Popular Literature

A ranked list of recent popular books sold on Amazon.

Typically available for free through your public library, BookBrowse is a resource for readers that provides book reviews, excerpts, lists, book club information, and more.

A discovery tool for readers to regularly locate new books and reviews. Leon County Public Library provides free copies of this monthly magazine at the main branch.

Very popular book review website that is owned by Amazon. Can create custom lists and view others lists for recommendations. Centers around user reviews and recommendations.

Kirkus is a book review organization that highlights recent notable literary works for children and adults, conducts author interviews, and gives awards for outstanding contributions.

The Leon County Public Library regularly adds new young adult and adult materials to their collection. These titles can be found on their catalog’s home page.

Interactive visual site that allows users to input authors and then click through other authors readers have indicated they liked. Based off of Gnook AI that asks readers for personal preferences and recommendations.

One of the most influential book lists in the U.S.; ranks books sold in the U.S. and sorts by format and genre.

A weekly supplement to the Sunday edition of The New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely read book review publications in the industry.

NoveList Plus is a database to for library employees to provide recommendations and develop readers' advisory.

Review platform similar to Goodreads. Offers more visual interpretations of your reader data if you track it here, and also allows readers to tag books. This way you can review what a book is marketed as compared to what readers tagged it regarding, pace, mood, and plot.