Genre Fiction

Genre Fiction--General
Information about mysteries, romances, science fiction, fantasy, inspirationals, historical fiction, and more.

• Overbooked
  Calls itself "a web site for ravenous readers. Overbooked specializes in providing timely information about literary & genre fiction as well as readable nonfiction. Overbooked originals include annotated lists of nonfiction, fiction and mystery books which received starred reviews, themed booklists, featured titles lists and hot lists of hard cover US fiction releases."
• Genrefluent
  "The world of genre fiction from the author of of Genreflecting"
• Fantastic Fiction 
  Contains bibliographies for over 8000 authors and information on over 160,000 books. In addition to science fiction and fantasy, this site includes horror, mystery, thriller, romance, mainstream, and historical fiction.

Romantic Fiction

•  Romantic Times Book Reviews
  From the editors of Romantic Times BOOKclub magazine. Reviews, ratings, and theme lists of all types of romance fiction.
• The Romance Reader
  Sister site to the Mystery Reader, this offers thousands of reviews of romance novels, plus author interviews and feature articles.
• All About Romance
  The romance readers home for romance novels, romance reviews, romance authors, and more. For and by romance readers - all with an interactive and back-fence atmosphere. Simply the best romance reviews, and honest, entertaining, and intriguing commentary, with printable book lists.
• Romance Writers of America
  RWA is a national non-profit genre writers association. Under the "Authors" drop-down menu is an extensive list of author websites, romance bestseller lists, and current releases.
• Speculative Romance Online
  Reviews, articles, interviews, award winners, and more.

Mystery and Crime Fiction

• Independent Mystery Booksellers Association 
  Lists mystery bestsellers, monthly "Killer Books" reviews, award winners, and more! 
• Stop, You're Killing Me 
  A site to die for ... if you love mystery books! 
• ReviewingTheEvidence.com 
  Contains "thousands of reviews of mysteries and thrillers of all categories, and has more than 30 reviewers from the US, the UK, and Australia." 
• The Poisoned Pen
  Website of Poisoned Pen Bookstore. On the bottom left, under "Links," check out the General Mystery Related Sites and the Individual Mystery Author Web Sites.
• The Mystery Reader
  The very latest news and reviews of mystery novels. The sister site to this site is the Romance Reader below.
• Historical Mystery Fiction
  Lists of historical mysteries, from the ancient world through recent history, plus more. Lots of information here.
• The Bloodstained Bookshelf
  “A more or less monthly list of recent and forthcoming print mysteries published in the U.S.”

African American Fiction

• African American Literature Book Club 
  "...a widely recognized source of author profiles, book recommendations, intriguing on-line discussion boards, writer's resources, articles, and critical reviews of books written by and about African Americans."
• The Urban Book Source: Voice of Urban Literature
  The online authority of urban literature
• Street Fiction
  Urban Fiction Interviews, News, and Reviews
• Urban Christian Fiction Today
  Features Urban Christian book reviews, author interviews, and more.

Science Fiction and Fantasy

• Locus Online 
  "...A semi-autonomous web version of Locus Magazine. Like the magazine, Locus Online focuses on news of the Science Fiction publishing field and coverage of new science fiction books and magazines."
• The SF Site 
  A comprehensive site, consisting of book reviews and excerpts, author interviews, articles, and much information of interest to sf and fantasy readers.
• Uchronia: The Alternative History List 
  Reviews and lists of novels and stories about alternative histories, or "what ifs." Lots of information here.
• Fantastic Fiction 
  Contains bibliographies for over 8000 authors and information on over 160,000 books. In addition to science fiction and fantasy, this site includes horror, mystery, thriller, and romance.

ChickLit
Books written by women for women, usually with a light, humorous tone.

• Candy Covered Books 
  ChickLit book reviews and more.
• Chick Lit Books
  Book reviews and information

Christian and Inspirational Fiction

• American Christian Fiction Writers
  Includes detailed author and genre lists, as well as different genres within Inspirational Fiction.
• Christian Fiction Online Magazine
  Features interviews and information on popular Christian fiction titles.
• Overbooked
  Provides "timely information" on the latest in Christian fiction.
• Urban Fiction Christian Today
  Features Urban Christian book reviews, author interviews, and more.

Historical Fiction

• Historical Novel Society
  The "best place to find out about new historical fiction."
• HistoricalNovels.info
  Features "over 5000 Historical Novels listed by time and place."