Read Books, Magazines, Newspapers

If you love books and writing, magazines and newspapers, the ACT Public Library is the perfect place to start

Popular Fiction Authors/Series

Any new works by the authors on these lists are selected automatically.

• Browse popular Mystery fiction authors
• Browse popular Romance fiction authors
• Browse popular Science fiction authors
• Browse popular Fantasy fiction authors
• Browse popular Australian authors
• Browse popular Historical fiction authors
• Browse popular Thriller/Suspense fiction authors
• Browse popular Literary fiction authors
• Browse popular Horror fiction authors

Browse your favourite Non Fiction authors and series 

• Popular Non fiction authors
• Popular Cooking and food authors
• Popular Mind, body and soul authors
• Popular Business authors
• Popular Current Affairs authors
• Popular Science authors
• Popular History authors
• Popular Literature authors
• Popular Australian authors
• Popular Sport authors

Browse Magazines

• Popular magazines  
• Popular Fashion magazines
• Popular Art magazines
• Popular Business magazines
• Popular Home and cooking magazines
• Popular Computer and Technology magazines
• Popular Craft and hobbies magazines
• Popular Sport magazines
• Popular Science magazines
• Popular Travel magazines
• Popular History magazines
• Popular Kids magazines
• Popular Teen magazines
  

Online Information/Resources

Literature Resource Center - The definitive literature resource with biographires, bibliographies and critical analysis of 120,000 authors (...search now)

Literary Reference Center - Literature database with biographies, bibliographies and full text short stories, poems, and novels(...search now)
Watch a "Flash movie" to learn more about the Literary Reference Center.

Grangers Poetry Online - The definitive poetry resource. Thousands of full text poems, biographies and critical analysis (...search now)

Global Books in Print - Search over 9 million in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audio books, and videos (...search now)

Fiction Connection - Run out of books to read. Let us help with Fiction Connection. You can explore the world of fiction by auhor, title, genre (...explore now)

NextReads - Do you always seem to miss out on that new book you're aching to read? Have to wait forever before it comes in? 
NextReads is a book alert newsletter that alerts you to new and interesting books that may be available in the library. If you love mysteries or romance, biographies or popular culture, and many others there is a newsletter that will suit you (...subscribe now).
Please note: The ACT Public Library may not have every title listed in these newsletters however you are welcome to make a purchase suggestion.

Magazines & Newspapers

• Magazines available in your library (...more)
• Read Today's Newspapers or an archive of Newspapers online (...more)