Leisure Reading

The New York Times Best Sellers lists are a great way to find a variety of books from different genres that are popular among readers right now. When you select a list, you will see 15 books that are ranked by which one sold the most copies in the previous week. The list will also show the title, author, cover image, a brief synopsis, and how long it has been on the best seller list.

Gooodreads is a database for books with a social media component. Logged in users can save books to various lists, track what they're currently reading, join groups for different genres, follow their favorite authors, and more. If you are looking for books that are similar to ones you already know and love, Goodreads is a great way to find related recommendations.

The National Book Awards are American literary prizes administered by the National Book Foundation. The Awards currently honor the best Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature, published each year.

The Hugo Awards, first presented in 1953 and presented annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious award. The Hugo Awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention.

Pulitzer Prizes, are any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University, New York City, for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music.

The Edgar Awards, or “Edgars,” are named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe and are presented to authors of distinguished work in various categories of mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater published or produced in the previous year. The awards are presented by the Mystery Writers of America.