Bøger i ALA Readers' Advisory serien

A librarian's and reader's advisory on the mystery genre. It introduces the world of mystery, discusses how to match readers' tastes with stories, and offers collection development and marketing tips. The second half of the volume contains two winning booklists organized by themes.

In the realm of science fiction, technology - either real or imagined-holds the key and in fantasy, magic is the dominating force. These two literary worlds share a maze of sub-genres that require an expert's navigation. This user-friendly book details the ins and outs of each genre and subgenres.

Horror classics have been scaring people for years. Readers' advisors and reference librarians are offered the key tools provided to expand upon this genre, including listings of top books, authors, and award winners within eleven horror subgenres - like mummies, biomedical, monsters, and splatterpunk.