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AmazonBookgroup InformationFunded by the Arts Council of Great Britain, this site includes advice on how to set up a reading group and suggests titles of which books might be of interest to your own group.
BBC Book PagesIncludes links to BBC book related TV and radio programmes.
BooxA recommended reading magazine for young people
BOPCRISThe British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service. You can use this web site to search and browse information from British Official Publications over the period 1688-1995.
British LibraryThis website contains comprehensive information about the British Library, the scope of its collections, and how to use its services.
British Library Public CatalogueThis catalogue unites a number of previously separate sources to list over twelve million items in the British Library's outstanding collections.
Guardian Book PagesIncluding features and reviews from the Guardian newspaper
Orange Prize for LiteratureWebsite for the annual prize for women novelists
Penguin Readers and Book GroupIncluding books lists and advice on how to set up and maintain reading groups
The Good Book GuideA guide to recommended reading – both fiction and non-fiction
The Stationery OfficeWebsite of UK official publications
UK Public LibrariesA listing of UK public libraries with access to their websites
Which Book?Whichbook gives readers an enjoyable and intuitive way to find books to match their mood. Instead of starting from the overwhelming choice of books available, whichbook starts from the reader and enables each individual to build the elements of that elusive 'good read' we are all looking for but don't quite know how to define.
What’s In London Libraries?Use this site to search the holding of London’s various libraries, museums and archives.