You may have read about a reader's advisory database we subscribe to called Novelist from an earlier entry. What you might not be aware of is an update I discovered today that now makes this one of my favorite databases as a librarian and a "must use" for avid fiction readers.

As I was browsing for a book discussion guide today I noticed that each book now has a "search the library catalog" link towards the bottom of its listing. So you may be wondering what the big deal is. Well, keep reading and you'll find out. This database is great for deciding what to read next. If you like a certain author or genre of books it will suggest similar books you may like based on what you've read. If you like an authors writing style or subject matter, it will provide you with additional authors you may want to check out. It's also great for figuring out how many books are in a series, or what the order of the titles are.

In the past, if you found a title you wanted to read in this database it was kind of a pain because you then had to perform an additional search in our catalog to see if the Nashua Public Library owned the book. Now, this database and our catalog are linked together. If you find a title you think looks interesting all you have to do is click on the "search the library catalog" link and it will bring you right into our catalog and show you where to find it.