Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction (Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests (Hardcover)) - Hardcover

Rosenberg, Betty &amp ; Diana Tixier Herald

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ISBN 10: 0872879305 ISBN 13: 9780872879300

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited c. 1991, 1991

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Find the best read-alikes for patrons and build a fiction collection that appeals to the broad spectrum of readers that you serve with this thorough guide. Covering nearly 6,000 titles in such popular genres as crime, adventure, romance, western, science fiction, fantasy, and horror, Herald's indispensable reference defines each, describes its characteristics and subgenres, and groups authors and books according to type or subject. You'll find everything you need to know about traditional genre literature, and you'll learn about some of the latest subgenres to emerge - e.g., virtual reality, bioengineering, and biothrillers. A entirely new chapter covers historical fiction, and there are also lists of resources for further research, including numerous genre-related online sources. Invaluable as a reader's guide, and as a resource for bookstore personnel, Herald's work will also be useful to publishers and writers of genre fiction.

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Book Description

Genres demystified: more than 5,000 titles classified by genre, subgenre, and theme.

About the Author

Diana Tixier Herald, winner of the Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award, is program and outreach manager at Delta County Libraries, Delta, CO, and an author, readers' advisory consultant, workshop presenter, and speaker.

Wayne A. Wiegand is the F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies, and Professor of American Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee. Published widely, Dr. Wiegand has received numerous awards for distinguished professional activities, including the Herbert Putnam Award, the Justin Winsor Award, and the ALISE Research Paper Award.

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