Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 8 Jul 2011, p. 20

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What to read next?any of us know the feelingof coming to the last fewMpages of a book that justcouldnt be put down, wondering if the next book will be just as good. Now with the new NoveListRecommendations feature on ourwebsite, youre clicks away fromfinding read-alikes to all your favou-rite novels.When viewing the page for a par-ticular novel, just click on theNoveList Recommendations linklocated at the top right corner, underthe Explore Further column.This will bring up a box with sug-gested recommendations. NoveListgives you a list of any other books ina particular series, similar titles andsimilar authors. Those who enjoyedThe Girl withthe Dragon Tattoowill be shown theother titles in the Millennium Trilogy such asThe Girl Who Played withFireand The Girl Who Kicked theHornets Nest.NoveList then provides examplesof other novels with similar themes,like Michael ConnellysThe Reversal or Nine Dragons,another grittymurder mystery investigations.A description of why a reader maylike these certain titles is also pro-vided, citing elements such as char-acter driven plots, intricate storylinesand atmospheric settings.It doesnt stop there. NoveListalso lists authors in similar genres;in this case mystery and suspense.You will be shown authors such asAnders Roslund, another Swedishauthor penning mystery thrillers,and Tana French, whose novels alsofeature dark crime stories with man/woman investigative teams.Read-alikes arent just availablefor adult books, kids can look uptheir favourites, too. Fans of the incredibly popularJudy Moody series will be shown theeight other titles that currently fea-ture the sassy third grader and otherauthors with similar works. It makes it so easy to read theentire series in order, and to keepreading after that. NoveList beganwith the idea of an all knowinglibrarian, and over the past 10 yearsit has grown to more than 150,000fiction titles and 50,000 non-fictiontitles. Youll never again be left wonder-ing what to read next.- Submitted by the OakvillePublic Library.www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, July 8, 2011 20

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