...-structured questionnaire. Findings – The findings revealed a decline in sports and outdoor recreational activities during leisure, and only 20.6 per cent teenagers preferred reading during leisure. However, self-perception as an avid reader was expressed by majority (53.8 per cent). Fictions were liked...

... into users' preferences was facilitated when Web 2.0 technology became more widely used, something that Adkins and Bossaller (2007) took advantage of. They compared the fiction access points in two online bookstores (Amazon, and Barnes & Noble), two reader advisory services (NoveList and What Do I Read...

...Briony Birdi; Mostafa Syed Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present findings of a study investigating the reading of, and engagement with minority ethnic fiction in UK public libraries, with a particular focus on Black British fiction and Asian fiction in English. Design/methodology...

...Kaisa Hypén; Eetu Mäkelä Purpose Library Director Jarmo Saarti introduced a wide or ideal model for fiction in literature in his dissertation, published in 1999. It introduces those aspects that should be included in an information system for fiction. Such aspects include literary prose and its...

...Sheila Ray Owen   Dudley Edwards . British Children's Fiction in the Second World War (Societies at War) . Edinburgh University Press , 2009 . 752 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 978‐0‐7486‐16503   £29.99 (pbk) 11 b&w illustrations © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010...

... own writing and tests the plausibility of the connections themselves. Clearly what is assumed throughout is that users may already know a lot about such fiction and be prepared to explore the shelves – in libraries, bookshops, Amazon and the rest – to pin down specific titles. It's invidious to fault...

... a qualitative approach and combines interviews and direct observations. In in‐depth interviews 13 participants (four writers, four publishers, three readers and two on‐line readers) were questioned for their opinions on issues related to writing, publishing and reading digital fiction. The three readers were...

...Stuart Hannabuss Edited by Nicole   Matthews and Nickianne   Moody . Judging a Book by its Cover: Fans, Publishers, Designers and the Marketing of Fiction . Aldershot & Burlington, VT : Ashgate   2007 . xxi + 191 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 978‐0‐7546‐5731‐6   £50.00 hardback...

...Louise Ellis‐Barrett Robin E.   Brenner . Understanding Manga and Anime . Westport, CO and London : Libraries Unlimited   2007 . 335 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 978‐1‐59158‐332‐5   US$40.00 paperback © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Young adults Fiction...

...Stuart Hannabuss John   Mullan . How Novels Work . Oxford and New York : Oxford University Press   2006 . x + 346 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 10: 0‐19‐928177‐7 ISBN 13: 978‐0‐928177‐0   £12.99 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Fiction Literature Reading...

... writing. Fact and fiction weave in and out in the genre and in the series of encounters Williams has, He raises some good questions about crime fiction – is it and should it be a form of social commentary? does it tell the truth, or entertain, or both (and can it do both)? is it merely formulaic...

...Stuart Hannabuss John   Sutherland . How to Read a Novel: A User's Guide . London : Profile Books   2006 . vi + 263 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 10: 1‐86197‐946‐0 ISBN 13: 978‐1‐86197‐946‐9   £9.99 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Reading Fiction Literature...

...‐2 ISBN 13: 978‐0‐78671‐855‐9   US$15.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Fiction Crime Reading In the detective genre the stories of Sherlock Holmes are generally considered as archetypal. There were other writers, like Poe and Wilkie Collins and Fergus Hume...

... (see www.ggbp.co.uk for full tariff) Young people Literature Culture Fiction Stories Interest in children's literature of the past is reflected in a substantial body of critical and historical writing on it, from Harvey Darton to Peter Hunt. Early children's books appeal to many...

...Stuart Hannabuss Lee   Horsley . Twentieth‐Century Crime Fiction . Oxford and New York, NY : Oxford University Press   2005 . xii+313 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 10: 0‐19‐928345‐1, ISBN 13: 978‐0‐19‐928345‐3 hardback   £53.00 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007...

...Stuart Hannabuss The genre called mysteries or detective fiction is second only to romance as the most popular category of fiction lent by public libraries. That said, the implications are far more wide‐ranging than that. This is something this book makes clear and this makes it relevant...

... and young adult). Short stories and awards and “Western picks” follow. Crime fiction adds up to about one‐third of all popular reading, with its classical mystery and hard‐boiled crime, and police procedurals and legal thrillers. Writers like Paretsky and Grafton, Margolin and Martini, Turow and Evanovich...

... are in, but not Hergé. Some additional sections are included which relate to children's fiction (though not specifically to the “Who next?” theme of the title). There is a separate listing of 142 picture books authors for older readers in author/illustrator order with genre indicators. Fungus the Bogyman...