Now Read This III: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction (Genreflecting Advisory Series)

Pearl, Nancy; Cords, Sarah Statz

ISBN 10: 1591585708 / ISBN 13: 9781591585701

Published by Libraries Unlimited, 2010

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Seller Inventory # BSM.173CG

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Now Read This III: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction (Genreflecting Advisory Series)
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591585708
• ISBN 13: 9781591585701
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

The third in the Now Read This series, Pearl & Cords's guide briefly describes and organizes approximately 500 of the most popular and current contemporary, mainstream fiction titles according to their primary appeal features-character, setting, language, and story. It also notes award-winning titles and those appropriate for book clubs; and it offers users suggestions for related reads. Focus is on titles published since 2000, and all annotations are new to this volume. This is the standard readers' advisory guide to mainstream fiction, and an essential tool for readers' advisors.

About the Authors

NANCY PEARL is Director, Washington Center for the Book, and Collection Development Specialist at Seattle Public Library, Washington.

SARAH STATZ CORDS has worked in an engineering library and at the reference desk in a public library, is the author of the nonfiction lit blog Citizen Reader, and is currently associate editor of the Readers' Advisor Online blog.