury Public Library Youth Services Librarian

 

Reader's Advisory Tools

Nextreads - Sign up for monthly newsletter(s) which will provide information about new and recommended books @ your library. You also have the option of browsing prior library newsletters in a variety of genres.

Novelist - Search for that new book to read by favorite author, plot element, or series. Definitely check out the Author Read Alikes (click the 'For Readers' tab when you access the database) which will suggest writers and books based on the styles of many of todays most popular authors.

Novelist K-8 - Works the same as Novelist, but focusing on finding book specifically for elementary and middle school students. Great tool for parents who want to find a new book or author for their child.