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Book Lovers

"A good book is the purest essence of a human soul."
-Thomas Carlyle

If you agree with that observation, this section is the place for you. Here we have gathered excellent resources to help you find, enjoy and share information on books you've read, want to read or haven't even heard about yet.

• Visit our Award Winning and Notable Books page for information about books librarians recommend in dozens of categories, from picture books to reference books and everything in between.
• Stop by the Book Group Buzz, a blog by Booklist Magazine, for tips on how to run your book club or discussion group.
• Visit our Recommended Reading page, where you'll find lists of other recommended reading as well as articles about book lists you'll love.
• Visit Booklist editor Donna Seaman's new author interview website Open Books Radio, offering streaming audio and downloadable audio files of conversations with authors.

  Buy books at Betterworld.com and support libraries and literacy - over 500 local libraries sell books through Better World Books, plus a portion of every sale directly supports literacy development in the US, and around the world.