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Genre Boot Camp
Finding your way without fearSlide2
Who we are
Karen Helmle, Reference Associate II, Boone County Public Library
khelmle@bcpl.org
Carrie Herrmann, Public Service Coordinator, Boone County Public Library
cherrman@bcpl.org
Katie Widener, Reference Librarian, Boone County Public Library
kwidener@bcpl.org
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What We Want to AccomplishSlide4
The State of Readers’ Advisory
From
2013 Readers Advisory Services in Public Libraries Report
(
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/downloads/#_
)
21% of librarians have issues keeping up with books and genres
17% of librarians uncomfortable with unfamiliar genresSlide5
How do you keep up?
From
2013 Readers Advisory Services in Public Libraries Report Slide6
Erotica in Libraries
What to do after
50 Shades of GreySlide7
Erotica Definition
According to the Adult Reading Round Table, “These edgy novels use much blunter language to describe sexuality.... Sexual relationships are more important in these works than emotional relationships, and the story may not end with a marriage.”Slide8
Topics covered in Erotica
BDSM (bondage/discipline/domination/submission/
sadomasochism)
Multiple Partners
Exploration of alternative sexual practices
M/M Fiction
F/F FictionSlide9
Readers’ Advisory Challenges
Hot Romance is not Erotica
Structure of the story
Erotica is not pornography
Sexually Graphic is not automatically erotica
Street/Urban Lit is not Erotica
Character motivations are not important
Author’s storytelling choices are not importantSlide10
Readers’ Advisory Challenges
Respect reading preferences
Sexuality is an individual experience
Find the theme they enjoySlide11
Sex in Erotica
Explicitness
Types of Sex
Quantity of sexSlide12
Marketing your Erotica
A Balancing Act
Read-A-Like Pamphlet
Read-A-Like BookmarksSlide13
Use your catalog
Polaris
KLUSlide14
Collection Development
You probably already have some in your collection
50 Shades effect
Allow for anonymous requests
eBook vs. Print
Collection Development Policy
Reconsideration Process in placeSlide15
Print Erotica
Kensington’s Aphrodisia and Brava
Harlequin’s Spice and Blaze
Avon Romance’s Erotic Line
NAL’s Heat
Random House’s Black Lace Slide16
eBook Erotica
InterMix
Carina Press
Loveswept
Ellora’s Cave
Ravenous Romance
Flirt
Avon Impulse
Forever Yours
Samhain Publishing
Total-E-Bound
Loose ID
Cleis PressSlide17
10 Authors to Know
Nicholson Baker
Maya Banks
Jaci Burton
Sylvia Day
Joey W. Hill
Lorelei James
Tiffany Reisz
A. N. Roquelaure
Saskia Walker
ZaneSlide18
Go to Erotica Books
Bared to You
by Sylvia Day
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
by A. N. Roquelaure
Sweet Addiction
by Maya Banks
Long Hard Ride
by Lorelei James
Colter’s Woman
by Maya Banks
Natural Law
by Joey Hill
Their Private Arrangement
by Saskia WalkerSlide19
New Adult Genre
Newly Emerging
Young Adult Meets Erotica
Female between 18-26Slide20
Urban Fantasy & Paranormal RomanceSlide21
Urban Fantasy vs. Paranormal
Defined.
How to tell the difference.
Web resources and much more!Slide22
Urban Fantasy Definition
According to Wikipedia:
Urban fantasy
is a sub-genre of
fantasy
defined by place; the fantastic narrative has an urban setting.
Urban fantasy exists on one side of a spectrum, opposite
high fantasy
, which is set in an entirely fictitious world.
Many urban fantasies are set in
contemporary
times and contain supernatural elements.
However, the stories can take place in historical, modern, or futuristic periods, and the settings may include
fictional elements. The prerequisite is that they must be primarily set in a city.Slide23
Paranormal Romance Definition
According to Wikipedia:
Paranormal romance
is a
sub-genre
of both
romantic fiction
and
speculative fiction
.
Paranormal romance focuses on
romantic love
and includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation,
blending together themes from the speculative fiction
genres
of
fantasy
,
science fiction
, and
horror
.
Paranormal romance may range from traditional category romances, with a paranormal setting to stories where the main emphasis is on a science fiction or fantasy based plot with a romantic subplot included.
Common hallmarks are romantic relationships between humans and vampires, shapeshifters, ghosts, and other entities
of a fantastic or otherworldly nature.Slide24
Genre Headings
Improves reading recommendations
Some readers very picky about their “niche.”Slide25
Categorizing Books
Is Subjective.
One person might put all zombie books in one area.
Another might divide them by theme. Comedic vs. Horror.Slide26
The Family Tree
Urban Fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy.
Paranormal Romance is a subgenre of Romance.
They aren’t relatives!Slide27
It’s Complicated
Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy are very similar. In some cases, the differences between the two subgenres are almost indistinguishable.
Both genres share the presence of magical creatures such as werewolves, vampires, angels, demons and fairies.Slide28
It’s Complicated
Elements of romance, fear, mystery, horror or humor.
The fun is imagining that the storylines could be true. Slide29
It’s Complicated
Characters might have psychic powers.
Ghosts may be involved.
Characters might have superhuman abilities.
The main character usually lives.
Shapeshifters may be involved.
Time travel could occur.Slide30
It’s Complicated
Elements of legend.
Elements of magic.
Include folklore.
Include horror elements.Slide31
It’s Complicated
Some stories are police procedural.
Some stories are good vs. evil
Some are humorous detective stories.Slide32
It’s Complicated
The genres are changing.
PR is doing more world building.
UF is adding more sex and romance.Slide33
Follow the Clues
UF is usually written in 1st person.
PR is usually written in 3rd person
Not unusual to read viewpoints of leading lady, lead male and possibly the villains.Slide34
Follow the Clues
PR - setting doesn’t play a large role in book.
UF usually takes place in an urban setting that has a dangerous undertone. Slide35
Follow the Clues
Paranormal romance is the story of two people falling in love with supernatural elements included.
The book must focus on the relationship above all else.Slide36
Follow the Clues
Urban fantasy may have a romance, but the story is not built around it.
UF’s main character is usually trying to solve some type of supernatural mystery.Slide37
Follow the Clues
Paranormal Romance’s protagonist tends to be a more traditional feminine character.
Can be full of angst.
May suffer from low self esteem.Slide38
Follow the Clues
Urban fantasy’s female protagonist is a tough chick!
She often has a power forced upon her thru accident or birth.
Doesn’t wallow in angst.
Doesn’t suffer from low self esteem.Slide39
Follow the Clues
Paranormal Romance characters always have a Happily Ever After!
Urban Fantasy -there is usually a romance but a happily ever after ending is not guaranteed. Slide40
Follow the Clues
PR - a human is having a relationship with a supernatural creature.
UF- characters may both have supernatural capabilities. Slide41
Follow the Clues
PR romantic couple professes undying love for each other in melodramatic manner.
Loads of sensuality throughout book.
Varying degrees of sexual experiences, depending on the author.Slide42
Follow the Clues
UF romantic couple communicates through sarcasm and swear words. Humor may be included.
Couple may not last to end of series.
The sex scenes usually aren’t as descriptive as PR.Slide43
Follow the Clues
PR’s couple needs to overcome some type of paranormal obstruction in order to be together.
UF’s main characters need to overcome a supernatural obstacle in order to save the world!Slide44
Follow the Clues
PR has a lower level of action and violence.
Creatures are written to be less scary than UF.
For example, vampires are sparkly and hot!
Vampires may choose to drink only animal blood instead of human blood.Slide45
Follow the Clues
UF higher level of violence and action.
Stories are dark, gritty, scary and exciting.
Male character seems much more dangerous. Slide46
Follow the Clues
PR’s main character’s supernatural power develops quickly over one book.
UF’s main characters supernatural powers develop slowly thru the series. Slide47
Follow the Clues
PR tends to lean towards one novel.
Squeezes in multiple points of views to introduce characters.
Makes us care about them.
They have a problem, then a resolution.
Each book is neatly wrapped up by the end.Slide48
Follow the Clues
UF tend to have a series.
Main character makes many mistakes along the way.
Tries to fix them thru series.
We get to read how character changes and grows as a person thru series.Slide49
But I Will Argue…
I don’t think Urban Fantasy is about the city.
I think the city is a character in the books
Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse books, Shreveport, Louisiana
Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden, Chicago
Kat Richardson’s Greywalker series, SeattleSlide50
Follow the Clues
PR book covers tend to have the couples holding each other in a romantic clench.
Covers tend to be more sexual with varying degrees of nudity.Slide51
Paranormal RomanceSlide52
Follow the Clues
UF covers tend to have the main character armed to the teeth.Slide53
Urban FantasySlide54
Follow the Clues
PR - Back cover of book will comment on relationship dilemma for main characters.
UF - back cover will discuss character’s situation. Slide55
The Final Clue!
Ask yourself, if the romance is removed will the story still stand?
If no, it’s Paranormal Romance.
If yes, it’s Urban FantasySlide56
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J. R. Ward
Books are dark and twisted
Extremely emotional
Characters are full of pain and longing.Slide58
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Tortured Heroes
Kick Butt Heroines
Reformed Villains
TearjerkersSlide59
Christine Feehan
Known as one of the first authors to start
paranormal romance
Strong characters
Sensuous love scenesSlide60
Lynsay Sands
romantic comedy
snarky humor
Vampires are relatable, they are doctors, chefs, lawyers etc. Slide61
PR Light Go To Authors
Katie MacAlister - Dark One Series -Aisling Grey Series, Light Dragon Series
Michele Bardsley - Broken Heart Vampires
Molly Harper - Naked Werewolf
Dakota Cassidy - AccidentalsSlide62
Katie MacAlister
Lighthearted
Writes about Dragons and Vampires
Funny as heckSlide63
Michele Bardsley
Zany scenes
Small town romance
PoignantSlide64
Molly Harper
Feel good novels
Light charming novels
Funny
Crazy plot twistsSlide65
Dakota Cassidy
Quirky and offbeat characters
Light
Known for using pop culture references
Over the top corninessSlide66
Urban Fantasy Go To Authors
Ilona Andrews - Kate Daniels series
Jim Butcher - Dresden Files
Kim Harrison - The Hollow Series
Faith Hunter - Jane Yellowrock Series
Laurell K. Hamilton - Anita Blake SeriesSlide67
Ilona Andrews
Embodiment of the kick-butt UF heroine.
World building is the best in the genre.
Every aspects of society is detailed.
Kate Daniels is way cooler than any other heroine.
Awesome action.Slide68
Jim Butcher
Harry Dresden is the perfect anti-hero
Sarcastic and funny
Gritty and dangerous world of magic and mayhem
Harry always feels the need to be a “knight in shining armor” for women.Slide69
Kim Harrison
First book was just ok. Stick with it!
Characters have realistic lives.
Lots of action, romance, conflict.
Side characters have depth.
Author isn’t afraid of issue, dating, grief, abuse, addiction.Slide70
Faith Hunter
Heroine is a shape shifter.
Page turners.
Great character growth.
Unique premise
Second only to Ilona Andrews.Slide71
Laurell K. Hamilton
Exotic World.
Borders on erotica.Slide72
Crossover Authors
Karen Marie Moning - Darkfever Series
Patricia Briggs - Mercedes Thompson Series
Kelley Armstrong - Women of the Underworld Series
Darynda Jones - Charley DavidsonSlide73
Karen Marie Moning
Male character is very mysterious
World building is interesting
Mythology is a fun mix of magic and and Irish legends about the Fae.Slide74
Patricia Briggs
Mixes mythology, and fantasy in a way to feel magically real.
Main character, Mercedes Thompson is tough without being pushy.
Great side characters, charming romance.
Brave and resilient.Slide75
Kelley Armstrong
Excels at plot, pace and characterization.
Great romantic themes.
Most real life paranormal world.
Main female characters are strong with unique stories.Slide76
Darynda Jones
Exciting newcomer.
Charley is the Grim Reaper.
Charley is endearing.
Wacky.
Great sense of humor.Slide77
Hard to Come By, the Male Protagonist
Mark Del Franco - Connor Grey
Anton Strout - Simon Canderous
John Levitt - Dog DaysSlide78
Mark Del Franco
Ex-druid (a priest in the ancient Celtic religion).
Private investigator of the paranormal.
Readalike for Jim Butcher.Slide79
Anton Strout
Simon Canderous is a reformed thief and a psychometrist.
Paranormal policeman.
Think a Ghostbuster/Men in Black mash up.Slide80
John Levitt
Former Magic Enforcer
Now just plays the guitar for a living.
Always gets sucked into doing the work.
Hero is likable and believable.Slide81
STEAMPUNK
Clockwork and Counter CultureSlide82
Steampunk: the origin story
I think Victorian fantasies are going to be the next big thing, as long as we can come up with a fitting collective term for Powers, Blaylock and myself. Something based on the appropriate technology of
the era
;
like
‘steam-punks’, perhaps
.
K. W. Jeter in
Locus
Apr. 1987
Steampunk
came out of the Cyberpunk movement of the 1980’s. The movement was popularized and defined by three writers: K.W.
Jeter,
Tim
Powers, and
James Blaylock Slide83
What is Steampunk?
According to the O.E.D:
steampunk n. : a writer of science fiction which has a historical setting (esp. based on industrialized, nineteenth-century society) and characteristically features steam-powered, mechanized machinery rather than electronic technology; (also) such writing as a subgenre of science fiction.
According to the Urban Dictionary:
Steampunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction, usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. It could be described by the slogan "What the past would look like if the future had happened sooner." It includes fiction with science fiction, fantasy or horror themes.Slide84
2 Key Attributes of Steampunk
Setting
Traditionally, set in the 19th century British Empire or the American West.
Alternatively, set in a fantasy world, an alternate historical setting, or post-apocalyptic
.
Technology
Modern devices (or at least anachronistic devices) depicted as if it was created using the available technology of the 19th century. Steam Powered over
combustion,
Clockwork over digital, Airships over Airplanes etc.
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Ancestral Steampunk
The True Victorians
H. G. Wells
Jules Verne
Mary Shelley
Proto-Steampunk
Keith Laumer's
Worlds of the Imperium
(1962)
Ronald W. Clark's
Queen Victoria's Bomb
(1967)
Michael Moorcock's
Warlord of the Air
(1971)Slide86
The Names to Know:
James P. Blaylock,
Homunculus
K. W. Jeter
,
Infernal Devices.
Tim Powers
,
The
Anubis GatesSlide87
Names to
Know:
William Gibson & Bruce Sterling,
The Difference Engine
Paul Di
Filippo
,
The
Steampunk Trilogy
Neal Barrett
Jr.
The Prophecy MachineSlide88
Names to Know
Ann & Jeff
VanderMeer
,
eds
Steampunk
Jonathan Barnes,
The Somnambulist
Gail
Carriger
,
Soulless
Cherie Priest,
BoneshakerSlide89
Steampunk Across Collections
Scott Westerfield,
Leviathan
Gail Carriger,
Etiquette
&
Espionage
Marissa Meyer,
Cinder
Brian Sesnick,
The
Invention of
Hugo Cabret
Diana Wynne
Jones,
Howl’s
Moving
Castle
Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neal,
League
of
Extraordinary Gentlemen
Brian Augustyn & Mike Mignola,
Gotham By GaslightSlide90
Steampunk Culture: Where Fiction Becomes Fact
Steampunk is no longer restricted to the pages of books or movie screens it has become a counter culture with its own artists, musicians, magazines and conventions. It has been featured in popular television programs and has even spread to incorporate more common fandoms…
Images Via: geektyrant.com
, ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com,
steampunkworkshop.com
,
rebloggy.com
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Graphic Novels
More Than Just Masked MenSlide92
A Few Definitions to Know:
•
Comic Strip:
A short sequence of 1 page or less
•
Comic Book
:
Serialized comics appearing in a magazine- sized booklet
•
Graphic Novel
:
Novel –length comics or a collection of comic books/strips that tell a single narrative arc appearing in book form
•
Manga
:
Stylized Japanese graphic novel in which both page and panels are read right to left.
•
Anime:
Animation of Japanese origin that can share both style and narrative tropes with manga.Slide93
But what’s a “comic”?Slide94
Graphic Novel Genres
Biographies and Memoirs
Westerns
Romance
Crime and Suspense
Science Fiction/ Fantasy
Horror
Life
(or something like it)
SuperheroesSlide95
Biographies, Autobiographies, & Memoirs
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir
Maus
Persepolis
Fun Home
Blankets
Harvey
Pekar’s
ClevelandSlide96
Westerns
Loveless
Bouncer
Law of the Desert Born
All Star Western
East To West
Dead WestSlide97
Romance
Happy Marriage?!
Love and Capes
Blankets
Stardust
You’ll Have that
Midnight SecretarySlide98
Crime and Suspense
Sin City
Road to Perdition
A History of Violence
Criminal
Sleeper
Kabuki
ChewSlide99
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Fables
Saga
The Sandman
Y the Last Man
We3
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Punk Rock JesusSlide100
Horror
The Walking Dead
American Vampire
Locke and Key
From Hell
Bedlam
30 Days of Night
ConstantineSlide101
Life (or something Like it)
Chicken with Plums
Building Stories
It’s a Good Life if You Don’t Weaken
Ghost World
Epileptic
Strangers in Paradise
Scott PilgrimSlide102
Graphic Novels from Other Series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Firefly
Dresden Files
The Exile
Moon Called
Derrick StormSlide103
...So about those masked men
Image via: geekrest.com
Image via:
bestgeekblogever
Image Via: dccomics.com
Image Via: comicbookmovie.comSlide104
The 20 Graphic Novels Every Library should own
Non-Fiction
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Maus
Persepolis
Finished Collections
Sin City
Scott Pilgram
Y the Last Man
Road to Perdition
Kick-Ass
Ex- Machina
Individual Novels
Blankets
300
A Covenant with God
The Dark Knight Returns
The Watchmen
V For Vendetta
The Dark Knight
Returns
Current Series
Fables
Hellboy
Sandman (Sandman Overture
started 10/13)
The
Walking DeadSlide105
Erotica Resources
Fantastic Fiction for Adults
Ellora’s Cave
Erotic Readers & Writers Association
Under the Covers Book BlogSlide106
Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Romance Resources
http://bestfantasybooks.com/
http://paranormalromancewriters.com/topics.cfm
http://urbanfantasyreads.com/
https://sites.google.com/site/sherabookwhisperssite/homeSlide107
Steampunk Resources
http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com
http://www.goodreads.com/genres/steampunk
http://www.steampunkmagazine.com
http://gailcarriger.com
http://youtu.be/z6-AmXihFsU
-PBS off the bookSlide108
Graphic Novel Resources
Websites:
Goodreads: Graphic
Novel
Image Comics
Marvel
DC
Vertigo
Dark Horse
Vis
Media
Top Cow
Print:
Previews
Booklist
People:
Local Comic Book Shop
Patrons!