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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)
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