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Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests: Genreflecting Advisory Series

Autor Diana Tixier Herald, Samuel Stavole-Carter
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 23 mai 2019 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Librarians who work with readers will find this well-loved guide to be a treasure trove of information. With descriptive annotations of thousands of genre titles mapped by genre and subgenre, this is the readers' advisor's go-to reference.Next to author, genre is the characteristic that readers use most to select reading material and the most trustworthy consideration for finding books readers will enjoy. With its detailed classification and pithy descriptions of titles, this book gives users valuable insights into what makes genre fiction appeal to readers. It is an invaluable aid for helping readers find books that they will enjoy reading.Providing a handy roadmap to popular genre literature, this guide helps librarians answer the perennial and often confounding question "What can I read next?" Herald and Stavole-Carter briefly describe thousands of popular fiction titles, classifying them into standard genres such as science fiction, fantasy, romance, historical fiction, and mystery. Within each genre, titles are broken down into more specific subgenres and themes. Detailed author, title, and subject indexes provide further access.As in previous editions, the focus of the guide is on recent releases and perennial reader favorites. In addition to covering new titles, this edition focuses more narrowly on the core genres and includes basic readers' advisory principles and techniques.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440858475
ISBN-10: 1440858470
Pagini: 480
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 30 mm
Greutate: 1.18 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Libraries Unlimited
Seria Genreflecting Advisory Series

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Helps LIS students understand popular genres and better select books for which readers are looking

Notă biografică

Diana Tixier Herald is youth collection librarian at Mesa County Libraries in Colorado, an author, and a readers' advisory consultant, workshop presenter, and speaker. She is winner of NoveList's Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award.Samuel Stavole-Carter is a product support specialist at OverDrive and a former teacher and librarian.

Cuprins

IntroductionPART I READER'S ADVISORY SERVICE IN THE LIBRARYChapter 1-Reading and LibrariesChapter 2-Understanding the ReaderChapter 3-Understanding the LiteraturePART II READER'S ADVISORY SERVICE BASICSChapter 4-Working with the LiteratureChapter 5-Working with ReadersChapter 6-The RA Environment: Building Your Library's BrandPART III THE GENRESChapter 7-Historical FictionIntroductionDefinitionCharacteristics and AppealBrief HistoryTrendsThemes and TypesPrehistoricAncient CivilizationsEuropeNorth AmericaOther Geographic LocationsMultiperiod EpicsRomantic Historical NovelsSagasHistorical AdventureNow and Then-Multiple Time PeriodsMore Recent TimesResourcesFive Fan FavoritesChapter 8-MysteryIntroductionBrief HistoryCurrent TrendsThemes and TypesTraditional MysteriesCozy MysteriesHistorical MysteriesPublic DetectivesPrivate InvestigatorsCrime CapersGenreblendsResourcesFive Fan FavoritesChapter 9-ThrillersIntroductionDefinitionCharacteristics and AppealBrief HistoryCurrent TrendsThemes and TypesAdventure ThrillersConspiracy ThrillersReligious Conspiracy ThrillersEspionage ThrillersCrime ThrillersPsychological SuspenseDomestic ThrillersCyber and TechnothrillersForensic ThrillersLaw Enforcement ThrillersLegal ThrillersMedical ThrillersMilitary TechnothrillersPolitical ThrillersVigilanteResourcesFive Fan FavoritesChapter 10-WesternsIntroductionDefinitionCharacteristics and AppealBrief HistoryAdvising the ReaderCurrent TrendsThemes and TypesTraditional WesternsLife on the FrontierBad Men and GoodLawmenSingular WomenThe Way WestNative AmericansRooted in RealityLiterary WesternsThe New WestGenreblendsThe Weird WestMysterious WesternsTimeless ClassicsResourcesFive Fan FavoritesChapter 11-Romance FictionIntroductionDefinitionCharacteristics and AppealBrief HistoryCurrent TrendsWorking with Romance ReadersThemes and TypesContemporary RomanceRomantic SuspenseHistorical RomanceWestern RomanceRegency RomanceParanormal RomancesInspirational RomanceLGBTQ RomanceResourcesFive Fan FavoritesChapter 12-FantasyIntroductionDefinitionCharacteristics and AppealBrief HistoryCurrent TrendsThemes and TypesLegends, Myths, and Fairy TalesEpic FantasyAlternate and Parallel WorldsUrban FantasyHumor and SatireMagicMythic RealityWorld of FaerieGenreblendingResourcesFive Fan FavoritesChapter 13-HorrorIntroductionDefinitionCharacteristics and AppealBrief HistoryCurrent TrendsThemes and TypesGothicParanormalPsychologicalApocalypticVisceralResourcesFive Fan FavoritesChapter 14-Science FictionIntroductionDefinition and CharacteristicsBrief HistoryThemes and TypesSpace OperaHard SFMilitary SFTime TravelSteampunkTechno SFDystopias, Utopias, and the ApocalypseAlternate History and Parallel RealitiesThe Shape of Things to ComeEarth's ChildrenAliens and Alien WorldsGenreblendingCollections and AnthologiesResourcesFive Fan FavoritesAppendix A: AudiobooksAppendix B: Graphic NovelsName IndexSubject IndexTitle Index