June 2008

Readers' Advisor News

An e-newsletter published quarterly by Libraries Unlimited

Featured Article

'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy by Carlie Webber

… More and more, we readers get to see things from the guy's perspective and learn how male teens do everything from navigating friendships and family turmoil to falling in love. …
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Scholarship and Research

Making the Transition from Reader to Reader's Advisor by Barbara Moran

… Familiarizing students with popular material is the easy part of the teaching the class. The harder part is preparing them to be good RA librarians after graduation. …
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Library Perspective

Literary Movements, Another Door? by Karen Walton Morse

… While readers' advisors often use genre designations and appeal features to help guide readers, it is easy to overlook other reading interests that may not be as obvious. Literary movements are a perfect example. …
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Industry Perspective

The Great American Memoir by Michael Murphy

… The blurred lines between fiction and nonfiction are not new. …
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