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CHICAGO — Genre fiction has always been a complex mixture of themes and elements. The increasing popularity of “genre blends,” or fiction that straddles the traditional labels, means greater pleasure for readers but a greater challenge for readers’ advisory. “,” published by , gets library staff up to speed on these engaging titles, showing how such crossover fiction appeals to fan bases of multiple genres.

Complete with booklists, summaries, read-alikes and thorough indexes, Megan M. McArdle’s guide:

• covers suspense, fantasy, historical fiction, horror, mystery, romance and science fiction, as well as non-genre titles that don’t neatly fit into any categories;
• offers guidance for shelving, displaying and marketing genre blends;
• shows how to make the most of online discovery tools in cataloging these titles;
• includes “Blend MVPs,” a section spotlighting several popular authors who regularly move between genres and a useful bibliography of additional resources.

McArdle is a librarian with more than 15 years of experience in public libraries doing collection development and readers’ advisory. She is the Science Fiction and Fantasy columnist for Library Journal and has a website devoted to genre blends at .

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