Journals that Review Books and other Resources
- Booklist American Library Association's selection guide for public and school librarians.
- Choice Selection guide for academic librarians. Reviewers are college and university faculty and librarians with subject specialties. Includes books, electronic media and internet resources. Published by the Association of College and Research Libraries of the American Library Association.
- The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books Contains critical annotations of all hardcover trade children's and young adult books published in the United States within a six-month period. Fiction is arranged by genre or grade level.
- Horn Book Magazine Features reviews of books for children and young adults, as well as articles. Starred reviews indicate that the book is outstanding.
- Kirkus Reviews Reviews forthcoming books in both adult and children's literature. Potential bestsellers are noted. Projected date of publication is included.
- New York Times Book Review A weekly supplement to The New York Times features book reviews, articles and bestseller lists.
- Publishers Weekly Covers every aspect of creating, producing, marketing and selling the written word in book, audio, video and electronic formats. Includes advance book reviews and bestseller lists.
- Reference & Research Book News A quarterly journal containing reviews of scholarly and research books of interest to libraries.
- Small Press Bookwatch Provides reviews for fiction and non-fiction books that are self-published, small press published, or Print-On-Demand titles.
- Women's Review of Books Features essays and in-depth reviews of new books by and about women.
Databases
- Children's Core Collection This resource covers fiction and nonfiction works, story collections, picture books and magazines recommended for readers in preschool through sixth grade.
- Fiction Core Collection The selective list presented in this collection features classic and contemporary works of fiction recommended for a general adult audience, written in or translated into English.
- Graphic Novels Core Collection Graphic Novels Core Collection highlights recommended titles with descriptive and evaluative annotations, plus cover art.
- Guide to Reference The Guide to Reference (formerly Guide to Reference Books by Balay) has more than 16,000 fully annotated entries describing print and web reference sources
- Middle and Junior High Core Collection A selective list of fiction and non-fiction books recommended for children and young adolescents (grades 5 through 9).
- Nonbook Materials Core Collection Non-book Materials Core Collection covers a range of audiobooks, book reviews, games, periodicals, sound recordings, video recordings, websites and other electronic resources for guidance in building and maintaining your library’s collection in these areas.
- Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction Recommends reference and nonfiction books for the general adult audience.
- Resources for College Libraries (RCLweb) A list of core print and electronic resources for academic libraries, featuring over 85,000 titles in 117 subjects.
- Senior High Core Collection A selective list of books recommended for young people in grades 9 through 12.
- Choice Reviews OnlineChoice Reviews Online contains reviews of academic books and digital resources of interest to scholars and students in higher education. More than 35,000 librarians, faculty, and key decision makers rely on Choice Reviews Online for collection development and scholarly research.
Internet Web Sites with Reviews
- Bookwire Category pages allow access to information about bestsellers, new releases, and other categories. Produced by Bowker, the publisher of Books In Print.
- Children's Books Reviews of and essays about children's books from The New York Times.
- Education Review Reviews of educational material.
- Electronic Book Review An open access peer-reviewed journal. The site is grouped into threads by topic.
- H-Net Reviews Reviews in the humanities and social sciences.
- January Magazine Lengthy reviews of adult and children's literature. Also includes author profiles and interviews.
- The Millions An online magazine offering coverage on books, arts, and culture.
- Rain Taxi Reviews of Books Reviews contemporary literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction with an emphasis on works that push the boundaries of language, narrative, and genre.
- Salon.com Books This news. politics, and entertainment website has a section on books which offers articles and reviews on current books.
A selection of Readers' Advisory Book Resources
Crash Course in Readers' Advisory by
This guide is built around understanding books, reading, and readers and will quickly show you how to identify reading preferences and advise patrons effectively. You'll learn about multiple RA approaches, such as genre, appeal features, and reading interests and about essential tools that can help with RA.
ISBN: 9781610698252Publication Date: 2014-12-01
Readers' Advisory for Children And 'Tweens by
Written to assist people who work with advising children in libraries. Includes programming ideas.
ISBN: 9781598843873Publication Date: 2010-04-01
Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Blends by
Covers suspense, fantasy, historical fiction, horror, mystery, romance, and science fiction, as well as non-genre titles that don't neatly fit into any categories.
ISBN: 9780838912614Publication Date: 2015-01-01
The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction, Second Edition by
This revised edition provides a way of understanding the vast universe of genre fiction in an easy-to-use format.
ISBN: 9780838990629Publication Date: 2010-01-01
The Readers' Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels by
The first edition of this readers' advisory represented a pioneering effort to provide help and encouragement to librarians diving into this exciting format, and since then the popularity of graphic novels has continued apace. Goldsmith has updated her guide to encompass a bounty of new titles, authors, and styles, ensuring its continued usefulness as a tool for both RA and collection development. Suitable for newbies and hardcore fans alike, this book sketches in the history of graphic novels, tracing their evolution and showing what makes them unique; explores traditional and cutting edge titles most friendly to children, teens, and adults, reflecting the burgeoning and maturing publishing efforts made for each of these audiences; discusses common themes, topics, and the place of diversity in graphic novels; gives in-depth guidance on ways to connect readers to titles they'll be sure to love; offers ideas for media tie-ins, displays, programming, book clubs, and more; includes annotated bibliographies, with appeal characteristics noted, and multiple indexes to ensure that locating the right graphic novel is a snap; and provides detailed tips for keeping current and aware of new titles and trends. Spotlighting this expanding body of intellectual, aesthetic, and engaging literature, Goldsmith's guide will entertain as well as inform.
Call Number: Z692.G7 G655 2017ISBN: 9780838915097Publication Date: 2017-02-27
The Readers' Advisory Guide to Historical Fiction by
Provides an overview of historical fiction's roots, highlighting foundational classics, and explores the genre in terms of its scope and style.
ISBN: 9780838911655Publication Date: 2014-09-01
The Readers' Advisory Guide to Horror by
Vampires, zombies, ghosts, and ghoulies: there are more things going bump in the night than ever. So how do you wend your way through all of them to find the ones that interest a particular reader? RA expert Spratford updates her advisory to include the latest in monsters and the macabre.
ISBN: 9780838911129Publication Date: 2012-01-01
The Readers' Advisory Guide to Mystery by
Includes several well-chosen booklists, practical programming ideas, and a brand new compendium of print and web-based resources.
ISBN: 9780838911136Publication Date: 2011-12-01
The Readers' Advisory Guide to Street Literature by
Street lit, also known as urban fiction, addresses with unflinching grit the concerns and problems of city living. Controversial in some quarters, it is also wildly popular, and this readers' advisory by street lit expert Morris.
ISBN: 9780838911105Publication Date: 2011-12-01
Read on... Speculative Fiction for Teens by
Five chapters on fantasy and speculative fiction for young adult readers.
ISBN: 9781610692786Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Serving Boys Through Readers' Advisory by
Based on more than twenty years experience working to get boys interested in reading, Michael Sullivan now offers his first readers advisory volume. With an emphasis on nonfiction and the boy-friendly categories of genre fiction, the work offers a wealth of material.
ISBN: 9780838910221Publication Date: 2009-12-01
Young Adult Literature by
Cart's up-to-date coverage makes this the perfect resource for YA librarians who want to sharpen their readers' advisory skills, educators and teachers who work with young people, and anyone else who wants to understand where YA lit has been and where it's heading.
ISBN: 9780838914779Publication Date: 2016-09-01
Young Adult Nonfiction by
Covering more than 500 titles, both classics and newer publications, this book describes what titles are about and why teens would want to read them. Nonfiction has been the workhorse of many young adult library collections--filling information and curricular needs--and it is also the preferred genre for many teen readers. But not all nonfiction is created equal. This guide identifies some of the best, most engaging, and authoritative nonfiction reads for teens and organizes them according to popular reading interests. With genres ranging from adventure and sports to memoirs, how-to guides and social justice, there is something for every reader here. Similar fiction titles are noted to help you make connections for readers, and "best bets" for each chapter are noted. Notations in annotations indicate award-winning titles, graphic nonfiction, and reading level. Keywords that appear in the annotations and in detailed indexes enhance access. Librarians who work with and purchase materials for teens, including YA librarians at public libraries, acquisitions and book/materials selectors at public libraries, and middle and high school librarians will find this book invaluable. Identifies the best and most popular new nonfiction reads for teens, along with perennial classics, helping librarians with acquisitions and weeding Allows YA librarians to more easily find books their readers will enjoy through genre organization Helps school librarians find books that fill curricular needs through learning connections Enables readers to transition from beloved fiction "read-alikes" to nonfiction titles with similar appeals Introduces librarians who are new to nonfiction genres and readers' advisory to important features of each genre in "consider starting with" sections in each chapter
ISBN: 9781440869792Publication Date: 2020-03-02
