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Looking for book recommendations? News about the latest bestsellers? Want to peruse the latest headlines? Then you've come to the right place!
From the New York Times and Powell's City of Books
- The latest news about books from the New York Times as well as weekly book reviews.
- Check out daily book reviews from Powell's City of Books.
- Read up on what NPR has to say about the latest books and interesting authors.
Bestsellers and Award-Winners
Check out our "Titles of Note", covering best-selling lists from Book Sense.
Book Links
- American Library Association book lists and awards for Young Adult literature
- Peruse dozens of lists of books for young adults, although "regular" adults are also encouraged to check these out!
- Better World Books
- Socially conscious online new and used bookseller that offers free shipping in the US.
- Lone Star Reading List
- Book suggestions for readers in sixth through eighth grades - from the Texas Library Association.
- NetLibrary
- Bastrop Public Library patrons may create an account in our library and then access electronic books on the Internet from home! Ask a librarian to help you sign up!
- National Public Radio Book Reviews
- Read reviews, listen to author interviews, and get recommendations on NPR's Books page.
- Overbooked
- Information about "fiction (all genres) and readable nonfiction"
- Stop, You're Killing Me!
- A resource for mystery readers with over 33,000 titles.
- Tayshas
- Recommending reading list for readers in ninth through twelfth grades. The list is compiled by librarians and teachers and is a program of the Texas Library Association.
- Texas Bluebonnet Awards
- TEXT ABOUT TBAs HERE
- WorldCat.org
- WorldCat allows users to search thousands of library catalogs from one site!
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News and Current Events
- Bastrop Advertiser
- Subscription information for the Bastrop Advertiser, a weekly newspaper that covers community news for Bastrop and the surrounding area. Articles are not available online.
- Austin American Statesman
- The Statesman covers local and national news. The website includes articles from the previous seven days.
- www.weather.com
- National and local weather from The Weather Channel - includes sunrise and sunset times and a ten-day forecast.
Newsfeeds Updated Hourly
- Latest news from Dallas Morning News.
- Latest local news from Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- National news from National Public Radio.
- World headlines from the BBC Online.
