Book Description
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 : Joyce G. Saricks
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 48,51 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 : Neal Wyatt
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,68 MB
Release : 2007-05-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838909362
Navigating what at she calls the " extravagantly rich world of nonfiction," renowned readers' advisor (RA) Wyatt builds readers' advisory bridges from fiction to compelling and increasingly popular nonfiction to encompass the library's entire collection. She focuses on eight popular categories: history, true crime, true adventure, science, memoir, food/cooking, travel, and sports. Within each, she explains the scope, popularity, style, major authors and works, and the subject's position in readers' advisory interviews. Wyatt addresses who is reading nonfiction and why, while providing RAs with the tools and language to incorporate nonfiction into discussions that point readers to what to read next. In easy-to-follow steps, Wyatt Explains the hows and whys of offering fiction and nonfiction suggestions together Illustrates ways to get up to speed fast in nonfiction Shows how to lead readers to a variety of books using her "read-around" and "reading map" strategies Provides tools to build nonfiction subject guides for the collection This hands-on guide includes nonfiction bibliography, key authors, benchmark books with annotations, and core collections. It is destined to become the nonfiction 'bible' for readers' advisory and collection development, helping librarians, library workers, and patrons select great reading from the entire library collection!
Author : Neal Wyatt
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,85 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 : Jessica E. Moyer
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 28,46 MB
Release : 2010-03-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838990347
Covering everything from getting to know a library’s materials to marketing and promoting RA, this practical handbook will help you expand services immediately without adding costs or training time.
Author : Joyce G. Saricks
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,78 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction in libraries
ISBN : 9780838908976
Author : Elizabeth Fraser
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 12,88 MB
Release : 2020-03-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1440869804
Covering more than 500 titles, both classics and newer publications, this book describes what titles are about and why teens would want to read them. Nonfiction has been the workhorse of many young adult library collections—filling information and curricular needs—and it is also the preferred genre for many teen readers. But not all nonfiction is created equal. This guide identifies some of the best, most engaging, and authoritative nonfiction reads for teens and organizes them according to popular reading interests. With genres ranging from adventure and sports to memoirs, how-to guides and social justice, there is something for every reader here. Similar fiction titles are noted to help you make connections for readers, and "best bets" for each chapter are noted. Notations in annotations indicate award-winning titles, graphic nonfiction, and reading level. Keywords that appear in the annotations and in detailed indexes enhance access. Librarians who work with and purchase materials for teens, including YA librarians at public libraries, acquisitions and book/materials selectors at public libraries, and middle and high school librarians will find this book invaluable.
Author : Angela Carstensen
Publisher : ALA Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,20 MB
Release : 2018-06-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838917268
This guide will help readers' advisors understand what teens appreciate about their favorite genres while also serving as a helpful collection development tool.
Author : John Charles
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 14,14 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 : Alfred Hoyt Bill
Publisher :
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 15,51 MB
Release : 1926
Category : France
ISBN :
Author : Brad Hooper
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 36,42 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838910173
With energy and commitment born of professional experience and a deep love for graphic novels, Goldsmith provides the first guide to the genre aimed specifically at readers advisors, while presenting an abundance of resources useful to every librarian.