Author yellowpages; the bookreport.com plus Bookreporter.com can find an immense number of websites supplied by publishers and authors. Clearly authors who have little skill in designing a website would be wise to consider Author Yellow Pages- most impressed with their versatility-
the book on ageing by Charla is superbly advertised by its site.
You have to be impressed withBookreporter.com-It has hundreds of reviews and they cover everyone from Sue Grafton and Penny Vincenzi to Cormac Mccarthy. A section on Books to Movies plus authors' bios, and advance notice of many new books appearing in the next three months, mainly authors with American backgrounds) brings up a lot of info. Unfortunately, I didn't notice many topsellers in this list-could be because their new books usually come out pre Christmas I'll look into it again, but in the meantime, I just go direct to source eg.
A web site which links to the most popular author in Auckland City Libraries last year. A great story teller, I also follow his blog, which covers his activities in the art and theatre world in England, and the auctions where he acts as auctioneer for charities.
One marvellous system I found on Authors on the Web/ Reading group Guides, an international roundup of clubs, was a link to some of the latest news/interviews regarding authors and books.
An interview with AnnPatchett ( Bel Canto and Run) audio and words with the Wall Street Journal on the subject of reading
" ...If someone gave you a device with which you could see entire worlds just by holding it in front of your eyes, worlds of such beauty and complexity that they took your breath away, worlds of suffering and redemption, love and suspense and enlightenment, all of them there for the taking, wouldn't you want to show this device to everyone you knew? Why are more people reading? Because they are either discovering or remembering just how good it can be. I've got a book for you, my friend, all you've got to do is open it up."
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I agree that it looks like a great readers advisory tool, and perhaps useful for bookclubs too?
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