Books & Beyond

Find more than 600,000 biographies with content integrated with the most in-demand resources – video, audio, podcasts, interactives and more.

Find biographical information on more than 149,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters.

NoveList K-8 has info about fiction books for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children’s “chapter” books and young adult titles. It is updated weekly.

Search for information on hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and nonfiction titles for all ages.  Get author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more.

Provides detailed indexing for hundreds of thousands of short stories, this database is an essential resource for readers seeking short stories by author or genre, and for those researching the body of work of a particular literary figure.

Developed and maintained to include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities.

A collection specific to K-5, with over 1100 titles. Find animated talking picture books, chapter books, videos, nonfiction titles, playlists, books in languages such as French and Spanish, graphic novels, and math stories.

TumbleBooks are a fun way for kids to build their vocabularies and practice their reading skills. After reading a book, kids can take a Tumble Quiz or try a puzzle or game related to the book just read.  One of the most outstanding features of this resource is that titles, and indeed the entire database, are available in English, Spanish, and French.