Looking at
literature: what are the categories and genres with which you need to become
familiar if you work in a reader advisory capacity? Complete the activities
below and record the answers in your blog.
ACTIVITIES:Give at least 3 examples of a title (with author) in each main genre (mentioned in the PowerPoint) from your general knowledge or from a bit of research.
CHILDREN (I chose picture books for younger readers)
One Clucky Hen, Alison Lester,
2013
Who did that?, Jill B. Bruce,
2012
Ten Little Fingers and Ten
little Toes, Mem Fox, 2009
FANTASY
Dark Light, Jane Castle, 2008
Reaper Man, Terry Pratchett,
1991
The Silmarillion, J.R.R.
Tolkien, 1977
HISTORICAL
Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary
Mantel, 2012
The Help, Kathryn Stockett,
2009
Gone with the Wind, Margaret
Mitchell, 1936
HUMOUR
Company, Max Barry, 2006
One for the Money, Janet
Evanovich, 1994
Blott on the Landscape, Tom
Sharpe, 1975
MYSTERY/ADVENTURE
Helium, Jaspreet Singh, 2013
A River in the Sky, Elizabeth
Peters, 2010
Flood Tide, Clive Cussler,
1997
ROMANCE
Happily Ever After, Nora
Roberts, 2010
The Perfect Lover, Stephanie
Laurens, 2003
Nobody’s Baby but Mine, Susan
Elizabeth Phillips, 1997
3001: The Final Odyssey,
Arthur C. Clarke, 1997
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the
Galaxy, Douglas Adams, 1979
I Robot, Isaac Asimov, 1950
YOUNG ADULT
Girl Saves Boy, Steph Bowe,
2010
Journey to Eureka, Kerry
Greenwood, 2005
Tomorrow When the War Begins, John
Marsden, 1993
WESTERN
The Last Mountain Man, William
W. Johnstone, 1994
Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry,
1985
Hondo, Louis L’Amour, 1953
HORROR
20th Century
Ghosts, Joe Hill, 2005
Interview with a Vampire, Anne
Rice, 1976
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, 1818
CRIME/DETECTIVE
The 9th Girl, Tami
Hoag, 2013
Vanish, Tess Gerritsen, 2005
A is for Alibi, Sue Grafton,
1982
GENERAL
The Thirteenth Tale, Diane
Setterfield, 2006
The Kite Runner, Khaled
Hosseini, 2003
Life of Pi, Yann Martel, 2001
Find out the titles of 3 well
respected scholarly books on literature which you could expect to find on the
REFERENCE shelves of a university library in Australia - and add some other
useful reference books (at least 5) on literature and/or fiction and/or reading
as a cultural activity.
a) The Oxford Companion to
Shakespeare (Oxford University Press)
A History of English Literature (Palgrave Foundation series)
AustLit Anthology of Criticism (AustLit: The Australian Literature
Resource)
b) A Few Good Books (Neal-Schuman
Publishers)
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Universe Press)
Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms & Literary Theory (Penguin
Books)
Bulfinch’s Mythology (Modern Library edition)
Reading Like a Writer (Union Books)
Story Logic & the Craft of Fiction (Palgrave Macmillan)
Find a job description for a
readers' advisor which is reasonably current - you may have to search US and UK
sites as well as Australia.
Here
is one I found which gives a fairly good description of the sorts of tasks
involved in readers’ advisory work. And below is a link to a job as Readers’
Advisory Librarian – Talking Book Program at Texas State Library.
Readers Advisory Assistant Fiction/AV/Teen
Department
Posted by: Mount Prospect Library, Illinois.Posted date: Nov-09-12.
Part time Readers’ Advisory Assistant position is available for someone who enjoys books, movies, and music and likes to talk about them. The job includes staffing a busy public service desk serving adults and teens for popular materials; preparing and delivering booktalks and database demonstrations; leading discussion groups; preparing both static and interactive content for the Library’s web page and social media sites; assisting with the development of the fiction and AV collections, etc. This position requires excellent interpersonal skills, writing and speaking skills, skill with working as part of a team, and skill with the use of a computer. Bachelor’s Degree is required. $13 - $18 per hour.
Discussion on websites you
have found so far - are there any which discuss genres, categories etc........
or the role of a readers' advisor?
Many of the websites require you to sign up before you can access all resources,
but most have at least, basic lists or blogs available to anyone. Some of the
websites I found while doing this task include:
Lots of links for readers’
advisory services in Australia & New Zealand as well as links to blogs
&
Run by the University of
Queensland this website supports literary researchers.
A good site when looking for a
particular genre – EXCEPT selection is done by members and subject to their
interpretation – BUT a good site for reviews and discussion.
A blog with the latest
information about releases, that also gives you access to a database based on the
Genreflecting categories.
A blog that has loads of
reviews, links to other sites and looks at books in various genres.
Another site like good reads
where members review, discuss and list their books
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