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African American Literature
A Guide to Reading Interests
Alma Dawson, Connie van Fleet
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African American Literature

A Guide to Reading Interests

Alma Dawson, Connie van Fleet Alma Dawson, Connie van Fleet

December 2004

Libraries Unlimited

Series: Genreflecting Advisory Series

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More than 700 classic and contemporary titles written by African-Americans are categorized by genre, subgenre, and theme.

This is the first readers' advisory guide to focus specifically on African American literature. It is designed to help book professionals better serve not only African American readers, but all readers who enjoy works by African American authors. Like other titles in the series, the s book organizes titles by genres—crime and detective fiction, frontier literature, historical fiction, inspirational literature, speculative fiction, romance, and mainstream fiction. In addition to novels, the authors include a chapter on Life Stories—diaries, memoirs, and autobiographies—since African American literature was born of these forms, which share many appeals with fiction and continue to play an important role in literary tradition. Each chapter is further organized by subgenre and theme. Title-author and subject indexes provide additional access. A list of resources for information on African American authors is posted on the Libraries Unlimited Web site as a supplement to the book. In all, more than 700 titles are categorized and described. Award-winning titles are noted. In addition, keywords, and subject lists accompany each entry. A brief history of the evolution of African American literature, guidelines for collection development and research, and tips for the readers' advisor makes this a complete resource for readers' advisors, reference librarians, and collection development specialists in public and academic libraries. It will also have great appeal to high school libraries, and will be a useful resource for college-level courses on African American literature. Young adult and adult. Grades 10 and up.
Introduction
Contributors
African American Literature in a Multicultural Society
Reader's Advisory Services by Connie Van Fleet
Trends in African American Publishing by Alma Dawson
Collection Development by Alma Dawson
African American Literature
Crime and Detective Fiction by Connie Van Fleet
Frontier Literature by Jackie Jones
Historical Fiction by Ola Riley
Inspirational Literature by Melanie Simms
Life Stories by Connie Van Fleet
Mainstream Fiction by Karen Antell
Romance Fiction by Dana Watson
Speculative Fiction by Kari Moore
Resources
Reference Lists
Indexes




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