Book Recommendations

Not sure what to read next? Need some ideas? We have compiled lists and gathered some resources that will help you find your next favourite read or author.

Genre lists

Genre lists are compiled by staff to help you find authors who write about similar themes.

Adventure	Australian	Books to Film	Chick Lit
Children’s Fiction	Classic Fiction	Cosy Crime	Country Romance
Detective	Fantasy	Historical Fiction	Horror
Inspirational	Legal Thriller	Literary	Paranormal
Regency/Victorian	Romance	Romantic Suspense	Saga
Scandinavian	Science Fiction	War Stories	Young Adult

Who else writes like?

Read everything by your favourite author? Here are some lists of popular authors and other authors who write like them.

Dan Brown	Mary Higgins Clark	Lee Child	Michael Connelly
David Baldacci	Janet Evanovich	Christine Feehan	M.C. Beaton
Elly Griffiths	Philippa Gregory	Candice Fox	Debbie Macomber
Clive Cussler	Di Morrissey	Anna Jacobs	Karen Rose
Kathy Reichs	Nora Roberts	James Patterson

Need more? whoelsewriteslike.com is an established reference web resource and reading tool. It is designed to help anyone who enjoys reading fiction to expand the number of writers they read. Look up a favourite author and get suggestions for other fiction authors who write in a similar style or genre.

gale Books and Authors

A readers’ advisory database for discovery of books by author, genre and topic.

Australian Award Winners

• Miles Franklin
• The Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award
• The Stella Prize

Other Websites for Literary Prizes

• Women’s Prize for Fiction
• Booker Prize
• Nobel Prize in Literature
• National Book Awards (USA)
• Pulitzer Prize
• Edgar Allan Poe Award for Mystery Fiction
• Nebula Awards for Science Fiction & Fantasy