Research Catalog

Title

The readers' advisory guide to street literature / Vanessa Irvin Morris ; foreword by Teri Woods.

Author

Irvin, Vanessa

Publication

Chicago : American Library Association, c2012.

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Details

Description

xxiii, 138 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

Street lit, also known as urban fiction, addresses with unflinching grit the concerns and problems of city living. Controversial in some quarters, it is also wildly popular, and this readers' advisory by street lit expert Morris sketches out the rich history of the genre, showing why it appeals so strongly to readers and providing a quick way for street lit novices to get up to speed. It also covers a variety of subgenres in terms of scope, popularity, style, major authors and works, and suggestions for readers' advisory. --from publisher description.

Series Statement

ALA readers' advisory series

Uniform Title

ALA readers' advisory series

Subject

• Urban fiction, American > Bibliography
• Urban fiction, American > History and criticism
• Street life > Fiction > Bibliography
• Young adult fiction, American > Bibliography
• Readers' advisory services > United States
• Fiction in libraries

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-130) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

It's like a movie in my head : street lit and its appeal to readers -- From Moll Flanders to The coldest winter ever : a historical timeline of street lit -- The streets are callin' : the street as a literary motif -- The diversity within street lit : themes and subgenres -- Street-lit readers' advisory : expanding on the patrons' expertise -- Toning it down : teen-friendly street lit -- Who put this book on the shelf? : collection strategies for street lit -- Characters outside the cover : how librarians, authors, and readers read street lit -- Hustlin' street lit : pushin' books and programs -- Epilogue: BEEF : bringin' extreme explanations to the forefont of street lit -- Works cited -- Literature cited -- Street-literature publishers.

ISBN

• 9780838911105 (alk. paper)
• 0838911102 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2011029685

OCLC

• 704391718
• SCSB-11846099

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library