The SLIS Reading Group

"It looks like we got ourselves a reader." - Bill Hicks

A Reader
Adventure

Chick Lit

Fantasy

Gentle

Graphic Novels

Historical

Horror

Literary

Mystery

Nonfiction

Romance

Science Fiction

Western

Gentle

Reviewed Authors

Alexander, Hannah [C]
Bunn, T. Davis [C]
Cavanaugh, Jack [C]
Coon, Cliff [C]
Gibbons, Stella
Gulley, Philip [C]
Karon, Jan [C]
Kinkade, Thomas & Katherine Spenser [C]
Martin, Charles [C]

 

Morris, Michael [C]
Oke, Janette [C3]
Palmer, Diana [C]
Peterson, Tracie [C]
Read, Miss
Sparks, Nicholas [C]
West, Jessamyn [C]
Whittington, Brad [C]

 


Online Resources

Amazon.com - browse by subgenre and reader reviews
Barnes & Noble - browse by subgenre and popular authors
CBA Online - bestseller lists and industry news
Christian Library Journal - reviews and other resources
ChristianBook.com - search by genre and refine based on age, audience, format, etc.
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association - award winners and industry news
Christy Awards - award winners and nominees and a variety of categories
Good Girl Book Club - online bookclub geared toward Christian women
Romantic Times - info on new and upcoming inspirational releases


Print Resources

Herald, Diane Tixier. (2005). Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction. Greenwood, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

Mort, John. (2002). Christian Fiction: A Guide to the Genre. Greenwood, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

Saricks, Joyce. (2001). Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction. Chicago: ALA Editions.

 


Contact Phil at pneskew [at] indiana.edu