Category Archives: Fiction

Booksleuth

Posted on May 3, 2011 by kcoronado

Can’t remember the author or title of a book but you’ve just got to find it?  Submit all of the details you can recall about the book to the Booksleuth message board, and have a world-wide community of readers help … Continue reading →

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SurLaLune

Posted on April 14, 2011 by kcoronado

If you are trying to identify a fairy tale (or folk tale), the SurLaLune Fairy Tales message board is one of the resources that you could consult. This message board is read by scholars, teachers, and writers of fairy tales, … Continue reading →

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FictionFinder

Posted on January 25, 2010 by kcoronado

GFU Libraries subscribe to Books In Print which is a bibliographic tool for finding information on books, audio books, or videos. FictionFinder is a part of this subscription and it provides access to over 2.8 million works of fiction found … Continue reading →

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Best Fiction of 2009

Posted on January 14, 2010 by kcoronado

Image by The Loopweaver via Flickr Find something fun to read this semester. Library Journal has released its picks for best fiction genre books of 2009. This includes Mystery, SF & Fantasy, Romance, Christian Fiction, Thrillers, and Street Lit.

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Longest Novels

Posted on June 18, 2009 by kcoronado

A list of the 10 longest English language novels.

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Fiction Connection

Posted on March 9, 2009 by kcoronado

Available as a complimentary resource to the library’s subscription to Books In Print, the Fiction Connection is a discovery tool for readers to help you find books of interest in fiction.  Enter terms that are of interest to you in … Continue reading →

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The Atlas of Fiction

Posted on February 18, 2009 by kcoronado

Using Google Maps, The Atlas of Fiction will show you the connection between real places and great works of fiction.

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1000 novels to read before you die

Posted on February 12, 2009 by kcoronado

The Guardian newspaper set out on a project to compile a list of 1,000 novels that they believe everyone should read and they came up with a definitive list.  Novels are divided into the categories: comedy war & travel crime … Continue reading →

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Genre Fiction Titles for 2009

Posted on February 6, 2009 by kcoronado

The Reference and User Services Association has named its best genre fiction titles for 2009.

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Know the world through fiction

Posted on November 14, 2008 by kcoronado

A report from Manchester University and the London School of Economics claims that fictional stories can provide as much or more educational value as factual academic information.  Fictional works like novels and poems that have real world issues, events, or information woven … Continue reading →

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