Assignment 1 & 2:
I've been monitoring TOR- Affliction Fiction, but also other resources to get a sampling of the different genre blogs. Reading coworkers' blogs also gives a nice cross-section of genres & new & interesting finds. I've added earlyword to my regular resources, signed up for the newsletter, & have recommended it to a handful of customers.
From Earlyword I found Flavorwire, which covers the latest book-to-television series titles, movies and more. Many of our customers are interested in AV materials & I do a lot of readers' advisory for it.
Like Flavorwire, TOR highlights series re-watches, encouraging readers to watch along & discuss. Currently they are rewatching the first season of The X-Files (a series I missed - horrors!), currently streaming on Netflix & Hulu. For sci-fi geeks this is exciting stuff. TOR also features original stories, comics, & artwork - readers may be part of the process when the next big thing blows up.
It's been fun to check the different resources & share new info with fellow staff. My coworker, Debbie K., working on Week 6, was excited to find new things on Stop You're Killing Me - here's an excerpt from her blog - I chose to use SYKM for my genre site. It's chock-full of information "for lovers of mystery, crime, thriller, spy, and suspense books." The lists are endless...authors, titles, series, awards, reviews, characters, locations, read-alikes, etc. It's fun to explore, but it can be overwhelming. The sheer volume of characters indexed is astonishing! I know what site I'll be checking out next!
My other coworker, Karen H. found a kid's link on earlyword that said, "If you get music stuck in your head, do not push this button!" So much to read, so little time! :-)
Many of our customers at PI enjoy popular fiction and authors, particularly thrillers and suspense fiction. They may be counted on for reserving all the On-Order titles for Patterson, Baldacci, Silva, Scottoline, Archer, Child, etc. We have a display dedicated to this genre & are endlessly restocking it. We also have a dedicated nonfiction display that is very popular - bios/memoirs, narrative non-fiction are most popular. Our Staff Picks rounds out the dedicated display trio - on that you'll often find popular fiction, mysteries, book-club titles, literary fiction, & a smattering of other things like Sci-fi and audiobooks.
Assignment 3:
Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell.
Collection of short paranormal/fantasy stories, lyrical language, magical, mystical characters and settings. Readers of Russell's first novel, the highly acclaimed Swamplandia, are likely to read Vampires, as both have many of the same characteristics (listed above), plus Vampires is a collection of short stories - an appeal all its own.
As an aside, Amazon has a handy feature whereby customers can see other titles liked by customers who bought a particular title. That is one quick-y cheat when doing R.A. on the fly.
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