The readers' advisory guide to genre fiction /

Saricks, Joyce G.

The readers' advisory guide to genre fiction / Genre fiction Joyce G. Saricks. - 2nd ed. - Chicago : American Library Association, 2009. - xii, 387 p. - ALA readers' advisory series . - ALA readers' advisory series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Understanding the appeal of genre fiction -- Adventure -- Romantic suspense -- Suspense -- Thrillers -- Gentle reads -- Horror -- Romance -- Women's lives and relationships -- Literary fiction -- Mysteries -- Psychological suspense -- Science fiction -- Fantasy -- Historical fiction -- Westerns.

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Fiction in libraries--United States.
Readers' advisory services--United States.
Reading interests--United States.
Fiction genres.
Fiction--Bibliography.

Z711.5.S27 2009

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