NoveList: find books that appeal to you

NoveList uses appeal factors like writing style and pace to help you get better reading recommendations.

Watch a video tutorial [requires Adobe Flash Player].

Click on the image below for a screen shot of a way to use the new appeal factors in combination.

In this example, someone got a list of books that are described as "thought-provoking" (S1) but there were too many of them. Then she looked at a list of books described as "reflective" (S2) and there were too many. So, she clicked on "Search History" and saw both of the searches in the list. She clicked on the check boxes for S1 and S2, and then clicked the "Search with AND" button.

The result of combining those searches is a smaller list (S3, with 119 items in the list) of books that are both thought-provoking and reflective. Now she can get an even smaller list using the limits on the right-hand side, such as Adults, Fiction, Award winner.

New recommended reading lists

To find these lists, type the title in the Search For… box on the NoveList homepage. Then, click the Lists & Articles tab above the Result List.

Imaginary Creatures. With sneaky trolls and fire breathing dragons, the books on this list view imaginary creatures as either heroes or villains.

Ghost Stories. This list of scary books features ghosts in all kinds of settings, including haunted houses.

Murder with a Foreign Accent. For readers who have been won over by the mysteries of Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson, the Scandinavian juggernaut of outstanding mysteries continues; what is even more exciting is that more mysteries from around the world are also being published in North America, so that readers have an ever-expanding range of foreign mysteries to enjoy.

Mobile version

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