Of course you can find many books on the subject, but unless you have the time to read them, they may end up sitting on your coffee table and not help you solve your dinner's drink issues.
I think having such a book is essential, and an excellent such guide is "What to Drink with What You Eat: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea - Even Water - Based on Expert Advice from America's Best Sommeliers" by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page.
However, as I said, this is about the ease of browsing through this information quickly online.
I loved the two following websites: http://www.nataliemaclean.com/ and http://www.winedinetv.com/cheese-pairing.
Natalie Maclean
Natalie Maclean is a sommelier, wine judge, wine and food writer with a vast knowledge of wines and how to pair them. Her website is a source for all things wine. You can find wine reviews by price or grape, or food pairing, articles and recipes. 
Natalie has created this very helpful Wine and Food Matcher application on her website that allows you to choose red or white and pair it with any food you may have in mind.
There is enough choice to let you play around and explore potential pairings and at the same time teaches you about the similarities of foods through their accompaniments.
This has even been made into an iPhone and now Blackberry application which you can download for $2.99 that will allow you to be a wine connesoir anywhere you are
I like to consider how to create combinations of foods in a dish, according to how they all fit with the wine of choice, or realize that a proposed combination might make a tasty dish, but when wine is added, it might come short and lose its interactivity of flavors.
WineDineTV
WineDineTV, another destination for wine information, wineries and makes, has also provided us with an application that pairs wines with food, but this one is specialized to cheeses. Personally I love wine and cheese but I am of the opinion that if you are to host a wine and cheese night, then you might as well do your homework and provide guests with an educated offering.
This website allows you to choose your beverage, between whites, reds, beer and spirits and their subcategories, making it easy to make a choice. With its simplicity and the basic feel it has, it refines your search enough, without limiting your choices.
To me, these websites are a starting point, a first step to exploring and reading up on what sparked your interest, and I hope you find them helpful enough.
LM
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