Services and Programmes

Are you looking for ideas for what to read next? Would you like to know what books authors themselves are reading? And what apps and podcasts are useful for people interested in reading and literature? Visit the following websites to find out.

Reviews, Recommendations, create Personal Bookshelves

http://books.google.com/books 
http://www.goodreads.com/
http://www.lovereading.co.uk/
http://www.whichbook.net/
http://www.bookbrowse.com/
http://www.librarything.com/
http://ninjapicks.com/

Irish Times Books http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/ 
Irish Independent Books http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/
Guardian Books http://www.guardian.co.uk/books 
Dublin Review of Books http://www.drb.ie/index.aspx 
London Review of Books http://www.lrb.co.uk/

Readers' Place at Random House http://www.readersplace.co.uk/ 
Authors' Place at Random House http://authorsplace.co.uk/
Online resources for writers http://writing.ie/

Find out what famous people are reading

http://famouspick.blogspot.com/

Lists

BBC Big Read Top 100
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100.shtml
New York Times 100 Notable Reads of 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/books/review/100-notable-books-2010.html
2012 Impac Award longlist
http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/2012/longlist.htm
Time magazine All Time 100 Novels
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1951793,00.html
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
http://www.listology.com/list/1001-books-you-must-read-you-die
Newton First Book Award, list of 47 new authors http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/newton-first-book-award

TV and Radio Book Clubs

Tubridy Show Book Club http://www.rte.ie/radio1/thetubridyshow/bookclub.html
TV3 Bookclub on Ireland AM http://www.tv3.ie/bookclub.php
RTE Four Live http://www.rte.ie/tv/fourlive/
Channel 4 http://www.tvbookclub.co.uk/
Richard and Judy's Book Club http://www.richardandjudy.co.uk/home
Oprah Winfrey's Book Club http://www.oprah.com/book_club.html

Pass on your old books

www.bookcrossing.com/
http://bookmooch.com/

Bestseller lists

The Bookseller http://www.thebookseller.com/ and click on Charts
Publishers Weekly (US) http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/bestsellers/

eBooks

Download free eBooks
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page 
http://www.manybooks.net/ 
http://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks

Article: 20 Best Websites to Download eBooks 
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/20-best-websites-to-download-free-e-books/

Apps

Kindle app for phones and computers
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_ipad_mkt_lnd?docId=1000425503

Article: 10 Apps for readers on the go
http://www.informationtechnologyschools.org/blog/2010/10-apps-for-readers-on-the-go/

Article: Apps for readers
http://firstregional.blogspot.com/2011/07/apps-for-readers-free.html

Podcasts

Podcasts are short audio downloads, usually in mp3 format. You can download podcasts directly to your computer or device, such as an mp3 player or a smartphone. You can also subscribe to podcasts, using a progamme like iTunes, so that your computer or device updates automatically with each new episode. Many radio and broadcasting stations have podcasts on their websites after the shows have been broadcast, so you can catch up. Here is a list of recommended podcasts on books and literary topics:

RTE Arts Tonight podcast
RTE Sunday Miscellany podcast
The Guardian Books Podcast
BBC World Book Club podcast
BBC 4 Books and Authors podcast
NPR Books podcast (US)
Mountains to Sea DLR Book Festival podcast

Publishers' podcasts are a good source of author interviews and information about forthcoming titles.

Penguin
Harper Collins
Hodder and Stoughton
Pan Macmillan
Simon and Schuster

Events

Cork Spring Literary Festival February 2012 http://www.munsterlit.ie/Cork_SLF/homepage.html 
Ennis Book Club Festival March 2012 http://www.ennisbookclubfestival.com/
Cork World Book Fest April 2012 http://www.constantreader.ie/corkworldbookfest/  
World Book Night 23 April 2012 http://www.worldbooknight.org/
Listowel Writers' Week June 2012 http://writersweek.ie/ 
Mitchelstown Literary Society Trevor / Bowen Summer School July 2012 http://www.mitchelstownlit.com/Mitchelstown_summerschool.html
West Cork Literary Festival July 2012 http://www.westcorkliteraryfestival.ie/ 
Molly Keane Writers' Retreat Week August 2012 http://www.mollykeanewritersretreats.com/abouttheretreats.htm 
Frank O'Connor Short Story Festival September 2012 http://www.munsterlit.ie/FOC%20FESTIVAL.html

Ongoing literary events at Triskel Arts Centre http://www.triskelart.com/books.htm

News from Tigh Filí Cultural Centre http://www.tighfili.com/