Diana Tixier Herald, Samuel Stavole-Carter

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A Guide to Popular Reading Interests

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781440858482
• Artikelnr.: 68184570

Autorenporträt

Diana Tixier Herald, winner of the Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award, is program and outreach manager at Delta County Libraries, Delta, CO, and an author, readers' advisory consultant, workshop presenter, and speaker.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART I READER'S ADVISORY SERVICE IN THE LIBRARY Chapter
1-Reading and Libraries Chapter 2-Understanding the Reader Chapter
3-Understanding the Literature PART II READER'S ADVISORY SERVICE BASICS
Chapter 4-Working with the Literature Chapter 5-Working with Readers
Chapter 6-The RA Environment: Building Your Library's Brand PART III THE
GENRES Chapter 7-Historical Fiction Introduction Definition
Characteristics and Appeal Brief History Trends Themes and Types
Prehistoric Ancient Civilizations Europe North America Other Geographic
Locations Multiperiod Epics Romantic Historical Novels Sagas Historical
Adventure Now and Then-Multiple Time Periods More Recent Times Resources
Five Fan Favorites Chapter 8-Mystery Introduction Brief History Current
Trends Themes and Types Traditional Mysteries Cozy Mysteries Historical
Mysteries Public Detectives Private Investigators Crime Capers Genreblends
Resources Five Fan Favorites Chapter 9-Thrillers Introduction Definition
Characteristics and Appeal Brief History Current Trends Themes and Types
Adventure Thrillers Conspiracy Thrillers Religious Conspiracy Thrillers
Espionage Thrillers Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Domestic
Thrillers Cyber and Technothrillers Forensic Thrillers Law Enforcement
Thrillers Legal Thrillers Medical Thrillers Military Technothrillers
Political Thrillers Vigilante Resources Five Fan Favorites Chapter
10-Westerns Introduction Definition Characteristics and Appeal Brief
History Advising the Reader Current Trends Themes and Types Traditional
Westerns Life on the Frontier Bad Men and Good Lawmen Singular Women The
Way West Native Americans Rooted in Reality Literary Westerns The New West
Genreblends The Weird West Mysterious Westerns Timeless Classics Resources
Five Fan Favorites Chapter 11-Romance Fiction Introduction Definition
Characteristics and Appeal Brief History Current Trends Working with
Romance Readers Themes and Types Contemporary Romance Romantic Suspense
Historical Romance Western Romance Regency Romance Paranormal Romances
Inspirational Romance LGBTQ Romance Resources Five Fan Favorites Chapter
12-Fantasy Introduction Definition Characteristics and Appeal Brief History
Current Trends Themes and Types Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales Epic
Fantasy Alternate and Parallel Worlds Urban Fantasy Humor and Satire Magic
Mythic Reality World of Faerie Genreblending Resources Five Fan Favorites
Chapter 13-Horror Introduction Definition Characteristics and Appeal Brief
History Current Trends Themes and Types Gothic Paranormal Psychological
Apocalyptic Visceral Resources Five Fan Favorites Chapter 14-Science
Fiction Introduction Definition and Characteristics Brief History Themes
and Types Space Opera Hard SF Military SF Time Travel Steampunk Techno SF
Dystopias, Utopias, and the Apocalypse Alternate History and Parallel
Realities The Shape of Things to Come Earth's Children Aliens and Alien
Worlds Genreblending Collections and Anthologies Resources Five Fan
Favorites Appendix A: Audiobooks Appendix B: Graphic Novels Name Index
Subject Index Title Index