Recommended Reading
Lists
Listed below are online book lists for reading ideas in the following three categories: best books, college preparation book lists, and book awards.
Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century - a compilation of some of the best African literature; list created by a project organized by the Zimbabwe International Book Fair in 2002.
ALA Notable Books for Adults - annual list of the best books in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry selected by the Notable Books Council of the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association; lists available back to 1993
American Scientist 100 or So Books That Shaped A Century of Science - a list published by the magazine American Scientist in 1999
100 Best Books (Modern Library) - 100 best novels and 100 best nonfiction selected by the Board of the Modern Library in 1998; 100 best novels and 100 best non-fiction selected in a poll conducted by Modern Library in 1999, and a rival best 100 fiction list by Radcliffe Publishing Course.
HWA's Horror Reading List - a list of best horror books determined by a 1996 survey of members of the Horror Writer's Association; the group also sponsors the Bram Stoker Awards
NativeWeb Booklists - lists of books on many aspects of American Indian history, culture, literature, arts, education, and religion
New York Review of Books Classics - an eclectic list of fiction and nonfiction that editors of the NYRB consider to be forgotten classics.
New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books of the Year 2007- list of those books reviewed during the year that were considered most notable in end of the year review.
Recommended Reading List (Adler and van Doren) - the appendix from the book, How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles van Doren (242 titles).
75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World - list of influential books by women selected by members of the Women's National Book Association.
Time All-Time 100 Novels - list of 100 English-language novels selected by Time Magazine book review critics as the best published since 1923..
U Reads - books selected by leaders at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities as having had a significant impact on their lives
Utne Reader's The Loose Canon: 150 Great Works to Set Your Imagination on Fire - a list created in 1998 of "books, movies, plays, television shows, and works of music that broaden,deepen, or define the experience of being alive."
Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners (ALA) - lists of fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry prepared by the Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association
Aventis Prizes for Science Books - annual prize for the best in popular science writing for adults and children selected by the British Royal Society and sponsored by Aventis; 2006 short lists; links to 2005 shorts lists and awards and all previous awards in the left navbar..
BCALA Literary Awards - awards for outstanding fiction and nonfiction by African American authors for adult audiences given by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association
The Edgars Mystery Book Awards - list of award winners of the Mystery Writers of America's Edgars
Minnesota Book Awards - winners of the Minnesota Book Awards for books published in 2007; list of finalists from whom winners were selected .
National Book Awards - awards given annually for achievements in four genres- fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people's literature- by the National Book Foundation; lists of winners available from 1950 to the present.
National Book Critics Circle Awards - awards given by the National Book Critics Circle for the best books in fiction, general nonfiction, biography, autobiography, and criticism.
Neustadt International Prize for Literature - biennial award sponsored by the University of Oklahoma and World Literature Today
Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards (NEMBA) - list of award winners for annual winners of the award from 1990 through 2006 and list of nominees for 2007.
Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards - book awards given by the Phi Beta Kappa Society for literary scholarship, outstanding contributions by scientists to the literature of science, and scholarly studies contributing to intellectual and cultural concerns of humanity.
PEN Literary Awards 2007- literary awards given by PEN (a membership literary organization for writers and editors) to recognize excellence among American writers, translators, and editors; includes awards for essays, poetry, translations, fiction, nonfiction, and memoirs. List for 2005
Poetry Awards - Academy of American Poets list of selected awards for poetry with names of recent recipients
Pulitzer Prize in Letters, Drama, and Music - prizes are awarded in the following categories: fiction, drama, history, biography or autobiography, poetry, general non-fiction, and music(select a year; then scroll down page to find the list)
Updated May 2008
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