To Be Continued: An Annotated Guide to Sequels, 2nd Edition

MERLE L. JACOB is currently the adult materials selection specialist for the Chicago Public Library and was formerly the coordinator of collection development for the Skokie (Illinois) Public Library. She is a frequent workshop presenter on collection development topics and readers advisory subjects and also does independent consulting. In addition to To Be Continued: An Annotated Guide to Sequels, she is the author of several magazine articles.

HOPE APPLE is a freelance researcher and writer. She is the former head of reference services for the Skokie (Illinois) Public Library, and has nearly 20 years of experience as a reference librarian. She earned her master's degree in library science from Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois and graduated from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, with a B.A. in English literature.