On The Hunt For Fabulous Fiction via NPR Topics: Authors on 5/26/09
Being NPR, they've found books that are beyond the "Beach Read" usuals.
Summer Books 2009: The Complete Printable List
Book roundup: Fiction via USATODAY.com Books - Top Stories on 5/28/09
Book roundup: Mysteries/thrillers via USATODAY.com Books - Top Stories on 5/22/09
Amazon’s Summer Reading ListAskMen.com’s Top 5 2009 Summer Reading Picks for Guys
Bill O’Reilly’s 2009 Summer Reading List
Charlie Gibson’s Summer Reading List
Cleveland Plain Dealer Summer Books Paperbacks for Sizzling, Mesmerizing Reading
Daily Beast’s 13 Hottest Summer Reads
Dallas Morning News Summer Reading Season
New York Magazine’s What to Read This Summer: Reality Rules
Newsday Ten Books for Summer Reading
Showing posts with label summer reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer reading. Show all posts
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Kinda Defined: Beach Reads
We here at librarylandroundup have previously confessed to cluelessness as to just what exactly a "Beach Read" is. We suspected, and still maintain, that the beach/vacation/summer read for an adult could include leisurely reads. After some study of the summer movie season and book bestsellers, we have come to the conclusion that, for the majority of readers, summer/beach/vacation reading is somewhat similar. Whether this is due to the marketing of books and movies during summer or is somehow an actual human desire remains unclear.
Using Joyce Sarick's cross-genre RA framework and Nancy Pearl's "doorways" theory, we have come to the following conclusions:
Adrenaline: Fast-paced, thrilling, a real page-turner.
Intellect: Could be speculative, as in sf/fantasy/crossover or it could be escapist as in historicals or romance or a lot of westerns
Feeling: Lots of it. Thrills, chills, inspiration, love, etc.
Landscape: May or may not be important
Doorways:
The main doorways would be Adrenaline and Feeling. "Give me a heart-pounding, emotion-provoking book, please!"
Minor doorways would be Intellect and Landscape. "By the way, I just want an escape and I like a lot of description of the scenery."
That's it folks. Librarylandroundup sits corrected!
Using Joyce Sarick's cross-genre RA framework and Nancy Pearl's "doorways" theory, we have come to the following conclusions:
Adrenaline: Fast-paced, thrilling, a real page-turner.
Intellect: Could be speculative, as in sf/fantasy/crossover or it could be escapist as in historicals or romance or a lot of westerns
Feeling: Lots of it. Thrills, chills, inspiration, love, etc.
Landscape: May or may not be important
Doorways:
The main doorways would be Adrenaline and Feeling. "Give me a heart-pounding, emotion-provoking book, please!"
Minor doorways would be Intellect and Landscape. "By the way, I just want an escape and I like a lot of description of the scenery."
That's it folks. Librarylandroundup sits corrected!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Some Great Reading Lists
Now we here at Libraryland Roundup have never quite figured out what a beach read, a summer read, or a vacation read really are. For some people it's something fast-paced and adventuresome, for others, it's a leisurely-paced travelogue. Go figure
Or perhaps it's because we haven't spent enough time at the beach or on vacation.
We do, however, know good lists of great reads when we see them. And we denizens of libraryland just adore lists. So here are enough recent jewels to choke a horse:
Tango with Sarah!
from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
Books for your beach bag
from USATODAY.com Books - Top Stories
A few beach-worthy suggestions from USA TODAY staffers
Everybody into the Pool! Poolside Reads
from In the Bookroom
No need to add water or sand to enjoy these summer reads
from USATODAY.com Books - Top Stories
Under the Radar: Great Recent Historical Mysteries
from The Reader's Advisor Online Blog by Cindy Orr
RA Run Down
from The Reader's Advisor Online Blog by Cindy Orr
Entertainment Weekly’s The New Classics - Top 100 Reads from 1983 to 2008–(perfect idea for a display)
NPR’s Summer Reading - Political BooksNPR’s Summer Reading - Political Books
Reading for Place: Books for Travelers
Under the Radar: 10 Great Baseball Books
from The Reader's Advisor Online Blog by Cindy Orr
Wyatt’s World: Summer Suggestions—Western Reading
from Library Journal - Collection Development
Whether you're at the beach or on the range, here are five Westerns to take along.
Or perhaps it's because we haven't spent enough time at the beach or on vacation.
We do, however, know good lists of great reads when we see them. And we denizens of libraryland just adore lists. So here are enough recent jewels to choke a horse:
Tango with Sarah!
from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
Books for your beach bag
from USATODAY.com Books - Top Stories
A few beach-worthy suggestions from USA TODAY staffers
Everybody into the Pool! Poolside Reads
from In the Bookroom
No need to add water or sand to enjoy these summer reads
from USATODAY.com Books - Top Stories
Under the Radar: Great Recent Historical Mysteries
from The Reader's Advisor Online Blog by Cindy Orr
RA Run Down
from The Reader's Advisor Online Blog by Cindy Orr
Entertainment Weekly’s The New Classics - Top 100 Reads from 1983 to 2008–(perfect idea for a display)
NPR’s Summer Reading - Political BooksNPR’s Summer Reading - Political Books
Reading for Place: Books for Travelers
Under the Radar: 10 Great Baseball Books
from The Reader's Advisor Online Blog by Cindy Orr
Wyatt’s World: Summer Suggestions—Western Reading
from Library Journal - Collection Development
Whether you're at the beach or on the range, here are five Westerns to take along.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Just subscribe in your reader - Reader's Advisor Online
Really, if you don't already subscribe to Reader's Advisor Online's newsfeed in your reader and you're actually interested in reader's advisory, I really must insist that you do so immediately.
Really. Insist. I must.
Look at all the info you're missing!
Summer Fiction Blockbusters
via The Reader's Advisor Online Blog by Cindy Orr on 5/14/08
Something we should all skim. The blockbusters are what we get asked for. And people always want to know thenewest title. You can't remember everything but with enough skimming you never know when you'll run across something that rings a bell.
BONUS: Adding to your own reading list - that's what I'm doing at my Goodreads list in between posts today
DOUBLE BONUS: Get ideas for your favorite reader-with-low-budget gifts!
Reader's Advisor also has a weekly list of books hitting the bookstores the following week. Another must-skim so you can at least say to the user "Gee, that rings a bell."
An example (usually has a title - someone goofted that week):
(title unknown)
via The Reader's Advisor Online Blog by Cindy Orr on 5/4/08
Really. Insist. I must.
Look at all the info you're missing!
Summer Fiction Blockbusters
via The Reader's Advisor Online Blog by Cindy Orr on 5/14/08
Something we should all skim. The blockbusters are what we get asked for. And people always want to know the
BONUS: Adding to your own reading list - that's what I'm doing at my Goodreads list in between posts today
DOUBLE BONUS: Get ideas for your favorite reader-with-low-budget gifts!
Reader's Advisor also has a weekly list of books hitting the bookstores the following week. Another must-skim so you can at least say to the user "Gee, that rings a bell."
An example (usually has a title - someone goofted that week):
(title unknown)
via The Reader's Advisor Online Blog by Cindy Orr on 5/4/08
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