Reader's Corner

SUMMER READING 2012

JGMS Summer Reading List

BHS Summer Reading List

Summer Reading for Adults and Teens

Top Requests of the Minuteman Library Network



Book Lovers' Websites

Bookbrowse

Nancy Pearl's Book Lust Forever

Overbooked



Library Databases

Click on "Search Databases" and enter your library card number to access the databases below.

Biography Resource Center
Biographies of many people from around the world from all time including author biographies.

Contemporary Literary Criticism
Along with articles on an author's work from a range of periodicals and reference works, such as Contemporary Authors, also contains a brief review of the author's life, works, and critical reception.

Expanded Academic
This database of magazines and journal articles includes many literary publications.


Massachusetts Newsstand
Search for book reviews and author interviews in full-text coverage of major Massachusetts newspapers including the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Quincy Patriot Ledger, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, and others.

New York Times Book Review

Novelist
This database provides a wealth of information about authors and books, including discussion guides.