Reader's Corner
Staff Recommendations
Staff picks are posted to Facebook every Saturday.
Also check our Pinterest page for staff recommendations on:
Bestsellers and Popular Books
- New York Times Bestseller Lists
- Amazon.com Bestsellers
- Publisher's Weekly Bestsellers
- USA Today Best-Selling Books
- Pacific Northwest Bookseller's Association Bestseller List
- Powell's Bestsellers
- BookMarks Hottest Books of the Season
- LibraryReads
Oregon Authors
- Oregon Book Award
- Pacific Northwest Book Awards (note: these awards include authors Oregon as well as Washington, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and British Columbia)
NoveList
NoveList Plus can help you figure out what to read next, with over 100,000 titles covering fiction for all ages. (You will need your library card number and PIN to log in.) For the younger crowd try NoveList K-8 Plus.
Readalikes
Readalikes are books that are similar in style to another book you liked. There are several ways to find them:
- Log into NoveList Plus, search for a book, then click on Title Read-alikes
- LibraryThing's BookSuggester: Enter the title for a book you liked, click Submit, then click the book's title in the list of search results. The BookSuggester will give you a list of recommendations.
- Amazon.com: Search for the title of your book. When you're looking at the page of information about that book scroll down to the section called "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought."
- Google: Search for the book's title in quotes along with the word "readalikes". For example: "gone with the wind" readalikes
Series
Looking for the next book in a series?
Want to Start a Book Club?
The library has a book club, but if you'd like to start your own here is some help.
- Book Club Bundles are available from the West Linn Library and the Oregon City Library.
- How to Start a Book Club
- Find reading ideas from the library's past book club selections
Booklist Reader
Booklist Reader is Booklist's new digital-only magazine highlighting diverse reader's advisory recommendations for all ages.
