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Information about books and authors in specific genres

General

The IBIC Guide to Book-Related Resources on the Internet: A guide to book and literature related Internet resources, arranged in a narrative style. Areas covered include authors, publishers, booksellers, libraries, readers, rare books, online books and magazines, and poetry. Part of the WWW Virtual Library.; Author: Frederick Zimmerman (ibic@sunsite.unc.edu); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, General, Authors, Publishers, Booksellers, Libraries, Poetry
Internet Directory of Published Writers: A searchable and browsable listing of writers who maintain an Internet presence, with biographical and bibliographical information. Writers must register themselves in the database.; Author: Stephen Spencer (sspencer@netconcepts.com); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, General, Authors, Biography, Bibliography
Mexican Genre Fiction: Information about Spanish language genre fiction being written in Mexico and Latin America, focusing on science fiction and crime fiction.; Author: Mauricio-José Schwarz (mschwarz@spin.com.mx); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, General, Spanish, Mexico, Speculative, Science Fiction, Crime
The On-line Books Page: A fairly complete listing of various sources for online texts, including Project Gutenberg and specialty and foreign language sites. Recommended because its index is searchable.; Author: John Ockerbloom (spok+books@cs.cmu.edu); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, General, Electronic Texts
rec.arts.books FAQ Homepage: A collection of FAQs for the Usenet news group rec.arts.books. Besides the regular rec.arts.books FAQ, there are also sections on bookstores in various geographic areas, booksellers and bookclubs, and Arthurian, Sherlock Holmes, and Robin Hood booklists. Also contains links to related FAQs, such as misc.books.technical and rec.arts.sf.reviews.; Author: Cindy Tittle Moore (tittle@zmall.com); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, General, Bookstores, Booklists, Bibliography, FAQ
The UNCAT Database: "UNCAT is the electronic catalog of UNCATaloged titles not generally available in a bookstore or library... Businesses, nonprofit groups, trade associations, government agencies, museums, and self-published authors with research reports, pamphlets, brochures, catalogs, newsletters, booklets, books, videocassettes, audio cassttes, diskettes and C D-ROM s."; Author: Michael R. Prolman (UNCAT@sapphire.com); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, General
Whitaker's List of Books in Print: Searchable database of British books in print.; Author: Internet Books Shop; Keywords: Entertainment, Books, General, Books in Print, Great Britain
Writer's (Stumbling) Block: "A list of the resources on the WWW which are designed to give advice to writers about a whole range of topics - stylistic, practical, getting published, submission guidelines, etc."; Author: Maura McHugh (mmmchugh@tcd.ie); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, General, Writing

Children's

Children's Literature Web Guide: Too many cool things to list, but here are some highlights: Award Lists, Author Information, Recommended Books, and Resources for Parents and Teachers.; Author: David K. Brown (dkbrown@acs.ucalgary.ca); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Children's, Awards, Bibliography, Education

Comic Books

Welcome to rec.arts.comics: FAQ: FAQ for the rec.arts.comics.* Usenet newsgroups.; Author: Tom Galloway (tyg@hq.ileaf.com); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Comics, FAQ
Manga FAQ: FAQ for the rec.arts.manga Usenet newsgroup, dealing with the world of Japanese comic books.; Author: Steve Pearl (pearl@remus.rutgers.edu); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Comics, Manga, Japan, FAQ

Horror

Horror Literature and Authors: Contains bibliographies of popular horror authors, plus a list of the 100 Best Horror Books and links to online horror texts.; Author: Casey Hopkins; Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Horror, Authors, Bibliography
The House of Usher: Edgar Allan Poe: Guide to the life and works of author Edgar Allan Poe.; Author: Peter Forrest (forrest@magi.com); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Horror

Mysteries

The Crime Writers of Canada (CWC)

"These CWC pages are intended to give you news and information about CWC members and their books. They also give you an opportunity to read new listings, submit reviews, and comments, and ask questions, and have some fun..."

Author: Jim McBride (seumas@commercial.net)

Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Mysteries, Authors, FAQ

Mystery Sources from CWC. . .

The Real Thing . . .

Non-Fiction

Astronomy Book Reviews: The texts of astronomy related book reviews that have appeared in the Newsletter of the Ames Area Amateur Astronomers.; Author: Ames Area Amateur Astronomers (swormley@cnde.iastate.edu); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Non-Fiction, Astronomy, Reviews
Libertarian Related Bibliography: An extensive bibliography of books with Libertarian themes, including texts which are available online.; Author: Rich Thomson (thomson@jensen.cs.utah.edu); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Libertarian, Bibliography
World Wide Study Bible: Contains Biblical text in several different versions plus commentary by book, chapter, and verse contributed by the Web community. Not searchable but fairly easily navigable.; Author: Harry Plantinga (whp@wheaton.edu); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Non-Fiction, Religion, Bible, Commentary

Romance

Romance Novel Database: "Contains bibliographic information, subject access information, images, and readers' ratings for a variety of novels in different romantic fiction subgenres. The database is designed to function as both a reader's advisory tool and a source of general information about books and authors in the genre of romantic fiction." You can browse by title, author, or subgenre.; Author: Chris Powell (sooty@sils.umich.edu); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Romance, Authors, Reviews

Speculative Fiction

Alpha Ralpha Boulevard: "A list of authors in the science/speculative fiction field with bibliographies and pointers to other SF sites."; Author: (espana@Catch22.com); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Speculative, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Authors, Bibliography, Internet
Speculative Fiction Clearing House: A very well organized guide to science fiction and fantasy on the Internet. Contains areas on Authors, Awards, Bibliographies, Conventions, Publishers, and a host of other stuff. In addition, there is a searchable database of short fiction, which is small but growing.; Author: John R. R. Leavitt (jrrl@cmu.edu); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Speculative, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Authors, Awards, Bibliography, Conventions, Publishers
Transformation Stories List: "A list of books and other works, mostly (but not quite exclusively) SF/fantasy/horror, that use unusual physical or mental transformation as a theme or a major plot device."; Author: Mark Phaedrus (transfrm@halcyon.com); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Speculative, Transformation, Bibliography
The Usenet Alternate History List: "An annotated list of novels, stories and essays involving alternate histories (a.k.a. what-ifs, allohistories, uchronias or counterfactuals), writings in which a past event is altered and its effect on later history somehow described."; Author: R.B. Schmunk (rbs@panix.com); Keywords: Entertainment, Books, Speculative, Science Fiction, Fantasy, History, Bibliography

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