TAG: fiction
New Year, New Genre: What’s in Store for Your Reading Journey?
Posted in News on December 31, 2024 at 7:00 am
Shake up your reading in 2025 by trying a new genre! Each of these booklists offers numerous voices, from classics to present day. Find a wide range of subgenres, award winners, and authentically authored voices (aka own voices)—titles that appeal to readers who are new to the genre and fans alike. […]
Tags: adults, booklists, books, fantasy, fiction, horror, mystery, nonfiction, reading, resolutions, romance, science fiction, teens, westerns
What Makes a Good Book? Here’s How Appeal Factors Result in Great Book Recommendations.
Posted in Explore and Discover on June 29, 2022 at 6:00 am
By Dana Mannino At least once a week, I have a variation on the following conversation. Library customer: Can you suggest a good book? Librarian: Sure! What do you like to read? Library customer: Anything, as long as it’s well written. We all want a good book. It’s universal. But often we don’t know how […]
Tags: adults, book butler, book recommendations, booklist, books, fiction, limiters, NoveList Plus, novels, reading, teens
4 keys to becoming a successful writer
Posted in Explore and Discover on October 20, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Kelly Burgess As with any profession, there is no guarantee of success in the writing business. However, regardless of whether you want to break into fiction or nonfiction markets, successful writers have some traits that are crucial to carving out a literary career. Passion Writers write because they feel the need to put words […]
Tags: fiction, nonfiction, professional writer, writer's block, writers group, writers workshop, writing, writing critiques, writing group, writing workshop
