The Readers' Advisory Guide to Nonfiction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780838909362)

Navigating what at she calls the extravagantly rich world of nonfiction, renowned readers' advisor (RA) Wyatt builds readers' advisory bridges from fiction to compelling and increasingly popular nonfiction to encompass the library's entire collection. She focuses on eight popular categories: history, true crime, true adventure, science, memoir, food/cooking, travel, and sports. Within each, she explains the scope, popularity, style, major authors and works, and the subject's position in readers' advisory interviews.Wyatt addresses who is reading nonfiction and why, while providing RAs with the tools and language to incorporate nonfiction into discussions that point readers to what to read next. In easy-to-follow steps, Wyatt explains the hows and whys of offering fiction and nonfiction suggestions together; illustrates ways to get up to speed fast in nonfiction;

Author: Neal Wyatt
ISBN-10: 0838909361
ISBN-13: 9780838909362
Publisher: ALA Editions
Language: English
Published: 01/30/2009
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.91h x 6.16w x 0.68d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2007 pg. 95
Library Journal 11/15/2007 pg. 83
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2007 pg. 300
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2008 pg. 90