Books & Literature

Award Winning Books
A new page with links to award-winning books. If you click on the author or title of a prize winning book, a search of the Suffolk County catalog will be automatically opened.

Bartelby
The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, and researchers with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.

Books A to Z: Banned Books and Censorship
Provides links to information resources on banned books. Includes list of the most popular banned books of the 1990's.

Classic Reader
ClassicReader.com, is a site where you can read, search, and annotate great works of literature. The collection currently contains 842 books and 1211 short stories by 216 authors. New works are added to the collection on a regular basis, many at the suggestion of readers.

Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism
Regardless of the period, author, or language of the literature you're researching, this Internet Public Library Site will direct you to the critical and analytical works you want.

Literature.org
Contains a searchable database of over 1,000 full-text books, available to be read over your computer or in some cases your handheld device.

LiteraryHistory.com
Literaryhistory.com is an index to selected articles on the major writers in 19th and 20th century English and American literature. We provide researchers with high quality, organized material.

New York Times Bestseller List
The New York Times bestseller list requires free registration.

Oprah's Book Club List
Browse list of Oprah Book Club selections by date or by title.

Poetry Portal
Poetry Portal is a directory or guide to the internet poetry world, a simple-to-use and comprehensive overview of what's currently online.

Pulitzer Prizes
Searchable archive of all Pulitzer Prizes back to 1917.