newbooks magazine
The magazine for readers and reading groups full of exclusive author interviews and book-related articles, as well as the opportunity to apply for free books.

www.kirklees.gov.uk/readingcircle
The INtouch Reading Circle is a reading and creative writing group open to anyone - and you don't have to travel to be able to join. Through the Reading Circle, people can share their thoughts about anything they have read, find out what other people think, comment on a monthly reading choice and get their own creative writing published.

www.bookgroup.info
This site is dedicated to providing information for and about reading groups. It is run by a virtual reading group of five women. On the review pages you will find books that they have read and recommend and each month they add at least one new title.

www.bibliofemme.com
A readers' group from Dublin who have set up their own website.

www.author.co.uk
A page filled with book reviews and details on hundreds of authors and poets.

www.bookcrossing.com
A simple way to share books with strangers and to keep track of who has found them.

www.thenewwriter.com
Aimed at aspiring writers who want to meet the expectations of today's editors

www.essexcc.gov.uk/askchris
Stuck for what to read next? Essex libraries have set up a wonderful new site with a wealth of information on great books

http://www.murdersquad.co.uk
All things literary and criminal

http://www.thereader.co.uk
If you love reading and want to extend your horizons you'll enjoy The Reader, the literary magazine. Readers themselves recommend great works in a personal and direct way and writers discuss their own work.

http://granta.com
Literary musings, excerpts and essays from Granta.

www.encompassculture.com
A site for virtual communities of readers around the world so that reading groups can share discussions about the books they are reading.

www.contemporarywriters.com
Biographical and bibliography information about over 250 contemporary UK and Commonwealth authors plus critical reviews and statements by the author about why they write.
 
http://www.lrb.co.uk/index.html
The London Review of Books

http://www.salonmagazine.com
Salon.com give you a wide range of articles on everything from News, Politics, Technology & Business, Arts & Entertainment, Books, Sex, Life, People, Comics, and Salon Audio, a digital audio hub which offers downloadable interviews and commentary from today's most compelling writers and performers.

http://www.booktrust.org.uk
Booktrust runs book prizes and brilliant projects to encourage readers of all ages and cultures to discover and enjoy books. This site has lots of information on book awards and events. It also has up to date and in depth section about book deals and books in the news.

http://www.chapteraday.com
This site has a great service - emailing people with one chapter a day (or a 5 minute read) for 3 days.

http://www.abctales.com/
ABCtales.com is the latest inspiration of John Bird MBE, the co-founder of the Big Issue. The site where you can get published for free and read great stories and poems.

http://www.lit-net.org/
Lit-Net is a virtual literature centre for the West Midlands and beyond. It offers access to a range of services for readers, writers, librarians and literature professionals. It brings together print and performance, original data and text with selected links to other sites. Lit-Net promotes an inclusive approach to literature and encourages anyone and everyone to get involved (regardless of age, gender, race, sexuality, religion, disability or cultural background).

http://www.barcelonareview.com/index.html
This is a wonderful place to read about up and coming authors as well as established names and to read extracts from their work. International Review of Contemporary Fiction including everything from cyberpunk to ultra-postmodern. A site committed to publishing the very best material available in a wide variety of styles and techniques. New or little-known writers are presented along with known names. They also have articles, essays, interviews and book reviews from their staff and a variety of contributors. All content is unique to the Net.