Displaying 1 of 1 2010 Format: Book Author: Hooper, Brad. Title: Writing reviews for readers' advisory / Brad Hooper. Publisher, Date: Chicago : American Library Association, 2010. Description: xiii, 96 pages ; 23 cm Subjects: Book reviewing. Readers' advisory services. Notes: "A Booklist publication"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-90) and index. LCCN: 2009049528 ISBN: 9780838910177 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0838910173 (pbk. : alk. paper) Other Number: 441167422 System Availability: 1 # System items in: 1 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Trade Reviews Booklist Review(Editor's note: It is Booklist policy that a book written or edited by a staff editor receive a brief descriptive announcement rather than a full review.) Based on a series of workshops Hooper presented to public libraries across the country, Writing Reviews for Readers' Advisory offers expert advice on the review-writing process. Chapters cover topics such as the difference between reviewing and criticism, how to determine what a book is about and how good it is, what makes a good review, and what makes a good reviewer ( No overwriting allowed ; Be critical, not crabby ). Quotations from reviews, personal stories and anecdotes, and Hooper's own examples, called Hooper's Reviews, illustrate his points. Joyce Saricks has contributed a chapter on audiobook reviewing, a topic of burgeoning importance and not the same as reviewing books. In the appendixes, Hooper explains the difference between reviews and annotations and discusses his favorite reviewers.--Quinn, Mary Ellen Copyright 2010 Booklist Summary Reviews are an important resource for readers' advisory and collection development. They are also a helpful promotional tool, introducing patrons to what is new on the shelf. This resource includes * Tips for writing strong, relevant reviews * Different ways reviews can be used to promote your library * A chapter by Joyce Saricks covering the how-tos of reviewing audiobooksWhether the ultimate goal is writing for a library website, book club, or monthly handout, or freelancing for a newspaper, magazine, or professional journal, readers will find plenty of ideas and insight here. Librarian's View Syndetics Unbound Displaying 1 of 1
