Finding your next read
Experiment with NoveList Plus to help you find what to read next. The library subscribes to this vast database of book titles you can search using your personal reading preferences. It's free to use 24/7 with your library card. Here are just a few features that make this a valuable resource for fiction and nonfiction readers of all ages.
Read-alikes
Find books similar to the one you just finished but really didn’t want to end. For practice go to the NoveList Plus home page and start a basic title search for The Rooster Bar, John Grisham’s latest legal thriller. Look at the right side of the results page for other titles in this genre. Click on each book title to read the plot summary, the associated subject headings and reviews. Keep in mind these titles aren’t linked directly to the library’s catalog. If you find something that piques your interest, search for those titles in the catalog to see if they’re available in your desired print, ebook or audiobook format.
Author read-alikes
Appeal factor
If you are looking for something a little lighter for the holidays, go to the “browse by” tab on the NoveList Plus home page and click the “appeal” option. Select “fast-paced” for the pace and “funny” for tone to retrieve recommendations including titles by Jennifer Crusie, Carl Hiaasen and Steve Lopez.Reviews and audiobooks
Search or click on a book title to read reviews written by other readers via Goodreads and from well-known review sources such as Kirkus, Booklist and Publishers Weekly. If there is an “audiobook” tab under the book description, the title is available in audiobook format. The “audiobook” tab will also tell you who narrates the book and the duration. The “more about this book” tab gives a list of subject headings attributed to each title. If you like books with corruption as a theme, click on that subject heading to get even more titles to explore.Lexile rating
In NoveList Plus many books for young readers are assigned a Lexile rating, a scientific measurement of the book’s readability or how difficult a book is to comprehend. It’s a good tool for finding a book that matches a child’s reading ability and interests. In NoveList Plus, start by searching for a title your child enjoyed to check for an assigned Lexile rating. Go to the home page and use “advanced search” to find other books using that Lexile score or in that Lexile range. Enhance your results by choosing other options such as age range, fiction or nonfiction, starred reviews and award winners to find lots of fun reads. Look at the “how do I?” tab to learn more about Lexile ratings.