The readers advisory guide to genre fiction Pdf

The readers’ advisory guide to genre fiction is an illustrated self-help book on the art of reading, a great aid for those who want to know more about it and a resource for those who want to learn how to do it. This book will talk you through categories of fiction, starting with adventure and action: books that stir your senses, preoccupy you and move you out of your comfort zone. Once you realize there’s more than just one kind of book in the world, you’ll be able to pick out thrillers, crime novels, dystopian novels, spy thrillers and bestsellers.

In a medium dominated by book clubs as both a format and as a social activity, genre fiction stands out as a neglected segment. Whether producing speculative fiction or romantic novels, science or mystery, fantasy or horror, there are thousands of writers who produce books that readers will love. And with the right support, genre novelists can have a voice in this industry. The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction is the first book of its kind to provide readers’ advisors

The readers’ advisory guide to genre fiction is for readers’ advisors, librarians, booksellers, and any other professional reader that interacts with readers in a public setting (book clubs, etc.). This is not a survival guide for blending in with the crowd during a zombie attack. That’s what duct tape is for.