Research Databases

Electronic books of American and English literature: poetry, drama, fiction, and the Bible.

Fantastic Fiction provides over 25,000 bestselling author bibliographies with all the latest books, covers, and descriptions. It also provides series lists for many contemporary authors.

Kent District Library’s What's Next™: Books in Series database helps you search series fiction. This is one of the most used websites by librarians for series lists.

Literary Reference Source contains full text of literary journals and respected literary reference works. Find plot summaries, literary criticism, author biographies and interviews, and the full text of thousands of poems and short stories.

Points of View Reference Source provides essays on controversial subjects. It offers guides for writing position papers, developing arguments, and debating.

SuperSummary: In-depth summaries on a variety of contemporary novels at your fingertips. Written by experienced teachers, professors, and literary scholars for a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles.