Ra to Genre Fiction

By: Neal Wyatt, Joyce G. Saricks

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Paperback | 1 June 2001

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476 Pages

Age
5 - 17

Grade
K - 12

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23.52 x 15.75 x 2.49

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From psychological suspense and historical fiction to "gentle reads" and romance, this new guide from expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks explores the many worlds of fiction. Covering fifteen popular genres (including often-neglected literary titles), each chapter includes a definition of the genre, its characteristics and appeal elements (such as character development, story line, and frame), and its key authors and subgenres. To help you prepare for the eternal "can you recommend a good book on..." question, there are also reader interview tips, reference sources, and guidelines on how to prepare for the questions you will undoubtedly get. Packed with specific examples, this user-friendly and readable guide will help you to: * Learn which elements of fiction actually entice readers. * Distinguish the expectations of readers of different genres. * Uncover "Sure Bets" - titles that consistently appeal to a variety of readers. * Master the ins and outs of the readers' advisory interview. Provocative and spirited, The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction offers hands-on strategies for librarians who want to become expert at figuring out what their readers are looking for and ho

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..".this valuable and interesting book should be required reading for anybody working with readers' advisory services or preparing genre reading lists for brochures or web pages. It's also likely that readers will want to browse through the book's recommendations themselves."

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Non-Fiction Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Encyclopaedias & Reference Works Reference Works Bibliographies, Catalogues Literature, Poetry & Plays History & Criticism of Literature General Literary Studies Fiction Modern & Contemporary Fiction Literary Studies of Fiction Library & Info Sciences

Library & Information Services Literary Reference Works Literary Companions, Book Reviews & Guides Anthologies (non-poetry)

Figures List	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
How to Use This Book	p. 1
Adventure	p. 15
Fantasy	p. 36
Gentle Reads	p. 61
Historical Fiction	p. 80
Horror	p. 106
Literary Fiction	p. 126
Mysteries	p. 145
Psychological Suspense	p. 186
Romance	p. 201
Romantic Suspense	p. 241
Science Fiction	p. 261
Suspense	p. 287
Thrillers	p. 312
Westerns	p. 349
Women's Lives and Relationships	p. 370
Appendixes
Tips for the Readers' Advisory Interview	p. 393
Readers' Advisory Reference Tools	p. 395
The Five-Book Challenge	p. 404
Index	p. 421
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