You can find lots more information on books and reading at the sites below. If you know a site you think we'd like contact us at chenley@eastlothian.gov.uk.

Read and contribute to our very own online book group I Can Read You Like A Book. Members discuss books, music, movies, television and more and each month we recommend books in a variety of different categories. It's free to join and new members are always welcome.

Download extracts from a book to try before you buy at www.lovereading.co.uk. If you have kids or know anyone who does don't forget to try www.lovereading4kids.co.uk.

Sick of snooty people implying that you're not very bright because you haven't ploughed through their list of must-read tomes? Book a Minute is the site for you digesting classics and not-so-classics into less than a minute and getting right down to the nitty gritty - you'll never be lost for an opinion again!  Check out their sister site Movie a Minute if you like cinema - Jonathan Ross eat your heart out! www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/

Tried all our suggestions and still not sure what to read next? Whichbook.net recommends a book based on preferences you select. Try it out at: www.whichbook.net/index.jsp

If you live in or around Edinburgh or are visiting in August - don't forget the Book Festival. You'll find all the information you need at www.edbookfest.co.uk

If in doubt about books who better to ask than a librarian? Scottish libraries have teamed up to bring you information on books and reading at: www.scottishreaders.net/scottishreaders/