Week 5!

Assignment 1

Useful Info ~  Street Fiction website is the resource I've been following, and I have to say, this site is jammin!  It's an easy site to search, with access to resources by author, title, genre, subgenre, links to author interviews, and librarian resources to name a few. It also links to WorldCat and Amazon for easier searching.    The author list is huge! The database even includes a search for a city.  All cool stuff and easy to use. 

Assignment 2

New Resources, hmmm.....I look at Publisher's Weekly, and occasionally check out NPR. I've been a long time user of IndieBound and have gotten some good titles from there but the resource I use most and find the most reliable information is Entertainment Weekly. It has great reviews for ALL things from movies, to books including audiobooks and ebooks,  to video games and podcasts, all sorts of things. I like to be able to use a wide array of materials to chose from when offering readers services. 

Assignment 3

Well this is a tricky assignment, as there is nothing to go on regarding any of the books other than the cover and the author. With that in mind, I chose Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane

 

Gaiman is a popular author who has strong following.  He tends to lean toward the scary and fantasy  and from the cover picture, it would be safe to say, this title will follow suit.

Gaiman writes a meaty story often full of allusions, and interesting plots and characters. Readers of his previous works will probably already be in line for this most recent title.