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Databases and Websites by Subject: Books and Literature

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	African-American Poetry via Chadwyck-Healey African-American poetry 1750-1900
	American Poetry via Chadwyck-Healey American poetry 1600-1900
	Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers via Greenwood Literature and literary criticism
	English Poetry via Chadwyck-Healey English poetry from 600 to 1900
	Faber Poetry Library via Chadwyck-Healey20th Century poetry
	Fiction_L Booklists A large collection of book lists on myriad topics
	GenerousBooksServices for book clubs
	Library Journal Prepub Alert Lists and descriptions of major fiction and non-fiction releases in the months ahead
	LII Literature Page A selection of the best literature Web sites, from The Librarian's Internet Index.
	Literature in Context via Greenwood Historical and cultural context of classic titles in literature
	Mysterious Home Page A guide to mystery and crime fiction resources on the Internet.
	NetLibrary via NetLibrary Online access to print and audio versions of books, includes fiction and non-fiction
	NoveList via EBSCO NoveList Database of fiction books, providing leisure reading recommendations
	Project Gutenberg - Free electronic books
	Short Story Index - Index to short stories in story collections.
	Twentieth Century African-American Poetry via Chadwyck-Healey African-American poetry 1900-1999
	Twentieth Century American Poetry via Chadwyck-Healey American poetry 1900-1999
	Twentieth-Century English Poetry via Chadwyck-Healey English poetry 1900-1999
	What's Next - An online database that helps you search series fiction.