Assignment 3:
I enjoyed doing the Be More Bookish Training, I plan to use the information I learned about the Cross Over of Non-fiction and Fiction with readers who have read everything or are looking for something new. The Prezi Fiction flowchart had great subgenre - even if I didn't agree with some of it - parts of it made me laugh and learned new vocabulary - splatterpunk. The Mystery Readers International; gave me great lists which could be used to create displays and gave locations of Mystery book clubs and stores. Goodreads was a fun tool and I got many recommendations.
I feel that I did learn many thinks from doing the Be More Bookish but I felt that I was always running from one assignment to the other. Being part time, I did receive some time to do the Bookish but I was always doing much of reading and writing at home. It was difficult because I could not access much of the information from my home computer, so I always felt that I was behind in the assignments. Please take into consideration part timers who can not access this type of information except at the branch.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Week 9: Assignment 2
Assignment 2 - Week 9
I do like some of the book trailers - especially the movie and teen ones. Both are interesting and fast paced (some) especially the movie ones Runner, Runner and Offworld, both look like movies I may go to the theater to watch or at least rent from the library. Under Harper Teen - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and My Life Undecided sounded and looked like books teens/adults would read. My Life Undecided brought in the use of blogs to get help from peers and the fact that making a decision is a hard process of growing up. So I think while book trailers are not perfect they are improving and with many people using You tube it is a way to reach a population that does not read but make them shorter.
I do like some of the book trailers - especially the movie and teen ones. Both are interesting and fast paced (some) especially the movie ones Runner, Runner and Offworld, both look like movies I may go to the theater to watch or at least rent from the library. Under Harper Teen - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and My Life Undecided sounded and looked like books teens/adults would read. My Life Undecided brought in the use of blogs to get help from peers and the fact that making a decision is a hard process of growing up. So I think while book trailers are not perfect they are improving and with many people using You tube it is a way to reach a population that does not read but make them shorter.
Week 9: Assignment 1
Assignment 1: Book Trailers
Read both articles from Chicago Tribune and the New York Times plus watched several book trailers. While the articles take different views of book trailers - Chicago Tribune thinks that they are sad and not worthwhile but New York Times gives it a more positive spine. I agree with the New York Times view especially with Harper Teen trailers and other teen trailers.
Read both articles from Chicago Tribune and the New York Times plus watched several book trailers. While the articles take different views of book trailers - Chicago Tribune thinks that they are sad and not worthwhile but New York Times gives it a more positive spine. I agree with the New York Times view especially with Harper Teen trailers and other teen trailers.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Week 8: Assignment 4
Assignment 4; Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
Taken to Russia by her mother at 14 for an arranged marriage to Grand Duke Peter, Catherine has to learn a different language and a different life style. While it sounded like a fairy tale, her husband, Duke Peter is cruel, loves his mistresses more than Catherine and hates Russia. When Peter can not give her a child, she turns to someone who could thus her son Paul. Later when Peter becomes Emperor of Russia, he is hated by the entire country, and is mysteriously murdered - maybe by Catherine??? She then become Empress of Russia and tries to bring the country into the current century with a great deal of difficulty. This book should appeal to readers who like strong women, read books on royalty and are interested in Russia.
Black Dahlia Avenger: the True Story by Steve Hodel
In 1947 - 22 year old Elizabeth short is found murdered and mutilated in LA. Decades later Steve Hodel, an ex-LA Homicide Detective gets involved in trying to find the killer this leads him to Dr. George Hodel - his father. It appears that there had been other killings in LA and other places - a serial killer at large and Dr. George Hodel had been a prime suspect in all of the deaths. He founds a lot of corruption in the LAPD, that leads him to suspect top brass covered the murder. All of his investigations lead him to wonder did his father committee the murders?? This book will appeal to suspense and mystery readers.
Taken to Russia by her mother at 14 for an arranged marriage to Grand Duke Peter, Catherine has to learn a different language and a different life style. While it sounded like a fairy tale, her husband, Duke Peter is cruel, loves his mistresses more than Catherine and hates Russia. When Peter can not give her a child, she turns to someone who could thus her son Paul. Later when Peter becomes Emperor of Russia, he is hated by the entire country, and is mysteriously murdered - maybe by Catherine??? She then become Empress of Russia and tries to bring the country into the current century with a great deal of difficulty. This book should appeal to readers who like strong women, read books on royalty and are interested in Russia.
Black Dahlia Avenger: the True Story by Steve Hodel
In 1947 - 22 year old Elizabeth short is found murdered and mutilated in LA. Decades later Steve Hodel, an ex-LA Homicide Detective gets involved in trying to find the killer this leads him to Dr. George Hodel - his father. It appears that there had been other killings in LA and other places - a serial killer at large and Dr. George Hodel had been a prime suspect in all of the deaths. He founds a lot of corruption in the LAPD, that leads him to suspect top brass covered the murder. All of his investigations lead him to wonder did his father committee the murders?? This book will appeal to suspense and mystery readers.
Week 8: Assignment 3
Assignment 3 - 16 nonfiction genres.
Out of the 16 genres I selected the following four:
1. Biographies - in the Dewey Biography section - Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
2. Sports - in the Dewey 796 section - Moneyball (796.357 L) by Michael Lewis
3. Crime - in the Dewey 363 section (true crime) - Black Dahlia Avenger (364.1523 H 2004) by Steve Hodel
4. Medical - in the Dewey 615 section - Stalking Irish Madness (616.898 T) by Patrick Tracey
Out of the 16 genres I selected the following four:
1. Biographies - in the Dewey Biography section - Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
2. Sports - in the Dewey 796 section - Moneyball (796.357 L) by Michael Lewis
3. Crime - in the Dewey 363 section (true crime) - Black Dahlia Avenger (364.1523 H 2004) by Steve Hodel
4. Medical - in the Dewey 615 section - Stalking Irish Madness (616.898 T) by Patrick Tracey
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Week 8: Assignment 1
Assignment 1
Read Borderlands: Crossing between Nonfiction in Readers' Advisory and Reading Nonfiction for Pleasure: What Motivates Readers?. Both presented good points about reading non-fiction and how to get fiction readers interested in crossing over - subject matter was a primary factor. I enjoyed the cross genre that Borderlands presented and the importance of a readers advisory interview and appeal factor that the article discussed in "Reading Nonfiction".
Read Borderlands: Crossing between Nonfiction in Readers' Advisory and Reading Nonfiction for Pleasure: What Motivates Readers?. Both presented good points about reading non-fiction and how to get fiction readers interested in crossing over - subject matter was a primary factor. I enjoyed the cross genre that Borderlands presented and the importance of a readers advisory interview and appeal factor that the article discussed in "Reading Nonfiction".
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Week 7: Assignment 4
I choose Harper Teen and Teens at Random to examine. Both of the websites talk about materials that the two publishing house (Harper & Random) have coming out and they all sound interesting.
Harper Teen had a Top Books list which had several titles of Sara Shepard, a popular YA author, the Top Authors list had brief information about each of the writers. In the News there was discussion about the new TV pilot based upon Delirium by Oliver, Lauren and the Promotion Titles had good trailers on new books - Calling by Armstrong, Kelly sounded great. Brief capsules of information to catch the readers interest.
Teens at Random had more trailers in their new releases with links to author information, and gave categories that the books might fit into - fiction, SF, family, etc. The Newsletters had different links to other newsletters - like sisterlink or strange lands. Plus there was Funstuff , a section on ebooks (what are out or coming out), there were youtube videos and my top videos. Random Buzzers is another section where people can comment on books and one can also download sample chapters of books. This site offers many things to the reader, I liked it slightly more than Harper Teen.
Harper Teen had a Top Books list which had several titles of Sara Shepard, a popular YA author, the Top Authors list had brief information about each of the writers. In the News there was discussion about the new TV pilot based upon Delirium by Oliver, Lauren and the Promotion Titles had good trailers on new books - Calling by Armstrong, Kelly sounded great. Brief capsules of information to catch the readers interest.
Teens at Random had more trailers in their new releases with links to author information, and gave categories that the books might fit into - fiction, SF, family, etc. The Newsletters had different links to other newsletters - like sisterlink or strange lands. Plus there was Funstuff , a section on ebooks (what are out or coming out), there were youtube videos and my top videos. Random Buzzers is another section where people can comment on books and one can also download sample chapters of books. This site offers many things to the reader, I liked it slightly more than Harper Teen.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Week 7: Assignment 3
Assignment 3: June 3, 5, 6 2013
I am following Forever Young Adult and Cassandra Clare's Tumbir blogs/websites.
Forever Young Adult blog is fun to read, it has titles/trailers of new books with brief descriptions; it has Dr. Who (summary); YA on TV brings back memories (good and bad some shows I didn't like then and still don't like them) plus others. The Book Report on Moon and More by Dessen, Sarah had me laughing and looking forward to more reviews. There are also good sections on Related Titles. Intended audience is all New Adults and YA readers, written by several authors, one of which is leaving Jenny Bird to finish the book she is writing.
On June 6, 2013 - the book report had the book Pieces by Lynch, Chris, the review gave interesting information about the brother and his life.
Cassandra Clare's Tumbir was a blog that was boring - all it did was push the movie Mortal Instruments - City of Bones . It contained pictures of the actors, jewelry that was used in the movie, trailers and talked about the Shadow Hunters Fandom and a new book Runaway Queen which is a spin off of City of Bones. Intended audience City of Bones fans and fantasy readers.
On June 6, 2013, the blog included Shadowhunter Tarot cards (nice illustrations) and 10 Rules of being a shadowhunter.
I am following Forever Young Adult and Cassandra Clare's Tumbir blogs/websites.
Forever Young Adult blog is fun to read, it has titles/trailers of new books with brief descriptions; it has Dr. Who (summary); YA on TV brings back memories (good and bad some shows I didn't like then and still don't like them) plus others. The Book Report on Moon and More by Dessen, Sarah had me laughing and looking forward to more reviews. There are also good sections on Related Titles. Intended audience is all New Adults and YA readers, written by several authors, one of which is leaving Jenny Bird to finish the book she is writing.
On June 6, 2013 - the book report had the book Pieces by Lynch, Chris, the review gave interesting information about the brother and his life.
Cassandra Clare's Tumbir was a blog that was boring - all it did was push the movie Mortal Instruments - City of Bones . It contained pictures of the actors, jewelry that was used in the movie, trailers and talked about the Shadow Hunters Fandom and a new book Runaway Queen which is a spin off of City of Bones. Intended audience City of Bones fans and fantasy readers.
On June 6, 2013, the blog included Shadowhunter Tarot cards (nice illustrations) and 10 Rules of being a shadowhunter.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Week 7: Assignment 2
Articles
New Adult: Needless Marketing-Speak or Valued Subgenre? Publisher's Weekly, Dec. 14, 2012
This was the the first article that I had read about the subgenre "New Adult", I had read the term in several journals but this article gave a good explanation of why this subgenre was created. It is aiming to keep those avid YA readers reading as they get older the "Post-YA". It has a different voice, style and theme as a executive of William Morrow explains. It is also aimed at adult readers who are reading down and parents who are more actively involved in their children's reading.
The next article: The Next Big Thing YALSA: The Hub, Oct. 2012
This article deals with Adults reading YA literature. Bowker published a report which was sponsored by several publishing companies that said 55% of the buyers of YA materials are over 18 and not are just buying for YA's but themselves. Jennifer Rommel, editor, says she is not surprised by the interest of Adults in YA material, it is entertaining and awesome. She has included a short list of 10 titles that she feels readers A or YA would have fun reading, including Glass of Thrones by Maas, Sarah, a teen girl version of Game of Thrones.
New Adult: Needless Marketing-Speak or Valued Subgenre? Publisher's Weekly, Dec. 14, 2012
This was the the first article that I had read about the subgenre "New Adult", I had read the term in several journals but this article gave a good explanation of why this subgenre was created. It is aiming to keep those avid YA readers reading as they get older the "Post-YA". It has a different voice, style and theme as a executive of William Morrow explains. It is also aimed at adult readers who are reading down and parents who are more actively involved in their children's reading.
The next article: The Next Big Thing YALSA: The Hub, Oct. 2012
This article deals with Adults reading YA literature. Bowker published a report which was sponsored by several publishing companies that said 55% of the buyers of YA materials are over 18 and not are just buying for YA's but themselves. Jennifer Rommel, editor, says she is not surprised by the interest of Adults in YA material, it is entertaining and awesome. She has included a short list of 10 titles that she feels readers A or YA would have fun reading, including Glass of Thrones by Maas, Sarah, a teen girl version of Game of Thrones.
Week 7: Not Just for Teens
Week 7: What to Read Next
The flow chart from the Lawrence Public Library was well thought out, concise, interesting and appealing with the illustrations of the book covers. (Put I agree with Rodney C. I would have liked summaries of the books.) I really like the section on Apocalypse, the sub divisions of environmental Disaster; survival; and resistance to a authoritarian government would get the interest of many picky readers. Might be able to suggest this list to watchers or gamers of the SF Defiance show.
The flow chart from the Lawrence Public Library was well thought out, concise, interesting and appealing with the illustrations of the book covers. (Put I agree with Rodney C. I would have liked summaries of the books.) I really like the section on Apocalypse, the sub divisions of environmental Disaster; survival; and resistance to a authoritarian government would get the interest of many picky readers. Might be able to suggest this list to watchers or gamers of the SF Defiance show.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Week 6: Assignment 3
Horror
I selected Horror in the Fiction Genre. I read some horror - King, Straub, and Koontz but it is a field that I do not know much about - the subgenres.
The first subgenre I selected was Psychological Horror, and I found several websites on Google that discussed films and books, www.slideshare.net/media blog had a great slide show on topic and www.myanimelist.net gave me the the manga horror genre. On a many of the blogs there was a lot of discussion about old horror films and books like Dracula, Shining, etc. The Manga horror genre was the one that had many websites with people talking about the best manga or new authors coming out. Several series mentioned were: Demon Warrior - Koji; Pandora - Ang, Peter J. Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror - Roman, Jungi. It seemed that the Manga horror got the most discussion with fans giving the ones that they thought were the best like Junji, Ito.
Another subgenre was Occult, websites found again on Google were: www.horrorfactor.com had great definitions and terms like splatterpunk; www.tsauthorcentral.wordpress.com had articles on authors and new titles coming out. On both websites people were commenting on new books, were they dark fantasy; erotic horror or extreme horror. Appeal factors were settings, and strange things happening in everyday settings. Authors mentioned: Fables of the Reconstruction by Jones, Hunter S; Breed by Novak, Chase; and This Book is Full of Spiders by Wong, David. The book by Wong is soon to be made into a movie and it is the sequel to John Dies at the End. The Occult Detective is a subgenre that is also popular among readers - Butcher, Jim- Dresden Files is an example.
Gothic Horror was the last subgenre selected. Again I found the websites on Google: www.eeribooks.com
which gave a history of the Gothic - they listed Castle of Otranto by Walpole, Horace as the 1st Gothic Horror and described other books - My Heart Laid Bare by Oates, Joyce C. and Heart-Shaped Box by Hill, Joe. Another site is www.teenreads.com which gave recommendations and blurbs of new books.
Death Watch: Undertaker Trilogy by Berk, Ari; Madman's Daughter by Shepherd, Megan, plus others. Everyone agrees that setting/location is a very important part of the story and that romance can play a key role. www.sfsignal.com had several authors discuss the intersection between Gothic Horror and Modern Urban Fantasy - some agreed that there was a connection but others said no.
Mashups of subgenres: Crossovers: Shining Girls by Beukes, Lauren can appeal to many readers - it contains Time Travel & a Serial Killer (Mystery & SF). Spiral into Horror by Roman, Jungi - is manga and horror so it will appeal to many different readers.
I selected Horror in the Fiction Genre. I read some horror - King, Straub, and Koontz but it is a field that I do not know much about - the subgenres.
The first subgenre I selected was Psychological Horror, and I found several websites on Google that discussed films and books, www.slideshare.net/media blog had a great slide show on topic and www.myanimelist.net gave me the the manga horror genre. On a many of the blogs there was a lot of discussion about old horror films and books like Dracula, Shining, etc. The Manga horror genre was the one that had many websites with people talking about the best manga or new authors coming out. Several series mentioned were: Demon Warrior - Koji; Pandora - Ang, Peter J. Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror - Roman, Jungi. It seemed that the Manga horror got the most discussion with fans giving the ones that they thought were the best like Junji, Ito.
Another subgenre was Occult, websites found again on Google were: www.horrorfactor.com had great definitions and terms like splatterpunk; www.tsauthorcentral.wordpress.com had articles on authors and new titles coming out. On both websites people were commenting on new books, were they dark fantasy; erotic horror or extreme horror. Appeal factors were settings, and strange things happening in everyday settings. Authors mentioned: Fables of the Reconstruction by Jones, Hunter S; Breed by Novak, Chase; and This Book is Full of Spiders by Wong, David. The book by Wong is soon to be made into a movie and it is the sequel to John Dies at the End. The Occult Detective is a subgenre that is also popular among readers - Butcher, Jim- Dresden Files is an example.
Gothic Horror was the last subgenre selected. Again I found the websites on Google: www.eeribooks.com
which gave a history of the Gothic - they listed Castle of Otranto by Walpole, Horace as the 1st Gothic Horror and described other books - My Heart Laid Bare by Oates, Joyce C. and Heart-Shaped Box by Hill, Joe. Another site is www.teenreads.com which gave recommendations and blurbs of new books.
Death Watch: Undertaker Trilogy by Berk, Ari; Madman's Daughter by Shepherd, Megan, plus others. Everyone agrees that setting/location is a very important part of the story and that romance can play a key role. www.sfsignal.com had several authors discuss the intersection between Gothic Horror and Modern Urban Fantasy - some agreed that there was a connection but others said no.
Mashups of subgenres: Crossovers: Shining Girls by Beukes, Lauren can appeal to many readers - it contains Time Travel & a Serial Killer (Mystery & SF). Spiral into Horror by Roman, Jungi - is manga and horror so it will appeal to many different readers.
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