Managing the Mystery Collection: From Creation to Consumption

By Judith Overmier and Rhonda Harris Taylor

Book Overview

Whodunnit? Managing the Mystery Collection: From Creation to Consumption reveals just who is responsible--for providing high-quality library mystery collections to fans. This resource takes you through the complicated process, from creating a mystery story to getting it to the library bookshelf and your patrons--all with clear explanations and no plot twists. Authors, readers, critics, scholars, and librarians give you an interdisciplinary inside look at the production and collection of one of the most popular genres in literature, the mystery.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789031531
• ISBN13: 9780789031532
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.4"