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Mystery Reader's Advisory : The Librarian's Clues to Murder and Mayhem - John Charles

Mystery Reader's Advisory

The Librarian's Clues to Murder and Mayhem

By: John Charles

Paperback | 1 December 2001

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Whodunit? Taking the ""mystery"" out of serving mystery fans in the library, authors and avid mystery fans John Charles, Joanna Morrison, and Candace Clark uncover the evidence in this comprehensive and fun readers' advisory. Covering the popular mystery genre from collection development to programming and marketing tips, this is the one-stop source for librarians and mystery readers alike. In this handy reference, you'll find an introduction to the world of mystery, a step-by-step guide on how to interview readers in order to match their tastes with stories (""Do you like noir or cozy?""), programming ideas, marketing strategies, and collection development tips on the sticky issues of weeding, paperbacks, and obtaining out-of-print titles. The second half of the book presents two winning booklists organized by themes (e.g., Classic, Ecclesiastical, Cozy) and subgenres (e.g., Private Investigator, Legal Thrillers, True Crime). And a where-to-go guide for more specifics includes reference information, review literature, specialty publishers, and Websites. Packed with information, this user-friendly book will help you to: Develop your understanding of the mystery world - its awards (Edgar and Dagger), popular publications (The Drood Review and Mystery Review), hot authors, and more; Build an enticing mystery collection; Make insightful mystery recommendations to curious readers; Organize discussion groups and author programs; Market the library and its mystery center; This latest installment in the popular ALA Readers' Advisory series offers a crash course in the world of mystery. If you'd like to create a dynamic mystery center in your library but don't know where to start, solve the puzzle using the clues in The Mystery Readers' Advisory.
Industry Reviews
..".a good introduction to those with little or no experience with the mystery genre or with performing readers' advisory services."
..".much of the 'mystery' has been taken out of advising mystery fans by this delightful and comprehensive little readers' advisory."
..".tackles the formidable world of mysteris with great success. Covering everything a librarian would need to know to successfully build and promote a mystery collection, the authors include chapters on weeding and marketing the collection, with a great section on how to do a readers' advisory interview. The book is also a good general reading choice for anyone interested in the mystery genre, librarian or not. The authors give a large amount of excellent information in an easily accessible manner. The text is peppered with authors and titles to know and plenty of plot teasers to fill your reading list... This resource would be a fine choice for the newbie just starting to learn about the mystery genre, as well as a lot of fun for the die-hard mystery fan."
"This is a must-have for any library with mystery readers, and although this book is aimed at the adult reader, much of this will also apply to the young adult reader."

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