Based on years of ground-breaking research, this book supplies a
look at the unique relationship between each text and the
individual reader that results in a satisfying, pleasurable, and
even life-changing reading experience. Following up on her
critically acclaimed Reading Matters: What the Research Reveals
about Reading, Libraries, and Community, Catherine Sheldrick Ross
takes a new look at pleasure reading through 30 thought-provoking
essays based on themes arranged from A to Z. In short lively
chapters, she discusses topics ranging from "Alexia," "Bad
Reading," and "Changing Lives" to "Romance Fiction," "Self-help,"
"Titles," "Vampires," and "Year of Reading." Drawing on her own
research as well as other published sources, Ross comments on the
significance of each theme, provides examples of the phenomenon,
and develops the topic chronologically, through further examples,
or through reversals. The essays are unified by an underlying
theory of reading that views readers as sense-makers, actively
engaged in reading themselves into the text and reading the texts
back into their own lives. It gives educators and librarians
insights into their roles with readers and offers a message about
the importance of pleasure reading. A short list of resources for
further reading is supplied with each topic. Supplies succinct,
authoritative, and readable accounts on a wide range of genre
literature and explains why these types of books appeal to readers
Promotes the librarian's role with readers and helps librarians
design readers' advisory services to better serve readers Offers
valuable insights into readers and reading based on reading
research Includes an extensive bibliography and list of relevant
titles for further reading Provides a fascinating read for
librarians, educators, and avid readers
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