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You can search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more. All of this content is developed by Librarians and reading authorities who are experts in the field.

What Do I Read Next?
Descriptive entries for over 100,000 books for all ages - genre fiction, mainstream fiction and nonfiction. Every title is an award winner, best seller, or has been recommended by librarians or book reviewers. Search by author, title, genre, series, literary award, character name, or create a custom search to find contemporary and classic recommendations. Learn more about how to use the What Do I Read Next database by watching this quick video e-tutorial created by Gale. [Thomson Gale]

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Literature Resource Center
Contains author biographies, bibliographies, critical essays, overviews of literacy works, and links to author-related Web sites. Includes full-text articles from over 250 literary journals and access to numerous literature sources including: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literature Criticism Select, and Dictionary of Literary Biography. Search by author, title, keyword, authors by type and historical timeline. [Thomson Gale]

Biography Resource Center

This database integrates award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to hand-picked web sites. Search for people---both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor---based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. Or, combine search criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search. Learn more about how to use this database by watching this quick tutorial video provided by Thompson Gale. [Thomson Gale]

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