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SERVICES WE SUBSCRIBE TO: Gain access to online book discussions, the hottest new titles and authors, professional reviews of the titles you want to know about, and even our own staff recommendations. You can even reserve the books right from your e-mails. Novelist Plus Novelist is a reader's advisory tool. Try the brief "tour" offered on the NoveList main page, it can be viewed with or without sound.   Book Browse - Selections from the most interesting current books with multiple reviews, author interviews and more.   Sign up for some Online Book Clubs and get 5-minute reads sent to your e-mail account. There are 11 clubs to choose from.   and, don't forget the many DATABASES available. SERVICES WE PROVIDE: Traveling Book Club...all you need are readers! Sign up for Favorite Authors Notification club [FAN] or manage your club account. The Library has several book clubs to choose from. View the monthly Book Club Calendar for selections, dates and locations. Primary Sources ... material that was written or produced at the time period that is being studied. Looking for book ideas? Try these BIBLIOGRAPHIES: Mystery Book Club Bibliographies! ...featuring Women Detectives   WORD   PDF ...featuring mysteries with books  WORD   PDF ...featuring True Crime mysteries  WORD   PDF ...featuring Cozy Mystery Authors WORD   PDF Murder Around the World   Collections available in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF Black Women Writers Dogs in Books  WORD  PDF Fiction of Old Florida...Customs & Folklore Modern Library 100 Best Novels Personal Finance WORD PDF Popular Authors by Genre Vacation and Travel  WORD  PDF What Book Would You Save...and Why? A follow up to The Big Read of 2009   Special Bibliographies @ Your Library Black History Month Greek-American Month Holiday Collections     Christmas     Hannukah     Kwanzaa Irish-American History Month Martin Luther King, Jr. Collections Older Americans Month Women's History Month GREAT LINKS FOR READERS: Books & Authors – Looking for a good book, but not sure where to start? Books & Authors lets you browse by character, subject, location and time period, and get a visual representation of your matching books. Bestsellers from Publishers Weekly. See our bestseller lists in fiction, nonfiction, religion, children's books and more. What’s Next - Books In Series™ Database of Kent District Library, Comstock Park, MI. Find the right order for your favorite series? Check out this up-to-date, searchable listing of fiction in series for all ages. Web Sites for Book Lovers - Morton Grove Public Library [Morton Grove, IL] has put together a comprehensive site of links to publishers, literary awards, discussion guides and more.