American Historical Fiction: An Annotated Guide to Novels for Adults and Young Adults by Lynda G. Adamson . . . . . From the settlement of the early colonies to current time, this handy volume also has indexes for subject and geographic areas.
Detecting
Men: A Reader's Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Men by Willetta
L. Heising . . . . . Mysteries are indexed by type, background and setting.
Winners and nominees for major mystery awards are listed along with biographical
sketches of authors. Other indexes list series sleuths by profession along with
author of the series and setting. For those interested in series mystery history,
a chronology of series mysteries written by men is listed by publication date.
Detecting Women 2: a reader's guide and checklist for mystery series written
by women by Willetta L. Heising . . . . . Mysteries are indexed by type,
background and setting. Winners and nominees for major mystery awards are listed
along with biographical sketches of authors. Other indexes list series sleuths
by profession along with author of the series and setting. For those interested
in series mystery history, a chronology of series mysteries written by women
is listed by publication date.
Fiction Catalog . . . . . Entries are listed alphabetically by author
with titles and subject indexes along with summaries of featured titles and
commentary by a major reviewer. A directory of publishers and distributors is
also provided.
Genreflecting: A guide to reading interests in genre fiction by Diana
Tixier Herald . . . Genre fiction is pleasure reading. The author discusses
the many types of genre fiction (Westerns, Crime, Adventure, Romance, Science
Fiction, Fantasy and Horror) and provides reading lists and personal recommendations.
Bibliographies of history and criticism of particular genres, names of publishers,
journals for genre fans, associations and awards are also included. Indexes
list authors, titles and, of particular interest, series characters.
Good reading: a guide for serious readers edited by Arthur Waldhorn,
Olga S. Weber and Arthur Zeiger . . . . . Presents a survey of literature, humanities,
social sciences and sciences. Lists of books to read on vacation, books to read
before entering college and books to read after retirement are provided along
with a list of 101 Significant Books. Sections are devoted to historical periods,
regional and minority cultures, the novel, poetry, drama, biography, science
fiction, mystery fiction, essays and criticism. A great deal of information
about the world of books can be found in this concise reference.
Killer Books: A Reader's Guide to Exploring the Popular World of Mystery
and Suspense by Jean Swanson and Dean James
Murder
by category: a subject guide to mystery fiction by Tasha Mackler . . . .
. Look up a subject (blackmail, missing persons, medieval, smuggling, etc.)
and find a list of mysteries with short summaries of the storyline included.
The Reader's Adviser. . . . . A six volume set includes: V.1 The best
in reference works, British literature, and American literature...V.2 The best
in world literature...V.3 The best in social sciences, history, and the arts...V.4
The best in philosophy and religion...V.5 The best in science, technology, and
medicine...V.6 Index. Each volume is edited by subject specialists.
What
do I read next series
What do I read next?: a reader's guide to current genre fiction . .
. . . Fantasy, mystery, western, science fiction, romance and horror are all
presented with reading suggestions and lists of books with similar appeal.
What
Fantastic Fiction Do I Read Next: A Reader's Guide to Recent Fantasy, Horror
and Science Fiction. Fictional countries, imaginary planets, time period,
and character indexes - in addition to major listing by author and suggestions
for similar reading - make this a very useful volume for fans of fantastic fiction.
What
do I read next? : multicultural literature . . . . .Presents recommendations
for reading in the areas of Asian American, African American, Latino and Native
American literature along with a brief history and overview of the literature
discussed. Indexes which offer suggestions to readers with interests in particular
time periods or geographic areas or characters in various professions are also
included.
What
mystery do I read next? : a reader's guide to recent mystery fiction by
Steven A. Stilwell . . . . (circulating copy 016.8 Q) . . . . .Entries are by
author and include: a brief summary of the story along with title, story type,
major characters, time period, and suggestions for similar books by different
authors. Also included: a index to mystery series, a listing of mysteries by
time period, locale, character's profession, story type and character name.
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