Book Clubs
York County Library Book Club Kits - York County Library book club kits contain 10 copies of the book and a discussion guide with questions and an author biography. For more details, see our Book Club Kits Page.
Book Group Buzz - A blog featuring book group tips, reading lists, and lively talk of literary news from the experts at Booklist Online
Book Lists
Best Sellers List - See what books are on the New York Times bestseller list this week.
New Arrivals - Listing of books and materials that are new to York County Library. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the list.
Accelerated Reader's List - A reading incentive program for students designed to improve comprehension skills. Quizzes are given on books that students read.
Book Reviews
YCReads - York County Library's own reviews of books staff members have read and enjoyed. Add your own comments, too.
Bookwire.com - Industry news and best seller lists.
Bookpage.com - Reviews, interviews, and booklists by subject.
The New York Times Book Review - Books reviews by the New York Times. Requires free registration.
Award-Winning Books
S.C. Book Award Nominees - The best of children's books chosen by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL).
National Book Award Winners - Listing of the National Book Award Winners.
Young Adult Library Services Association - Award-winning books for young adults.
Association for Library Service to Children - Award-winning books for children.
Books by Genre
Book Lust Forever - Nancy Pearl’s book review blog, links to her author interviews on Seattle Channel’s Book Lust, and more.
NextReads - Choose from 20 different e-mail newsletters, with suggested reading lists, delivered monthly or bi-monthly by topic or genre.
Online Book Club - Get a chapter of a book delivered to you by e-mail each day. Free, but requires registration.
Overbooked - Information about all genres of fiction and nonfiction.
Reading the Past - Blog about historical fiction
Shelfrenewal - Reading suggestions about what’s hot in the media and what’s coming soon.
TheMysteryReader.com - Reviews and recommendations for the mystery reader.
TheRomanceReader.com - Reviews and recommendations for the romance reader.
Grouchy.com - Suggested fiction for teens.
Locusmag.com - News, reviews, and recommendations for science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories.
Histfiction.net - Suggested historical fiction.
Used and Rare Books
York County Library Book Sales - Book sales at the York County Library, sponsored by Friends of the Library.
Alibris.com - Hard-to-find books, maps, photos, manuscripts, prints, and autographs.
BookFinder.com - New, used, rare, and out of print books.
Bibliofind.com - Rare and used books.
Booksalefinder.com - Book sales and other book events.