Download or read book Genreflecting written by Diana Tixier Herald and published by Libraries Unltd Incorporated. This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genres demystified: more than 5,000 titles classified by genre, subgenre, and theme.
Download or read book Genreflecting written by Diana Tixier Herald and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-05-24 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Genreflecting written by Diana Tixier Herald and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2000 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 6,000 titles aid in collection development, research and reader's advisory.
Download or read book Women s Fiction written by Rebecca Vnuk and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a fresh perspective on women's fiction for a broad reading audience—fans as well as librarians—this book defines and maps the genre, and describes hundreds of relevant titles. Women's Fiction: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests celebrates the books in this broad genre—titles that explore the lives of female protagonists, with a focus on their relationships with family, friends, and lovers. After a brief introductory history and a chapter that defines the characteristics of women's fiction, the author showcases annotations and suggestions of approximately 300 titles by more than 100 authors. She explains how women's fiction differs from romance fiction, enabling readers to appreciate this rich body of literature that encompasses titles as diverse as Meg Cabot's lighthearted chick lit to the more serious novels of Elizabeth Berg and Maeve Binchy. The book identifies some of the most popular and enduring women's fiction authors and titles, and provides invaluable reading lists and readalike suggestions that will be appreciated by both librarians and general readers.
Download or read book Readers Advisory Service in the Public Library written by Joyce G. Saricks and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2005 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Fiction for Teens written by Melissa Rabey and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a thorough exploration of historical fiction for young adults, examining popular and compelling books that illuminate the past and define the struggles faced by young people in those times. Teens don't read historical fiction, right? Wrong! Although some teens may associate historical fiction with schoolwork, by using the genre approach, library specialists and history teachers can suggest titles that teen readers will actually enjoy. Thanks to heightened interest by both readers and publishers in historical fiction, there are now more subvarieties of this genre available than ever before. This title was written to provide guidance through this expanding category for teen librarians, teachers, and school media specialists. In Historical Fiction for Teens: A Genre Guide, YA librarian Melissa Rabey organizes more than 300 titles by subgenre and theme—from thrills and action stories to historical fantasy. Descriptive annotations, subject lists, reading levels, and read-alikes are given for each title; award winners and titles appropriate for book clubs are noted.
Download or read book Reality Rules written by Elizabeth Fraser and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for the selection of nonfiction books for young adults and teens which includes annotations, interest, and reading level suggestions, and bibliographies of fiction read-alikes for each category.
Download or read book Genreflecting written by Betty Rosenberg and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expanded and updated to provide information on the newest popular fiction, this guide to genre fiction covers westerns, thrillers, science fiction, fantasy, supernatural/horror fiction, and romance. It defines the various genres; analyses their characteristics, grouping authors according to type or subject content; and provides a selective, annotated bibliography of the history and criticism of each genre. New authors are profiled in this edition, and a number of new subgenres, including the ice-age epic and techno-thriller, are outlined.
Download or read book Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgendered Literature written by Ellen Bosman and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of gay and lesbian literature -- Reader's advisory service -- Classics -- General fiction -- HIV/AIDS and other health issues -- Historical fiction -- Romance -- Fantasy -- Science fiction -- Horror -- Mystery -- Graphic novels -- Drama -- Life stories : biography, autobiography, and memoirs
Download or read book The Readers Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction written by Joyce G. Saricks and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2009 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender and Questioning Teen Literature written by Carlisle K. Webber and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2010-03-23 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at librarians and readers' advisors who serve teens, this is a guide to outstanding reads for GLBTQ teens, for straight teens with an interest in the subject, and for GLBTQ friends and family. It provides some 300 fiction and nonfiction suggestions. Aimed at librarians and readers' advisors who serve teens, this is a guide to outstanding reads for GLBTQ teens, for straight teens with an interest in the subject, and for GLBTQ friends and family. It provides some 300 fiction and nonfiction suggestions, including poetry, drama, and graphic novels; and organizes them according to genre, subgenre and theme. Each entry includes a brief description of the work, a code for the type of characters it includes (G, L, B, T, and Q), indication of reading level, and full bibliographic information. Award-winners and titles that have audio and film versions are indicated. Lists of keywords follow the entries. Resources for further study enhance the volume, making this an indispensable guide for any library that serves teens.
Download or read book Hooked on Horror written by Anthony J. Fonseca and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A description of about 1000 contemporary and classic titles in horror fiction. There is background information on the history, trends and appeal of the genre. Works are classified into 13 sub-genres, keywords are listed with each entry to lead users to related titles, and awards are cited.
Download or read book Fluent in Fantasy written by Diana Tixier Herald and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 1999-06-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents annotated lists of fantasy titles, grouped by subgenre, with interest levels, and award indicators; and includes a discussion of fantasy, providing a historical overview and working definition of the genre.
Download or read book Make Mine a Mystery written by Gary Warren Niebuhr and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2003-04-30 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a comprehensive guide for mystery and detective fiction, compiling over 2,500 titles from more than 200 authors and including plot overviews, a history of the genre, and a discussion on collection development.
Download or read book Urban Grit written by Megan Honig and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering more than 400 street-lit titles, this guide helps readers' advisors and other librarians to better understand the genre and collect and recommend titles ranging from romance and coming-of-age stories to action stories and erotica. Street lit is also known to its enthusiastic readers as "urban fiction," "ghetto lit," "hip-hop lit," and "gangsta lit." No matter what it's called, it remains one of the most significant and increasingly popular forms of modern literature. This text provides a much-needed resource guide to this vibrant genre. In this title, more than 400 entries appear in eleven chapters, each focusing on a different subgenre of street lit. The author has organized titles by popular subgenres and themes, such as prison life and urban erotica, to help librarians more easily identify read-alikes. Urban Grit: A Guide to Street Lit also contains practical tips on integrating these books into an existing collection or library program and meeting challenges that may arise in the process.
Download or read book Library and Information Science written by Michael F. Bemis and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique annotated bibliography is a complete, up-to-date guide to sources of information on library science, covering recent books, monographs, periodicals and websites, and selected works of historical importance. In addition to compiling an invaluable list of sources, Bemis digs deeper, examining the strengths and weaknesses of key works. A boon to researchers and practitioners alike, this bibliography Includes coverage of subjects as diverse and vital as the history of librarianship, its development as a profession, the ethics of information science, cataloging, reference work, and library architecture Encompasses encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, photographic surveys, statistical publications, and numerous electronic sources, all categorized by subject Offers appendixes detailing leading professional organizations and publishers of library and information science literature This comprehensive bibliography of English-language resources on librarianship, the only one of its kind, will prove invaluable to scholars, students, and anyone working in the field.
Download or read book Graphic Novels written by Michael Pawuk and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 1113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.
