| Author | : John Charles |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 186 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 0838911137 |
Revision of: The mystery readers' advisory: the librarian's clues to murder and mayhem / John Charles, Joanna Morrison, [and] Candace Clark. -- Chicago: American Library Association, 2002.
| Author | : John Charles |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9780838908112 |
Three librarians from Scottsdale, Arizona provide library staff with an introduction to the mystery genre and offer tips and techniques for providing advice to mystery readers in the library. They include some of their own bibliographies, but refer readers elsewhere for fuller ones. They also include a brief history of the genre to pass on to readers new to it.
| Author | : William Ritter |
| Publisher | : Algonquin Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2015-09-22 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1616205539 |
In the second installment of the New York Times bestselling series, detective of the supernatural R.F. Jackaby and his assistant Abigail Rook follow a case to a paleontological dig site in nearby Gad's Valley on the trail of a thief, a monster, and a murderer. In 1892, New Fiddleham, New England, things are never quite what they seem, especially when Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, R. F. Jackaby, are called upon to investigate the supernatural. First vicious shape-shifters disguise themselves as a litter of kittens, and a day later, their owner is found murdered. Then in nearby Gad’s Valley, bones from a recent dig mysteriously go missing, and an unidentifiable beast starts attacking animals and people, leaving mangled bodies behind. Charlie calls on Abigail for help, and soon Abigail and Jackaby are on the hunt—for a thief, a monster, and a murderer.
| Author | : Neal Wyatt |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 345 |
| Release | : 2019-07-03 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 083891781X |
Everyone’s favorite guide to fiction that’s thrilling, mysterious, suspenseful, thought-provoking, romantic, and just plain fun is back—and better than ever in this completely revamped and revised edition. A must for every readers’ advisory desk, this resource is also a useful tool for collection development librarians and students in LIS programs. Inside, RA experts Wyatt and Saricks cover genres such as Psychological Suspense, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Literary and Historical Fiction, and introduce the concepts of Adrenaline and Relationship Fiction; include everything advisors need to get up to speed on a genre, including its appeal characteristics, key authors, sure bets, and trends; demonstrate how genres overlap and connect, plus suggestions for guiding readers among genres; and tie genre fiction to the whole collection, including nonfiction, audiobooks, graphic novels, film and TV, poetry, and games. Both insightful and comprehensive, this matchless guidebook will help librarians become familiar with many different fiction genres, especially those they do not regularly read, and aid library staff in connecting readers to books they’re sure to love.
| Author | : Joyce G. Saricks |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 402 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0838997198 |
This revised edition provides a way of understanding the vast universe of genre fiction in an easy-to-use format. Expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks offers groundbreaking reconsideration of the connections among genres.
| Author | : Joyce G. Saricks |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Fiction in libraries |
| ISBN | : 9780838908976 |
| Author | : Francisca Goldsmith |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 137 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0838910084 |
Graphic novels have found a place on library shelves but many librarians struggle to move this expanding body of intellectual, aesthetic, and entertaining literature into the mainstream of library materials.
| Author | : Gary Warren Niebuhr |
| Publisher | : Libraries Unlimited |
| Total Pages | : 632 |
| Release | : 2003-04-30 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Presents a comprehensive guide for mystery and detective fiction, compiling over 2,500 titles from more than 200 authors and including plot overviews, a history of the genre, and a discussion on collection development.
| Author | : Alan Lightman |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 108 |
| Release | : 2014-01-14 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0307908593 |
The bestselling author of Einsteins Dreams explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by recent discoveries in science with passion and curiosity. He looks at the dialogue between science and religion; the conflict between our human desire for permanence and the impermanence of nature; the possibility that our universe is simply an accident; the manner in which modern technology has separated us from direct experience of the world; and our resistance to the view that our bodies and minds can be explained by scientific logic and laws. Behind all of these considerations is the suggestion--at once haunting and exhilarating--that what we see and understand of the world is only a tiny piece of the extraordinary, perhaps unfathomable whole.
