Featured Article
An Interview with Nancy Pearl by Cindy Orr
…My whole life has revolved around books and reading and I've certainly never regretted my very early desire (at age 10) to become a librarian. … Go to full article...
Scholarship and Research
Reading Nonfiction for Pleasure: What Motivates Readers? by Catherine Sheldrick Ross
What is known about nonfiction readers’ experiences with books that can be applied in the readers’ advisory transaction?…
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Library Perspective
Graphic Novels in the Library?? By Mike Pawuk, Illustrations by Sean Kollar
Industry Perspective
Developing the Reader's Advisor Online by Laura Calderone
…we consider genres so vital to readers' advisory work that, with the help of our authors and advisory board, we created a genre hierarchy…
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