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Author:

Wyatt, Neal, author. 52152

Title:

The readers' advisory guide to genre fiction / Neal Wyatt, Joyce G. Saricks.

Edition:

Third edition.

Publisher:

ALA Editions,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xxv, 311 pages ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Fiction in libraries--United States.
Readers' advisory services--United States.
Reading interests--United States.
Books and reading--United States.
Fiction genres.

Other Authors:

Saricks, Joyce G., author. 47085

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents:

Introduction: appeal and genre: gateway frameworks for working with readers -- The adrenaline genre -- Adrenaline -- Adventure -- Thrillers -- Suspense -- The intellect genres -- Psychological suspense -- Mystery -- Private investigator -- Police detective -- Amateur detective -- A non-investigator type subgenre -- Literary fiction -- Science fiction -- Hard/soft (or social) -- Space opera -- Apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic/utopian/dystopian -- Time travel/alternate history -- Cyberpunk/steampunk -- First contact/military -- The landscape genres -- Fantasy -- Epic fantasy -- Sword and sorcery -- Urban fantasy -- Historical -- Legends/myths/fairy tales -- Western -- Historical fiction -- The emotion genres -- Relationship fiction -- Romance -- Contemporary romances -- Historical romances -- Romantic suspense -- Paranormal romances -- Horror -- Appendix: hack this book and the five-book challenge -- Author/title index -- Subject/appeal index.

Series:

ALA readers' advisory series

Indexed by:

Booklist, April 01, 2019
Library Journal, April 01, 2019
Booklist Starred Reviews

ISBN:

9780838917817 (print : alk. paper)
083891781X

LCCN:

2018035501

Locations:

IAOX771 -- State Library of Iowa (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)