The readers' advisory guide to genre fiction | WorldCat.org
Covering fifteen popular genres, each chapter includes a definition of the genre, its characteristics and appeal elements (such as character development, story line, and frame), and its key authors and subgenres
Print Book, English, 2001
American Library Association, Chicago, 2001
Bibliography
xii, 460 pages ; 23 cm
9780838908037, 0838908039
46769544
How to use this book
Adventure
Fantasy
Gentle read
Historical fiction
Horror
Literary fiction
Mysteries
Psychological suspense
Romance
Romantic suspense
Science fiction
Suspense
Thrillers
Westerns
Women's lives and relationships
Appendixes: Tips for readers' advisory interview
Readers' advisory reference tools
Five-book challenge
Index