This category consists of links to sites which are about various genres of literature.
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Provides opportunities for fans of mystery and crime fiction to come together and share their interests. You can register for the association's next annual event, set to take place in Ottawa. Both agents and writers can register to participate at Bloody Words 2009. - Bloody Words
http://bloodywords.com/
Children's Genre: Most Honored Books
Nearly 1000 children's books ranked by honors recieved. Includes summaries and links to Wikipedia entries on the books. - Children's Genre: Most Honored Books
http://www.awardannals.com/wiki/Honor_roll:Children%27s_books
This archive provides a vast collection of fan fiction materials. This website serves as an interactive community for fan fiction aficionados and holds a great number of fan fiction stories on over thiry languages. The website allows you to browse stories by anime/manga, games, books, movies, TV shows, cartoon, comics and miscellaneous items. - FanFiction.Net
http://www.fanfiction.net
Provides information on hundreds of thousands of fiction books and also contains thousands of fiction author biographies. Book information includes cover picture, description and publication details. Site also features the most popular fiction books/series and also previews upcoming additions. - Fantastic Fiction
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk
The Harry Potter Lexicon is a resource that explains the world of J.K. Rowling's novels on Harry Potter. The Lexicon website also provides essays on the world of Harry Potter such as the Hogwarts Schools, the magic of Harry Potter and other topics. You can also find out about Harry Potter potions here. - Harry Potter Lexicon
http://www.hp-lexicon.org
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts
The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA) is an organization that is dedicated to studying and enjoying the fantastic arts. You can find out about the association's annual conference - the 2008 guests of honor include Guy Gavriel Kay and Brian Aldiss. - International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts
http://www.iafa.org/
The Literary Gothic is a cultural website that provides information on authors of gothic literary works. You can search for gothic works by author name and title here. You can also find a guide to conducting research into Gothic literature, including references to published works. - Literary Gothic
http://www.litgothic.com
Online collection of children's literature. Texts c. 1850-present; largely American and British works. Full pages (and full covers) scanned in. - Literature for Children
http://susdl.fcla.edu/juv/
Read an array of mystery novels from famous mystery writers including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Edgar Allan Poe. Includes online mystery solvers, games, TV shows and movies, and a community index. - MysteryNet.com
http://www.mysterynet.com
A leading site for authors and readers discussing all varieties of genre literature; from science fiction, fantasy and horror to romance, mystery and military and everything in-between. - SFF Net
http://www.sff.net/
Large online library of short stories with monthly features and additions. Classics and new writing - includes summaries, biographies and analysis. User-friendly layout, fully searchable. - Short Stories
http://www.short-stories.co.uk/
Online science fiction magazine that is published every week. Columns, articles, fiction, poetry and more. Support the magazine through donations, online bookstore and purchasing merchandise. - Strange Horizons
http://www.strangehorizons.com/
Story of Raymond Darling's life experiences. A book and an epic theater production. - The Mummery Book
http://www.mummerybook.org/
The Readers Room is an online destination that caters to both readers and writers of fiction. The website allows the convergence of the two essential part of any fiction and provides an array of genres from mystery to horror to thrillers to suspense to true crime. The website also provides book reviews and also features quite interesting sections that include Murder with McBain, Coffee Chats, Critical Jim, The Bell, Close Encounters, Dusty Rhodes, Tour of Duty and a lot more. - The Readers Room
http://www.readersroom.com
Science fiction research portal. Search an extensive database of sci-fi resources at Liverpool University. - The SF Hub
http://www.sfhub.ac.uk/
This I Believe Inc website is dedicated to fostering a public conversation about beliefs through the form of personal essays. The exercise of writing essays to express your beliefs can help you better understand your beliefs. The website also has essay-writing tips as well. You can also read previously contributed essays here as well as essays in Spanish. Anybody can contribute an essay on belief to this website. - This I Believe Inc
http://www.thisibelieve.org
Music company that specializes in country music. You can find reviews and other information about the label's artists, as well as music content customized for mobile devices such as the Blackberry. You can also find out the touring schedule of artists such as George Strait and others. - UMG Nashville
http://www.umgnashville.com/
This website contains a vast collection of urban legends, email rumors and internet hoaxes from classics to current. The website also contains articles on urban legends basics, quizzes and other information about netlore: online rumors, hoaxes and legends. The website also allows you to browse legends by topics and also contains blogs and discussion forums. - Urban Legends - About.com
http://www.urbanlegends.about.com
Read about science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction. Take part in polls and quizzes, and leave comments about genre books or films. - Warpcore SF
http://www.warpcoresf.co.uk
This literary website is dedicated to the works and accomplishments of William Steig, a noted children's author. You can find a list of his books here as well as a biography of the writer. The website also provides reading guides for several of his works including Brave Irene. - William Steig
http://www.williamsteig.com/
The Wine Literature of the World website, created by the State Library of South Australia, shows all the wine related publications held at this library. You can find an amusing wine quiz and a history of South Australian wine growing from this website. - Wine Literature
http://www.winelit.slsa.sa.gov.au/