The Readers' Advisory Guide to Mystery
Title | The Readers' Advisory Guide to Mystery PDF eBook |
Author | John Charles |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Total Pages | 186 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | 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.
The Mystery Readers' Advisory
Title | The Mystery Readers' Advisory PDF eBook |
Author | John Charles |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Total Pages | 244 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | 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.
The Readers' Advisory Handbook
Title | The Readers' Advisory Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Jessica E. Moyer |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Total Pages | 233 |
Release | 2010-03-22 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0838910424 |
A one-stop resource for all kinds of readers' advisory issues, including: how to advise patrons on all kinds of media, from fiction and nonfiction to audiobooks, graphic novels and even reference materials; how to provide services to senior citizens, teens and even readers who are incarcerated; how to handle author visits and book groups; how to enhance storytelling, even for adults; how to market and promote RA; and much more.
The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction
Title | The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | Joyce G. Saricks |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Total Pages | 402 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | 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.
Writing Reviews for Readers' Advisory
Title | Writing Reviews for Readers' Advisory PDF eBook |
Author | Brad Hooper |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Total Pages | 114 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | 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.
The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction, Third Edition
Title | The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction, Third Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Neal Wyatt |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Total Pages | 344 |
Release | 2019-07-03 |
Genre | 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.
Make Mine a Mystery
Title | Make Mine a Mystery PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Warren Niebuhr |
Publisher | Libraries Unlimited |
Total Pages | 632 |
Release | 2003-04-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
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.