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Reviews & Tools

Reviews

  • Thumbs Up-DownQuill & Quire is the magazine of the Canadian book trade. The print edition, published 10 times per year (monthly except for joint January/February and July/August issues), includes author profiles, news about upcoming books and developments in the Canadian industry, and reviews of new adult and children's titles. The magazine reviews around 400 new titles each year, offering the most comprehensive look at Canadian-authored books in the country.

  • Globe and Mail Books Section

  • The Times (UK) Books

  • CBC News Books 

  • Dewey Divas and Dudes - These reviewers describes themselves as: "a group of Canadian publishers’ reps based in Ontario, who book talk our favourite reads of the upcoming season to librarians and school teachers. In 2009 we received the Ontario Public Library Association's Leadership in Adult Readers' Advisory Award. We also love to recommend movies, new DVDs, restaurants, and the latest quilting or knitting shops we discover on the road. Since we read far more books than we ever have time to talk about in our presentations, we hope to use this blog to continue our recommendations, and meet other bookish travellers."

  • Overbooked is a website for ravenous and omnivorous readers.  Overbooked originals include annotated lists of nonfiction, fiction and mystery books which received starred reviews, themed booklists, featured titles lists and hot lists of hard cover US fiction releases and notable books. Established 1994. This site contains large files.

  • BookWire offers reviews of titles you won’t find anywhere else! We specialize in unique titles with topics ranging from alternative medicine treatments to fictional murder mysteries. Use the links below to browse and search our extensive database of over 600 reviews from January 2004 to the present.

  • SPL Shelf Life Blog showcases reviews of newly acquired items at the Stratford Public Library.

  • Novelist - A database that allows readers to find fiction titles that are similar to their favourite authors or on their favourite subjects.

Tools

  • Library Thing lets you catalogue your books. A great way to keep track of what you have read, and want to read - and see who else has similar tastes.

  • Shelfari lets you show off your books, and keep track of your reading.

  • BookSprouts - Join an online book club or start your own!

  • Library Elf - Tired of forgetting you have library items out? Want to be reminded by e-mail that your books are coming due? Sign up for Library Elf - it's free!