Author : John Charles
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 40,4 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Education
ISBN : 0838911137
Revision of: The mystery readers' advisory: the librarian's clues to murder and mayhem / John Charles, Joanna Morrison, [and] Candace Clark. -- Chicago: American Library Association, 2002.
Author : John Charles
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 27,33 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838908112
Three librarians from Scottsdale, Arizona provide library staff with an introduction to the mystery genre and offer tips and techniques for providing advice to mystery readers in the library. They include some of their own bibliographies, but refer readers elsewhere for fuller ones. They also include a brief history of the genre to pass on to readers new to it.
Author : Joyce G. Saricks
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 20,3 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction in libraries
ISBN : 9780838908976
Author : Megan M. McArdle
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 26,41 MB
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838912621
In this informative and entertaining book McArdle gets library staff up to speed on these engaging titles, showing how such crossover fiction appeals to fanbases of multiple genres.
Author : Joyce G. Saricks
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 21,89 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838990657
Experienced librarian and coach Ruth Metz outlines a focused and results-oriented plan for achieving the best results from staff members through a coaching style of management.
Author : Heather Booth
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 39,97 MB
Release : 2007-03-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838909302
A guide to help readers' advisors serve teens. Offers techniques to connect with teens on their own terms, provides tips on creating a positive advisory experience, and includes "sure bets" lists, thematic reading lists, and sources of reviews.
Author : Neal Wyatt
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 42,51 MB
Release : 2019-07-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 083891781X
Everyone’s favorite guide to fiction that’s thrilling, mysterious, suspenseful, thought-provoking, romantic, and just plain fun is back—and better than ever in this completely revamped and revised edition. A must for every readers’ advisory desk, this resource is also a useful tool for collection development librarians and students in LIS programs. Inside, RA experts Wyatt and Saricks cover genres such as Psychological Suspense, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Literary and Historical Fiction, and introduce the concepts of Adrenaline and Relationship Fiction; include everything advisors need to get up to speed on a genre, including its appeal characteristics, key authors, sure bets, and trends; demonstrate how genres overlap and connect, plus suggestions for guiding readers among genres; and tie genre fiction to the whole collection, including nonfiction, audiobooks, graphic novels, film and TV, poetry, and games. Both insightful and comprehensive, this matchless guidebook will help librarians become familiar with many different fiction genres, especially those they do not regularly read, and aid library staff in connecting readers to books they’re sure to love.
Author : Joyce G. Saricks
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 34,50 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838997198
This revised edition provides a way of understanding the vast universe of genre fiction in an easy-to-use format. Expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks offers groundbreaking reconsideration of the connections among genres.
Author : Jennifer S. Baker
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 36,53 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 083891165X
Whether set in ancient Egypt, Feudal Japan, the Victorian Age, or Civil War-era America, historical fiction places readers squarely at the center of fascinating times and places, making it one of the most popular genres in contemporary publishing. The definitive resource for librarians and other book professionals, this guideProvides an overview of historical fiction’s roots, highlighting foundational classics, and explores the genre in terms of its scope and styleCovers the latest and most popular authors and titlesDiscusses appeal characteristics and shows how librarians can use a reader's favorite qualities to make suggestionsIncludes lists of recommendations, with a compendium of print and web-based resourcesOffers marketing tips for getting the word out to readersEmphasizing an appreciation of historical fiction in its many forms and focusing on what fans enjoy, this guide provides a fresh take on a durable genre.
Author : Penny Peck
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 15,97 MB
Release : 2010-04-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1598843885
This complete guide to youth readers' advisory covers genres, reading interests, and issues, as well as provides lists of sample titles and recommended reading. Finding children and 'tweens great books to read is still a key library service, even in the age of computers. Readers' Advisory for Children and 'Tweens is an easy-to-use, practical guide that will help any library staff member become more comfortable offering this service—and more adept at producing satisfying results. Beginning with basic advice on the readers' advisory interview, the book details how to find books for different age groups, including young children and their parents, emergent readers, transitional readers, and adept readers. It explores genre fiction for 'tweens, nonfiction, poetry and folklore, and graphic novels, and it offers techniques on promoting books and reading. Potentially sensitive issues such as book challenges, assisting English language learners, serving children from various cultures, working with teachers, and helping reluctant readers are addressed, as well. The advice is augmented with handy booklists and descriptions of dozens of websites that aid in youth readers' advisory.
