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In the May 15, 2010 issue of LJ, there is a Q&A with David Morrell regarding the book Thrillers: 100 Must Reads. At the end of the interview, he suggests that "libraries have a display in which (the book) is flanked by 10 books each month, chosen from our project’s contents". I love this idea! So much that I want to steal it for an upcoming post, so I need your help: dear Readers, tell me some of your favorite RA reference books that you think would lend themselves well to such a display project. (oh, and feel free to mention one of my titles… ahem.) Thanks!
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I think this would work well. I’m including comments I posted to webjunction about this title.
Read On…Life Stories: Reading Lists for Every Taste (Read On Series)
Rosalind Reisner and Barry Trott
published: September 23rd 2009 by Libraries Unlimited (first published 2009)
details: Paperback, 130 pages
isbn1591587662 (isbn13: 9781591587668)
If you’re looking for a compelling biography or memoir, than this is the book for you. Chock full of reading lists with thoughtful annotations, there is, as the substitle claims, reading for every taste. Seperated into five chapters, the lists reflect character, story, setting, language, and mood. Each segment highlights a best book to start with if you are not certain where to begin and award books are noted. The index is helpful for finding other like titles of one you’ve enjoyed. Just look up a favorite and see what else is on the list. My only wish is that there was a seperate list of award winners.
We often get requests for a good biography. This book with its lists of the lives of real people will help answer that question. I interlibrary loaned this but found it so valuable I’ve now purchased a copy for our collection.
To add to my first comment I believe any of the Read On! series would make great book displays. Another I enjoyed was Read On…Crime Fiction, 978-1-59158-373-8, Libraries Unlimited, c2008.
ahem and of course in the Read On! Series is Rebecca Vnuk’s own…
Read on– women’s fiction [Book] : reading lists for every taste / Rebecca Vnuk..
Other Title: Women’s fiction.
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited/ABC-CLIO, Date: c2009.
It’s not a reference book, but…
I am getting ready to put up a music display using suggestions from the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
And you’ve got to show off your copies of Book Lust (with action figure, of course.)
I looked through our section of readers’ advisory books and came up with many titles that would lend themselves to this idea. I’m including just a few here:
Cinematherapy for lovers : the girl’s guide to finding true love one movie at a time / Nancy Peske and Beverly West.
Publisher: Delta Trade Paperback,
Date: 2003.
Cinematherapy : the girl’s guide to movies for every mood / Nancy K. Peske and Beverly West. ; Peske, Nancy K., 1962- ; 1999. ; Dell Trade Paperback,
The book that changed my life : 71 remarkable writers celebrate the books that matter most to them / edited by Roxanne Coady and Joy Johannessen. ; 2006. ; Gotham Books,
Another idea is to use some of the great best lists out there such as this one:
Essential New England 100 Books
Text by Chuck Leddy | Globe Correspondent
The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time Text by Anthony Brandt on The National Geographic website
or one that I used with great success a few years back:
101 Crackerjack Sea Books 23-July-Aug-2006 By: Dean King , Bookmarks Magazine
LizzyK’s idea of using 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die seems like an excellent choice to me. Other titles in this vein include 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, and 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, all should offer lots of materials for great displays.
CarolK – wow, thanks for the awesome responses! You must be display queen at your library! I do love the Read On… series – even before I wrote one – I was always giving it to patrons (we bought 2 copies of each, one for ref and one to circulate). Everyone should have these in their collection.
LizzyK – great non-”books” idea! I totally agree that these compilations should be out to circ for patrons and not just ref books.
Just finished browsing through
Now Read this III: A guide to mainstream fiction
Nancy Pearl and Sarah Statz Cords
C.2010 Libraries Unlimited 978-1+59158-570-1
This is another great example of a book that lends itself to book displays. Not only are there plenty of individual titles to choose from, the book is divided into appeal factors, includes awards, mentions if it is a good book club pick and suggests other themed titles, both fiction and non-fiction.
You can’t go wrong with this one…
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