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Literature: Discovering Literature
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Resources to explore and discover world literatures. When you find books and authors of interest, enter them in UW Libraries Search to find them.
Discovering Literature
Search the web or library literature databases to discover authors from around the world.
- Gale Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive database of poetry, drama and prose, literature journals, author biographies, topic overviews, and critical essays.
- Book ReviewsBrowse current book reviews from review sources like the New York Review of Books, Times Literary Supplement, or the London Review of Books.
- World Literature TodayA quarterly magazine devoted to world literature. Choose EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete or Literature Online (LION) for current issues.
Translations
Discover literature in translation, and then search UW Libraries for titles or authors of interest.
- Translation DatabaseNew publications of works in translation.
- Index TranslationumIndexes translations by source and target languages (UNESCO).
- Words Without BordersA website and magazine dedicated to literature in translation.
Literature Guides at UW Libraries
- World Literature Guides at UW LibrariesFind resources and librarians to help you discover literature from around the world.
UW Libraries Recommends
- Good ReadsAt Odegaard Undergraduate Library (OUGL, 2nd floor), we maintain a collection of fiction and nonfiction books that appeal to students looking for something entertaining in their downtime.
- UW Picks!Recommendations from UW Students
- Online Reading RecommendationsFind themed ebook recommendations, compiled by OUGL librarians, students, and staff.
- Recommended Reads for EquityGuided by the UW community, we collect recommendations for books about equity, diversity, and inclusion and create opportunities to share recommendations and hold conversations and discussions as a whole campus community.
- Unrequired Reading at the Health Sciences LibraryA popular science & medicine reading collection at HSL
Seattle Public Library Recommends
- SPL's Your Next Five BooksSeattle Public Library offers a book recommendation service. Tell them a bit about your interests and they'll email you five recommended titles.
- Seattle ReadsConnect with your friends, neighbors and community by reading the featured book, joining in a book discussion or attending programs with the featured writer.
- SPL Staff PicksFind new featured book lists every month.
Crowdsourced Recommendations
Enter an author you like on Literature Map or find recommendations on Goodreads and then search UW Libraries. Prizewinners, book reviews, public libraries and other online tools are available to help you find your next read.