New! The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Nonfiction

Neal Wyatt takes readers’ advisory beyond its origins in fiction with The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Nonfiction. Neal notes that as publishers have brought out wonderful nonfiction books that read like the best of novels, professional literature, such as Joyce Saricks’ Readers’ Advisory Service in the Public Library, has begun to weave nonfiction into its guidance.

Neal devotes a chapter in the book to her concept of whole collection readers’ advisory, described as follows.

This approach includes not just fiction and nonfiction and not just books but everything we own or have access to, in the broadest conception of our collections, including audiobooks, movies, music, art, images, databases, and websites.

Library Journal articles adapted from the book are here and here. Also, Neal has posted examples of reading maps here.