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.

Who else writes like?

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. Login using your library card number with the code MNC before it, eg. MNCA123123

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