Readers' Advisory Resources

Town Meetings 2005

Books:

These titles (along with many others) are available from the State Library through ILL.

Axel-Lute, Melanie, Numbers! Colors! Alphabet!: A Concept Guide to Children's Picture Books, c2003.

Balcom, Ted, Serving Readers, c1997.

Barnhouse, Rebecca, The Middle Ages in Literature for Youth, c2004.

Baxter, Kathleen and Kochel, Marcia, Gotcha! Nonfiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited About Reading, c1999.

Baxter, Kathleen and Kochel, Marcia, Gotcha Again! More Nonfiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited About Reading, c2002.

Bodart, Joni, Radical Reads: 101 YA Novels on the Edge, c2002.

Bouchard, David, For the Love of Reading: Books to Build Lifelong Readers, c2004.

Bouricius, Ann, The Romance Readers' Advisory: The Librarians' Guide to Love in the Stacks, c2000.

Braus, Nancy and Geidel, Molly, Everyone's Kids' Books: A Guide to Multicultural, Socially Conscious Books for Children, c2000.

Bromann, Jennifer, Booktalking That Works, c2001.

Brouse, Ann, Talk It Up!: Book Discussion Programs for Young People, c1999.

Buker, Derek, The Science Fiction and Fantasy Readers' Advisory: The Librarian's Guide to Cyborgs, Aliens and Sorcerers, c2002.

Burgin, Robert, Nonfiction Readers' Advisory, c2004.

Charles, John; Morrison, Joanna and Clark, Candace, The Mystery Readers' Advisory: The Librarian's Clues to Murder and Mayhem, c2002.

Darby, Mary Ann and Pryne, Miki, Hearing All the Voices: Multicultural Books for Adolescents, c2002.

Dickerson, Constance, Teen Book Discussion Groups @ the Library, c2004.

Dodson, Shireen, The Mother-Daughter Book Club: How Ten Busy Mothers and Daughters Came Together to Talk, Laugh and Learn Through Their Love of Reading, c1996.

Estell, Doug; Satchwell, Michele and Wright, Patricia, Reading Lists for College-Bound Students, c1993.

Fonesca, Anthony and Pulliam, June, Hooked on Horror: A Guide to Reading Interests in Horror Fiction, c2003.

Gates, Pamela; Steffel, Susan and Molson, Francis, Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults, c2003.

Gillespie, John and Naden, Corrine, Teenplots: A Booktalk Guide to Use with Readers ages 12-18, c2003.

Gunning, Thomas, Best Books for Beginning Readers, c1998.

Herald, Diana, Fluent in Fantasy: A Guide to Reading Interests, c1999.

Herald, Diana, Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction, c2000.

Herald, Diana, Teen Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests, c2003

Herald, Diana and Kunzel, Bonnie, Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests, c2002.

Hooper, Brad, The Short Story Readers' Advisory: A Guide to the Best, c2000.

Jacobsohn, Rachel, The Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Start Your Own Book Club, c1998.

Jweid, Rosann and Rizzo, Margaret, Building Character Through Multicultural Literature: A Guide for Middle School Readers, c2004.

Knowles, Elizabeth and Smith, Martha, Talk About Books!: A Guide for Book Clubs, Literature Circles and Discussion Groups, grades 4-8, c2003.

Koelling, Holly, Classic Connections: Turning Teens on to Great Literature, c2004.

Kunzel, Bonnie and Manczuk, Suzanne, First Contact: A Reader's Selection of Science Fiction and Fantasy, c2001.

Langemack, Chapple, The Booktalker's Bible: How to Talk About the Books You Love to Any Audience, c2003.

Larson, Jeanette, Bringing Mysteries Alive for Children and Young Adults, c2004.

Lesesne, Teri, Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time, Grades 4-12, c2003.

Littlejohn, Carol, Keep Talking That Book! Booktalks to Promote Reading, Volume II, c2000.

Littlejohn, Carol, Promote Reading Through Booktalks: More Than 125 Exciting Booktalks for Middle School Students, c2002.

Littlejohn, Carol, Talk That Book! Booktalks to Promote Reading, c1999.

Littlejohn, Carol and Thomas, Cathlyn, Keep Talking That Book! Volume III: Booktalks to Promote Reading, grades 2-12, c2001.

Littlejohn, Carol and Thomas, Cathlyn, Still Talking That Book! Volume IV: Booktalks to Promote Reading, grades 3-12, c2003.

Mediavilla, Cindy, Arthurian Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography, c1999.

Moore, Ellen and Stevens, Kira, Good Books Lately: The One-Stop Resource for Book Groups and Other Greedy Readers, c2004.

Mort, John, Christian Fiction: A Guide to the Genre, c2002.

Niebuhr, Gary, Make Mine a Mystery: A Reader's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, c2003.

Pearl, Nancy, Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Reason, c2003.

Pearl, Nancy, More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Reason, c2005.

Pearl, Nancy, Now Read This: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998, c1999.

Pearl, Nancy, Now Read This II: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1999-2001, c2001.

Rogers, Jane, Good Fiction Guide, c2001.

Saricks, Joyce, A Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction, c2001.

Saricks, Joyce, Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library, c2005.

Schall, Lucy, Booktalks and More: Motivating Teens to Read, c2003.

Schall, Lucy, Booktalks Plus: Motivating Teens to Read, c2001.

Shearer, Kenneth, Guiding the Reader to the Next Book, c1996.

Shearer, Kenneth and Burgin, Robert, The Readers' Advisor's Companion, c2001.

Slezak, Ellen, The Book Group Book: A Thoughtful Guide to Forming and Enjoying a Stimulating Book Discussion Group, c1995.

Spratford, Becky and Clausen, Tammy, The Horror Readers' Advisory: A Guide to Vampires, Killer Tomatoes and Haunted Houses, c2004.

Thomas, Rebecca, Popular Series Fiction for Middle School and Teen Readers: A Reading and Selection Guide, c2005.

Webber, Desiree and Shropshire, Sandy, The Kids' Book Club: Lively Reading and Activities for Grades 1-3, c2001

Wilson, Elizabeth, Books Children Love: A Guide to the Best Children's Literature, c2002.

Wyler, Susan and McLaughlin, Michael, Great Books for Cooks, c1999.

Articles:

All of the articles listed in a print journal are available full-text in EBSCOhost.

Boisseau, Nancy "A Guide to Literary Fiction" on Fuller (NH) Public Library's Readers' Advisory web page

Chelton, Mary K. "Readers' Advisory 101" in Library Journal (November 1, 2003), pp. 38-39

Fister Barbara and Trott, Barry "Reading as a Contact Sport" in Reference & User Services Quarterly (Summer 2005), pp. 303-309

Hoffert, Barbara "Taking Back Readers' Advisory" in Library Journal (September 1, 2003), pp. 44-46

Mediatore, Kaite and Chelton, Mary K. "Reading with your Ears" in Reference & User Services Quarterly (Summer 2003), pp. 318-323.

Pearl, Nancy "A Lust for Reading" in American Libraries (May 2005), pp. 32-36.

Public Libraries (January/February 2005) - this entire issue is devoted to Readers' Advisory

Rippel, Chris "What Libraries Can Learn from Bookstores" on WebJunction Iowa

Saricks, Joyce "Finding Time to Read" in Booklist (February 1, 2005), p. 939

Saricks, Joyce "Instant Readers' Advisory" in Booklist (November 1, 2004), p. 463

Saricks, Joyce "My Life of Leisure - 'Reading in My Spare Time'" in Booklist (April 1, 2005), p. 1342

Saricks, Joyce "R.A. Resolutions" in Booklist (January 1 & 15, 2005), p. 812

Saricks, Joyce "Taking on Nonfiction Readers' Advisory" in Booklist (March 1, 2005), p. 1141

Trott, Barry "Advising Readers Online" in Reference & User Services Quarterly (Spring 2005), p.210-215

Web Sites:

A select few booklover websites.

Readers' Advisory Link Farm - This website is done by a library student at Indiana University. Go to his home page if you want a view of an interesting and eclectic website.

Internet Public Library's Reading Room - They take a slightly different take of traditional readers' advisory creating an online version of the traditional library's reading room. It is a collection online books, magazines and newspapers.

Bookbrowse - A true booklovers website! You'll need to come back many times to get through the site because there is so much to see. Start with the "Reading Guides and Advise" button on the left-hand side of the screen.

Book Crossing - This is an interesting site, similar to Where's George?. It tracks registered Book Crossing books throughout the world as people read them and leave them in public places for others to pick up and read.

Internet Book List - A large compendium of titles, the site operates similarly to a NoveList or other database-driven readers' advisory programs.