Books & Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics.

 Provides biographical and bibliographical information on 789 of the world's most important contemporary English-language poets.

Contains full-text stories, poems, essays, speeches, plays and more. Entries are searchable by author, subject, keyword, and any word(s) in a poem title, first line, last line, and book title. Provides explanations for more than 600 poems.

Contains author biographies, literary criticism, bibliographies, Internet sites, genre searches, reference book entries (such as literary dictionaries) and more. This is a good site to begin a literary search.

For popular new  downloadable titles, please visit our Overdrive site.  Our NetLibrary site is no longer available as of July 1.

Looking for a good book that is similar to an old favorite? Using NoveList you can easily find Read-alikes for popular authors, book discussion guides, award lists and much more! Search by author, title, series or plot description. Find series information listed in reading order so you don't miss a single installment of your favorite story.

Provides illustrated biographical profiles of authors and artists for children and young adults, ranging from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers.

Graphic novels -- novels merging pictures and rich language to create a unique experience of literature and art -- are enjoying a renewed popularity, especially with students and young adults. U*X*L's Graphic Novelists introduces researchers to the authors and illustrators behind these works, taking care to define and explore the distinction between comic books and graphic novels.

A librarian explains how to use a playaway audiobook. Playaways are available for checkout from any RCPL location.

This website lists used and out of print books available from book dealers nationwide.

Book Buzz is our site for readers and offers information on new books on order, most requested items, RCPL book clubs, staff favorites, reader recommendations, bestsellers and downloadable audio books, in addition to links to other book related web sites.

 This site has an archive listing all previous winners of the Pulitzer Prize as well as guidelines and forms for submitting Pulitzer Prize entries.