Something to Talk About: Creative Booktalking for Adults

by Ann-Marie Cyr, Kellie M. Gillespie

Overview

This is the first book to focus solely on booktalking to adults. Here is an instruction manual and a material sourcebook in one; providing the reader with both step-by-step instructions on how to write a booktalk and 88 samples to use when creating a booktalk program for an adult audience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461671251
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	08/02/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	134
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Ann-Marie Cyr has been a librarian in the City of Mesa Library since 2000.

Kellie Gillespie serves as a Fiction Specialist at the City of Mesa Library. She is the author of Teen Volunteer Services in Libraries (Scarecrow Press, 2004).

Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 1. The Benefits of Booktalking
Chapter 3 2. Choosing the Book
Chapter 4 3. How to Write a Booktalk
Chapter 5 4. Putting a Program Together
Chapter 6 5. Publicity and Promotion
Chapter 7 6. Practical Matters
Chapter 8 7. Sample Booktalks
Part 9 Selected Bibliography
Part 10 Further Reading
Part 11 Index
Part 12 About the Authors

Editorial Reviews

Will be of value to inexperienced booktalkers and may give more experienced booktalkers some new ideas on how to present old favorites.

Booklist

Noting a lack of material for adult groups, Cyr, a reference librarian, and Gillespie, a fiction specialist, describe the idea of booktalking and focus specifically on instructions for putting a program together for adults. They also discuss what a booktalk is, how librarians can choose a book and write a talk that will create interest in a title, and how to publicize a program, following this with 88 samples in a variety of genres, from general fiction to nonfiction. Examples also contain bibliographic information on the book, a list of related genres, and the general characteristics of each

Reference and Research Book News

Using booktalks as an essential tool for revitalizing adult reading in communities can position the library as a cultural, educational, and social agent connecting people who are interested in reading. Part instructional manual, part material sourcebook, this is a solid introduction to the topic of booktalking. A practical addition for public librarians, this volume will inspire enriching conversations about books and authors and help librarians to discover current reading trends and gauge literary needs in their communities.

Reference and User Services Quarterly - M. Baird

This is a practical addition to the Reader's Advisory literature and would make a good addition for public libraries.

Feliciter - No. 5

Will be of value to inexperienced booktalkers and may give more experienced booktalkers some new ideas on how to present old favorites.

1/1/2007 Booklist

This is a practical addition to the Reader's Advisory literature and would make a good addition for public libraries.

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