Genreflecting, 6th Edition by Diana Tixier Herald (.PDF)
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Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests, 6th Edition by Diana Tixier Herald
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Overview: This is the classic readers’ advisory tool and text, updated and improved for today’s users. Genres and reading trends are demystified as more than 5,000 titles are classified, with two new chapters on Christian fiction and emerging genres. You’ll also find essays by genre experts and the foremost proponents of readers’ advisory today.
For the past 150 years, America’s public libraries have supplied billions of books to billions of people, and most of those books have been (and continue to be) popular fiction. The new edition of Genreflecting explains not only what library patrons are reading, but why. In the process, it casts reading in a new light, demonstrating the way in which it functions as an essential information service that creates communities in culturally democratic ways.
Focusing on what today’s readers read, this classic guide introduces current genre fiction and popular reading tastes. By defining genres, describing their features and characteristics, and grouping titles by genre, subgenre, and theme, the book helps those who work with readers understand distinct patterns in reading habits and book selection. It thus helps users identify read-alikes and other titles their patrons will enjoy.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Educational
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