Search online reference books on literature from:
- Oxford Reference Online [24/7] - including several major encyclopedias such as the Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature and the Oxford
- Writers' and Artists' Yearbook [24/7] - Resource for writers, including details of publishers, literary prizes and advice.
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Sherlock Holmes Collection - Part of Westminster Libraries: a large collection on Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Book Trust - Information and news from the organisation committed to bringing books and readers together. Includes information about programmes to promote books and reading.

Whichbook - Looking for a 'Disturbing', 'Unpredictable' yet 'Optimistic' book? Or one about 'Success Against the Odds'? This site can make suggestions according to what you fancy.
If You Like... - Books (or music) in a certain style or in the style of a particular author (or composer).
Fantastic Fiction - Bibliographies for over 30,000 authors, with brief biographies, reading lists and links to vendors.
List of book review sites - This list from the Complete Review site not only has links to a great many review pages but also tells you a little bit about each one.
Newspapers' books sections: Independent, Daily Telegraph, Guardian; Daily Mail Bookclub and Washington Post. Plus book review publications: London Review of Books and Times Literary Supplement

Westminster Libraries' book groups - Most libraries in Westminster have book groups providing you with great reading suggestions and small communities with whom to share your opinions.
Book Group Online - Online forum site for readers everywhere [requires free registration to post]. Here's how it works.
Read - A great place to start to get into books and reading.
Richard & Judy Book Club - Summer book club and reviews of various great reads.
Oprah Winfrey's book club - Where Richard & Judy got the idea...

World Book Day - News, events and games celebrating books and the reading habit.
British Arts Festivals - Contains a calendar, directory and maps for over 100 arts festivals across the UK.
British Literary Awards on Wikipedia - Each year there are a great many awards for authors, books and publishers. Wikipedia lists current and past winners and details the changing names of each award.

Gale Literary Index - Index to literary resources from academic publisher Gale. Volumes in the series Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, World Literature Criticism and many of the St. James's Press titles are available at Marylebone Information Service.
Internet for English - A 'teach-yourself' tutorial on Internet information skills for those studying English. Part of a wide range of subject-specific tutorials from the Virtual Training Suite.
Literary Criticism - Gateway to literary criticism by the Internet Public Library.
Luminarium - An anthology of Middle English, Renaissance, and 17th Century English literature, with essays and additional resources on their historical context.

E-books from Westminster Libraries
E-audiobooks from Westminster Libraries
Free e-books from elsewhere - Project Gutenberg, Many Books, Online Books Page and the Bartleby Archive: Thousands of books online including audio books! There is another page which provides a far longer list of free eBook websites.

Westminster Writers' Groups - The groups aim to encourage the work of local writers through a mutual support network.
Writers' & Artists' Yearbook [24/7] - The website of the popular 'bible' for writers, with lots of free information, hints, tips and web links. Westminster Library members have access to the full text of the book - see the Key Links for details.
Writers' biographies - A resource from the British Council, with detailed profiles on more than a hundred modern authors - many with critical assessments.
A Celebration of Women Writers
Society of Authors

Poetry Society - News and information about the national poetry scene, including links to useful websites.
Poetry Library - Poetry news and events and a poetry enquiry service.
Poetry Archive - Listen to poets from Abse to Yeats reading their own works.

Shakespeare - The complete works online. You can search for phrases by surrounding them in inverted commas
Doollee.com - Huge database of modern plays and playwrights, including contact details.

Amazon UK - Reviews and rates books as well as selling them. Use Advanced Search for better search results.
Billybargain - Service comparing prices of the major Internet booksellers. Offers the track it service which keeps you informed if your chosen product drops below your specified price.
theBookGuide - Directory of second-hand & antiquarian bookdealers, book fairs & auctions in London & the UK. Also lists binders and related services.
UKBookWorld - Consortium of British second-hand bookdealers selling via the Web.
Abebooks - Worldwide database of second hand and out of print books. Search internationally or by country

FunTrivia literature - Vast number of quizzes on a range of literary themes, at all levels.