Week 6

Week 6: Assignment 1 

The Daily Beast Book is organized into four categories:  The Stacks;  Hot Reads; Speed Read; and Book Bag.   The manner in which the site is laid out is bright and inviting.  The reviewers are great at writing catchy titles that make you want to read their reviews.  The reviews make you want to read the books. Check out this review of Grunt by Mary Roach.

Week 6: Assignment 2 

This exercise was challenging because navigating the Prezi was cumbersome.

Week 6: Assignment 3 

I am unfamiliar with these subgenres: Military,  Realistic, and Adventures.

Military Romance: Julie Ann Walker; Debby Giusti; and Lynn Austin.

Realistic: Gaynor Arnold; Martin Cruz Smith; and Alan Furst.

Adventures: Clive Cussler; Stephen Coonts; and Jack Higgins.

                                                            Author Clive Cussler

The appeal factors of subgenres is the cross over factor.  A reader of  romance might read a book that involved some adventure or mystery.

Week 5

Week 5: Assignment 1

I read the Daily Beast every day because I enjoy the writing style of most of their staff.  The book reviews seem to be just as interesting and controversial as the books that are review.

Week 5: Assignment 2

The Woodlawn Branch of BCPL is a representative of America's melting pot.  Our customers range from birth to 99+ and from every socioeconomic and ethnic background.  We have customers who check out urban novels by the hundreds and customers who check out children's materials by the hundreds and customers who only check out books about people who struggle but come out on top to customers who want only the original version of  Little House on the Prairie.

One of our most requested genres is urban fiction. We also get quite a few request for test prep materials. Early Word did not seem to address urban fiction or testing material.

Besides Good Reads another source I found that features urban fiction was  Black Books Direct.  It is also is a good source for  other genres of African and African American titles.

Week 5: Assignment 3

I chose "Security" by Gina Wohlsdorf. The cover made me think of mental health, prison, and escape.  The word security also appeared to evoke the feeling of someone needing assistance or an elaborate plan to evade security, acquire security. The cover also elicits a sense of mystery and danger.

Week 4

I signed up for Goodreads several years ago but never really used it.  I rely on my BCPL account to document the books I read.

Goodreads is an excellent resource for people who like to read series, like to know when the the next book by their favorite author will be published, and who like to share their reading habits with others.

Using Good Reads as a social media platform can be valuable to virtual book clubs. I know several adults who belong to virtual book clubs. The book clubs usually consist of family members and/or college friends who want to stay connected. 

I set up four shelves. Which after setting up the shelves, I felt that my reading habits were a bit narrow. But then again if you don't read African American authors and you need to make a recommendation, my list might come in handy.

I requested three BCPL staff members who are current BeMoreBookish participates to be friends.  I looked a Kelsey's page and we have read a few of the same books.  I have read all of Jacqueline Woodson's and Jerdine Nolen's and David Sedaris' books.

Here's a picture of my daughter with Jacqueline Woodson at Great Books.  Great Books was a BCPL annual book event.  The event featured primarily children's authors and library staff from around the state would attend.  It was a great readers advisory tool.