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, providing •Key authors and themes within 15 genres •An
explanation as to how the different genres overlap •The elements of
fiction most likely to entice readers Provocative and spirited, The
Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction, 2nd Edition offers hands-on
strategies for librarians who want to become experts at figuring out
what their readers are seeking and how to match books with those
interests.
