In this informative and entertaining book McArdle gets library staff up to speed on these engaging titles, showing how such crossover fiction appeals to fanbases of multiple genres.
This guide, the first of its kind, will help public and school librarians, teachers, and collections staff identify genre blends for readers' advisory, curriculum development, or creating core collections.
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.
Their works are still influential, but for new directions we look to Paolo Bacigalupi, William Gibson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Nnedi Okorafor, and Neal Stephenson. Paolo Bacigalupi began his novel-writing career with a bang, publishing the ...
Experienced librarian and coach Ruth Metz outlines a focused and results-oriented plan for achieving the best results from staff members through a coaching style of management.
Provides a library reference guide to graphic novels, listing the different genres available and describing the relationship between graphic novels and films and video games, along with lists of recommended works for each category.
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks Geraldine Brooks writes frankly about a distasteful subject in Yearof Wonders, and while touching onthe agonies of a plagueridden town, she writes elegantly of charity,love, ...
10 Contents Series Introduction by Joyce Saricks and Neil Wyatt vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii 1 DeteCting the enDuring AppeAl of the Mystery novel 1 2 the history of Mystery 5 3 A CrAsh Course in Mystery reADers' ADvisory WorK ...
RA expert Spratford updates her advisory to include the latest in monsters and the macabre, including Lists of recommended titles, authors, and sub-genres, all cross-referenced for quick reference Tips for effectively practicing horror RA, ...
This guide will help readers' advisors understand what teens appreciate about their favorite genres while also serving as a helpful collection development tool.
These pieces remain as engaging and fun to read as when they first appeared!