As an impatient person, I'm not a PERSONAL fan of Book Trailers. I usually have plenty to read, and watching a video, even one that is only a minute or two long, is not something I often do. I'd rather just skim a review.
AND, when I do stumble upon one, like this one for the Shining Girls, I'll watch it, but even though the trailer looked good, I heard not-so-good reviews about the book, and it fell to the bottom of the pile anyway.
That being said, I know that people who might not be as avid readers, or are more visually oriented, might enjoy a book trailer and be more enticed by them.
And so now we are done! Even though I was a small part of creating this training, I was not instrumental in all of it. I especially liked the parts that allowed me to think like a branch librarian, and recommend titles for theoretical patrons.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
Week 8 - Nonfiction
I'm an avid narrative non-fiction reader, so this one will be simple for me!
4 areas that are well represented include:
Food writing - found either in the 600s or in the Bios.
Some examples are Julie and Julia by Julie Powell, and Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl
Crime - Generally found in the 300s.
Columbine by Dave Cullen was one of the best books I've read about the spate of school shootings,and would have appeal to people who like contemporary crime issues, and would especially make a strong companion piece to Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk about Kevin.
The next two will both be addressed at an upcoming Genre bootcamp on Affliction memoirs.
Memoir - are found in the Bios or throughout the Deweys if the subject area is stronger than the human subject.
The memoir we are assigning for genre bootcamp is Dry by Augusten Burroughs.
After the success of his first book, Running with Scissors , Burroughs followed up with this memoir of both his alcoholism and his friendship with "Pighead" who is a good friend but also HIV positive.
The book crackles with humor, though definitely of the dark variety. It would be a great recommendation for bookclubs, or for those who like Nick Hornby, or, as he is most commonly referred to, David Sedaris.
Medical - here we are reading Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan.
Cahalan had a brain disease with strange symptoms. This fast-paced, medical based tale will appeal to those who like contemporary page turners, like Jodi Picoult , medical suspense writers like Robin Cook Michael Palmer or possibly even Patterson and Grisham, both who have dabbled in medical suspense.
4 areas that are well represented include:
Food writing - found either in the 600s or in the Bios.
Some examples are Julie and Julia by Julie Powell, and Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl
Crime - Generally found in the 300s.
Columbine by Dave Cullen was one of the best books I've read about the spate of school shootings,and would have appeal to people who like contemporary crime issues, and would especially make a strong companion piece to Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk about Kevin.
The next two will both be addressed at an upcoming Genre bootcamp on Affliction memoirs.
Memoir - are found in the Bios or throughout the Deweys if the subject area is stronger than the human subject.
The memoir we are assigning for genre bootcamp is Dry by Augusten Burroughs.
After the success of his first book, Running with Scissors , Burroughs followed up with this memoir of both his alcoholism and his friendship with "Pighead" who is a good friend but also HIV positive.
The book crackles with humor, though definitely of the dark variety. It would be a great recommendation for bookclubs, or for those who like Nick Hornby, or, as he is most commonly referred to, David Sedaris.
Medical - here we are reading Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan.
Cahalan had a brain disease with strange symptoms. This fast-paced, medical based tale will appeal to those who like contemporary page turners, like Jodi Picoult , medical suspense writers like Robin Cook Michael Palmer or possibly even Patterson and Grisham, both who have dabbled in medical suspense.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Week 7 - Teen
The articles:
New Adult : I don't think this one will catch on outside of those super involved in Teen literature. There have been books published as Young Adult that involved characters out of high school for a long time. I have 9 books in my "college" shelf in Goodreads, and 6 of them were published as teen. (And one of the others was published as Adult but by an author known for writing for Teens.) After all, both Children and Teens like to read "ahead" - to see what life is like in the future.
As for Who is Buying Teen Books I think this is interesting, but I doubt this is surprising to anyone who works with the public. Twilight and The Hunger games are certainly the biggest offenders, but they just opened the door to others reading books within the genre. Will it last? It may not fall back to where it was, but there will be a new trend before we know it and less adults will be reading teen, as tehy fall back into other things.
I used to follow Forever YA regularly but it didn't help me professionally and annoyed me personally (I'm not really in their target demographic - which is young hipster Etsy types) However, the fact that it exists and is so popular reflects the trends listed in the articles above. Reading/watching Teens and collegians is VERY popular with this demographic.
I looked at Little Brown Books for Teens and was disappointed about the lack of updating. The front page looks really up to date, busy and with lots of book trailers, but clicking in found many pages that were a year old (or more) http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/teens/books/
New Adult : I don't think this one will catch on outside of those super involved in Teen literature. There have been books published as Young Adult that involved characters out of high school for a long time. I have 9 books in my "college" shelf in Goodreads, and 6 of them were published as teen. (And one of the others was published as Adult but by an author known for writing for Teens.) After all, both Children and Teens like to read "ahead" - to see what life is like in the future.
As for Who is Buying Teen Books I think this is interesting, but I doubt this is surprising to anyone who works with the public. Twilight and The Hunger games are certainly the biggest offenders, but they just opened the door to others reading books within the genre. Will it last? It may not fall back to where it was, but there will be a new trend before we know it and less adults will be reading teen, as tehy fall back into other things.
I used to follow Forever YA regularly but it didn't help me professionally and annoyed me personally (I'm not really in their target demographic - which is young hipster Etsy types) However, the fact that it exists and is so popular reflects the trends listed in the articles above. Reading/watching Teens and collegians is VERY popular with this demographic.
I looked at Little Brown Books for Teens and was disappointed about the lack of updating. The front page looks really up to date, busy and with lots of book trailers, but clicking in found many pages that were a year old (or more) http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/teens/books/
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