Here are some interesting sites celebrating books and reading (college/high school focus):
The Children’s Book of the Year Awards
Australian Independent Bookseller – good books and bestsellers in Australia.
Top 100 books – all good reads.
http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/top-100
LibraryReads – the top 10 adult books published each month as voted by library staff in the US.
The greatest books – generated from over 50 other “best of” lists; favourite books of each decade; links to many other book lists and award sites.
100 best first lines from novels
http://americanbookreview.org/100bestlines.asp
Favourite opening lines from books
http://www.stylist.co.uk/life/the-best-100-opening-lines-from-books
Famous book quotes
http://www.pinterest.com/jerichobooks/famous-book-quotes/
50 literary quotes to start your day
http://shortlist.com/entertainment/books/50-literary-quotes-to-start-your-day-with
Popular science books
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/science
100 all-time greatest popular science books
http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/100-all-time-greatest-popular-science-books/
FableCroft – tune into Tehani Wessely’s publishing website for some great speculative fiction and the Cranky Ladies of History upcoming book.
Genrefluent – helping readers find the books they will love.
Aurealis Awards – Australian awards for sc-fi, fantasy & horror fiction.
http://www.aurealisawards.com/finalists_winners.htm
Australian Women Writers – supporting and promoting books by Australian women
http://australianwomenwriters.com/