Covers nearly 2,000 Christian fiction titles, featuring detailed annotations and bibliographies.
JOHN MORT has worked as an adult services librarian, writes a column on Christian Fiction for Booklist and has published an award-winning novel and a collection of short stories.
.,."answers several questions. Introduced as a self-help book for
readers who hate to ask anything of the librarian, and as a
collection development tool for the librarian, this book covers
2,000 Christian-fiction titles and is organized according to
genres, subgenres and themes....If you are in need of a self-help
book for readers who hate to ask anything of the librarian, or a
collection development tool in this area, this is
recommended."-Gale-Reference Reviews
.,."this very useful work is highly recommended."-Christian Library
Journal
"Few librarians will come away from this volume without learning
something new. Christian Fiction covers the genre much more
extensively than What Inspirational Literature Do I Read Next?
(Gale, 2000) and is recommended as a readers' advisory and
collection development tool."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?...answers several questions. Introduced as a self-help book for
readers who hate to ask anything of the librarian, and as a
collection development tool for the librarian, this book covers
2,000 Christian-fiction titles and is organized according to
genres, subgenres and themes....If you are in need of a self-help
book for readers who hate to ask anything of the librarian, or a
collection development tool in this area, this is
recommended.?-Gale-Reference Reviews
?...this very useful work is highly recommended.?-Christian Library
Journal
?[P]rovides annotations for nearly 2,000 Christian fiction titles
arranged in sub-genres and themes, including biblical fiction,
sagas, westerns, romance, fantasy and science fiction, and the
Christian life. He also includes a discussion of Christian
literature, shares tips for readers' advisers, and covers Internet
resources and databases.?-American Libraries
?Few librarians will come away from this volume without learning
something new. Christian Fiction covers the genre much more
extensively than What Inspirational Literature Do I Read Next?
(Gale, 2000) and is recommended as a readers' advisory and
collection development tool.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?If you are in need of a self-help book for readers who hate to ask
for anything of the librarian, or a collection development tool in
this area, this is recommended.?-Thomson-Gale: Reference for
Students
?Mort has put together an excellent resource for librarians and
anyone curious about the world of Christian fiction.... Public
librarians will find it helpful in collection development of an
inspirational fiction section. Church and Christian school
librarians will find it helpful for rounding out or broadening
their collections. Avid readers will find titles similar to those
they have already read and enjoyed. Recommended.?-Church
Libraries
?School or classroom libraries will benefit from this
book.?-Library Journal
?The most comprehensive and up-to-date tool focusing on Christian
fiction available, this is an outstanding supplement to Barbara J.
Walker's Developing Christian Fiction Collections for Children and
Adults. Collection development librarians and reader's advisors
familiar with the publisher's "Genreflecting Advisory" series can
trust this latest entry. Recommended for all libraries with
Christian fiction collections.?-Christian School Teacher
?This book is a good buy for those who have clients who might like
Christian based work and certainly the evangelical movement is
alive and well in many communities.?-Community and Junior College
Libraries
?This is a "must have" for the reference desk and, to this
librarian, a long overdue advisory aid.?-Catholic Library World
?This reference is strongly recommended for public libraries,
special libraries with a Christian audience, and high school
libraries with a large number of Christian students.?-VOYA
?...this very useful work is highly recommended.??Christian Library
Journal
"�P�rovides annotations for nearly 2,000 Christian fiction titles
arranged in sub-genres and themes, including biblical fiction,
sagas, westerns, romance, fantasy and science fiction, and the
Christian life. He also includes a discussion of Christian
literature, shares tips for readers' advisers, and covers Internet
resources and databases."-American Libraries
..."this very useful work is highly recommended."-Christian Library
Journal
"[P]rovides annotations for nearly 2,000 Christian fiction titles
arranged in sub-genres and themes, including biblical fiction,
sagas, westerns, romance, fantasy and science fiction, and the
Christian life. He also includes a discussion of Christian
literature, shares tips for readers' advisers, and covers Internet
resources and databases."-American Libraries
"If you are in need of a self-help book for readers who hate to ask
for anything of the librarian, or a collection development tool in
this area, this is recommended."-Thomson-Gale: Reference for
Students
"Mort has put together an excellent resource for librarians and
anyone curious about the world of Christian fiction.... Public
librarians will find it helpful in collection development of an
inspirational fiction section. Church and Christian school
librarians will find it helpful for rounding out or broadening
their collections. Avid readers will find titles similar to those
they have already read and enjoyed. Recommended."-Church
Libraries
"School or classroom libraries will benefit from this
book."-Library Journal
"The lists of titles are useful, but novices to the genre will find
the thoughtful explanations and annotations just as valuable, and
few librarians will come away from this volume without learning
something new....Recommended as a readers' advisory and collection
development tool."-Mary Ellen Quinn, Booklist
"The most comprehensive and up-to-date tool focusing on Christian
fiction available, this is an outstanding supplement to Barbara J.
Walker's Developing Christian Fiction Collections for Children and
Adults. Collection development librarians and reader's advisors
familiar with the publisher's "Genreflecting Advisory" series can
trust this latest entry. Recommended for all libraries with
Christian fiction collections."-Christian School Teacher
"This book is a good buy for those who have clients who might like
Christian based work and certainly the evangelical movement is
alive and well in many communities."-Community and Junior College
Libraries
"This is a "must have" for the reference desk and, to this
librarian, a long overdue advisory aid."-Catholic Library World
"This reference is strongly recommended for public libraries,
special libraries with a Christian audience, and high school
libraries with a large number of Christian students."-VOYA
..."answers several questions. Introduced as a self-help book for
readers who hate to ask anything of the librarian, and as a
collection development tool for the librarian, this book covers
2,000 Christian-fiction titles and is organized according to
genres, subgenres and themes....If you are in need of a self-help
book for readers who hate to ask anything of the librarian, or a
collection development tool in this area, this is
recommended."-Gale-Reference Reviews
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