Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 A History and Introduction
2 Reference Sources
3 Articulating a Book's Appeal
4 The Readers' Advisory Interview
5 The Background Readers' Advisors Need in Popular Fiction
6 Promoting and Marketing Readers' Advisory Collections and Services
7 Training
Bibliography of Selected Historical Sources
Bibliography of Selected Works on Readers' Advisory
Appendix 1 Popular Fiction List
Appendix 2 Popular Nonfiction List
Appendix 3 Sure Bets
Appendix 4 Sample Readalike Article
Indexes
Fiction Author Index
Subject Index