Auckland City Libraries has a number of tricks up its sleeve to make sure you leave the library with the right book under your arm. These resources, available both in print, electronic format and email, provide a wide variety of suggestions and information about choosing fiction.
Fiction guides collection
Who Else Writes Like…?: A Reader’s Guide to Fiction Authors
Look up a favourite author and find a list of other authors you'd enjoy.
What Do I Read Next?
Search under your favourite book, theme, or setting to find other titles with similar characteristics. Now available also as an online database.
Magill’s Literary Annual
Magill’s lists their picks of the top books published in the USA each year. Coverage includes both fiction and non-fiction titles that are predicted to stand up to the test of time.
To Be Continued: An Annotated Guide to Sequels
Want to read a series in the right order? Look no further.
Good Fiction Guide edited by Jane Rogers.
Standout features include essays and top picks on a wide variety of fiction subjects and settings.
eResources
You can search these databases at any of our libraries. You can also access them from home through the library website, but you will need to be a member of Auckland City Libraries.
What Do I Read Next?
Whether you're looking for more books like your favourites or trying to branch out into something new, What Do I Read Next? can suggest something you might like.
- “new and notable” books – a brief list to send you straight to the shelves
- fiction and non-fiction best seller lists – from the last 15 years
- ”expert picks” and “librarian favourites” – specialists offer advice
- search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. Use “custom search” to find a family saga set in India during the 20th century.
- find a good book based on its similarity to a favourite read.
- find books that match your personalised reading profile and create customised lists.
- Use “Who? What? Where? When?” to recall that favourite from years gone by whose name eludes you
- includes plot summaries and award winners
Literature Resource Center
Finished a good book and want to know more about it? The Literature Resource Centre is a one-stop database for:
- biographies
- bibliographies and
- critical essays of over 120,000 authors.
- book reviews and essays
You can also mix and match searches around:
- Gender
- Ethnicity
- Nationality
- Genre
- Theme
- Literary movement/time period
Recommendations and new titles direct to your inbox
Subscribe to our New Reads newsletters and receive emails detailing new books and recommendations on a regular basis. Select from a wide range of newsletters including romance, horror, science fiction and christian fiction. Click here to learn more.
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