Blogs & Websites

Adult Reading Round Table Fiction Page: ARRT is always a useful site to use when needing a quick refresher on the various genres. Their aim is to develop “Readers Advisory skills and promot[e] reading for pleasure through public libraries.” Their fantasy page is in bulleted form and because of that, it makes for a super easy reference tool. Think of this as a Fantasy Boot camp!

ARRT’s Fantasy Genre Study Group: Also extremely helpful and interesting, this Fantasy Genre Study provides many Readalikes for fantasy titles. While it’s a bit too opinionated for my liking, there is still an expansive amount of research evident in this report.

Beginners’ Guide to Fantasy Fiction: One of the only sites out there devoted entirely to librarians understanding fantasy fiction as a genre. It offers an explanation of the genre, bibliographical sources, and a list of recommendations.

Book Country’s Genre Map: Although not entirely relevant to fantasy per se, the new Book Country (“a place where readers and writers of genre fiction come together to read original fiction, post work or comments, and make a name for themselves”) has a “Genre Map” that can be incredibly useful in understanding fantasy sub-genres. Each listed sub-genre has a brief definition and a selection of example titles.

Bookworm Chrysalis: YA Fantasy Reviews: A great resource for fans looking to read more YA Fantasy. They have book reviews, a community forum, a Library Journal feed, and much more. One of a kind!

Fantasy Faction: A wonderful site that features many interesting articles, a fantasy book club, book reviews, a writer resources page, and a forum, this site is a great find for fantasy fans and librarians alike!

Goodreads.com YA Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club: A great collection of YA fantasy novels, plus the ability to socially interact with fellow fans. This is a good venue for librarians who are interested in this genre to dive deeper into fans likes and tastes.

Kirkus Review’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog: From their website, Kirkus Review’s was “founded in 1933, Kirkus reviews more than 500 pre-publication books each month.” Their Sci-Fi and Fantasy blog is constantly publishing an array of very interesting and useful articles on the two genres.

Random House’s Sci-Fi and Fantasy blog, Suvudu: One of the most user-friendly and entertaining blogs about there about Fantasy, this is a wonderful resource for keeping up-to-date on the fantasy world and the fans that inhabit it.

SF Signal: A group science fiction blog that offers a variety of opinions, voices, and ideas about speculative fiction genres. Also features a community for fans.