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The readers' advisory guide to genre fiction / Joyce G. Saricks.
LIBRA Z711.5 .S27 2001
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Saricks, Joyce G.
- Series:
- ALA readers' advisory series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fiction in libraries--United States.
- Fiction in libraries.
- United States.
- Readers' advisory services--United States.
- Readers' advisory services.
- Reading interests--United States.
- Reading interests.
- Fiction genres.
- Fiction--Bibliography.
- Fiction.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 460 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : American Library Association, 2001.
- Summary:
- From psychological suspense and historical fiction to "gentle reads" and romance, this new guide from expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks explores the many worlds of fiction. Covering fifteen popular genres (including often-neglected literary rifles), each chapter includes a definition of the genre, its characteristics and appeal elements (such as character development, story line, and frame), and its key authors and subgenres. To help you prepare for the eternal "can you recommend a good book on..." question, there are also reader interview tips, reference sources, and guidelines on how to prepare for the questions you will undoubtedly get.
- Contents:
- 2 Adventure 15
- 3 Fantasy 36
- 4 Gentle Reads 61
- 5 Historical Fiction 80
- 6 Horror 106
- 7 Literary Fiction 126
- 8 Mysteries 145
- 9 Psychological Suspense 186
- 10 Romance 201
- 11 Romantic Suspense 241
- 12 Science Fiction 261
- 13 Suspense 287
- 14 Thrillers 312
- 15 Westerns 349
- 16 Women's Lives and Relationships 370.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0838908039
- OCLC:
- 46769544
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