Romance Fiction
A Guide to the Genre
Price: $55.00
ISBN13: 9781563083358
ISBN10: 1563083353
Book code: LU3353
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Hardcover
| 435 pages
Publication Date: 06/15/1999
Series: Genreflecting Advisory Series
DESCRIPTION
Ramsdell's book responds to the tremendous growth in and diversification of romance fiction over the past decade and to the demand for a thorough guide to the literature. After a fascinating overview of the genre as a whole (e.g., definition, history, reasons for appeal), the author discusses each of its major subgenres, listing and describing the titles in each and offering tips for readers' advisory and collection development. A revision of Happily Ever After: A Guide to Reading Interests in Romance Fiction, this book has been entirely updated and rewritten. It includes new sections on Alternative Reality Romance (e.g., time travel, angels, vampires), Ethnic/Multicultural Romance, and Developing the Collection-with a suggested core collection list. Substantial additions have been made to the Research Aids section, and major revisions have been made to the historical and contemporary romance sections. A list of recommended titles for YAs appears in an appendix. A must buy for librarians inv
REVIEWS
"Chapters are easy to read and entirely accessible...Bibliography is gratifyingly comprehensive."?
"Well organized and easy to use...Reasonably priced and would be welcome in collections of romance literature."?
"This is an essential book for public libraries."?
"Review of previouse edition: Ramsdell's guide is a godsend for librarians."?
"Librarians new to reader's advisory and unfamiliar with the...romance genre will find [this] guide very helpful...Thoroughly covers the genre from early classics to contemporary novels."?
"A thorough and definitive guide to the literature...covering titles from the early classics up through present publications. Descriptions of thousands of books are grouped by categories, with background notes on each subgenre."?
"Clearly written, up-to-date tome."?
"Covers thousands of titles from the early classics up through present publications."?
"Review of previous edition: Possibly setting the standard for genre-specific professional tools, Ramsdell does just about everything here, all of it useful to the working librarian. A superb book."?
"Public librarians and those dealing with young adults will find this a very complete resource."?
KRISTIN RAMSDELL is Librarian, California State University, Hayward. A frequent speaker and panelist on the subject of romance fiction, she writes a quarterly romance review column for Library Journal. In 1996 she was named Librarian of the Year by the Romance Writers of America.