NoveList is great fun

I have always been interested in NoveList, but haven't really used it much.  I started out searching series:  Maisie Dobbs (by Jacqueline Winspear) Roger the Chapman (by Kate Sedley) -- I found this to be very easy to use.  I can imagine that patrons would

Then I looked up David Baldacci.  Interesting that you can either type first name last name or last name first.  That makes it pretty user friendly.  For my read-alike I chose Jeffrey Archer:

Reason:  Fans of David Baldacci might like the Suspense stories of Jeffery Archer. Political skullduggery fills these fast-paced stories, known for their intricately twisted plots. Good versus evil, black-and-white characters, and engaging heroes will all remind readers of Baldacci's popular novels. -- Ellen Guerci

 

I enjoyed exploring this "robust" database and I will definitely return to it. I did a search for "librarians as characters", limited it to "adult" audience and published since 2000, and got 385 hits!  Who knew librarians were such popular characters...? Of course, most of the librarians I know ARE characters.

 

In terms of increasing awareness of our collection, I am not sure - I tried to check the MaineCat catalog for this book, and the link did not work.