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Experienced librarian and coach Ruth Metz outlines a focused and results-oriented plan for achieving the best results from staff members through a coaching style of management.

Adrenaline gathers novels of adventure, thriller, and suspense together offering readers tightly plotted and quickly paced stories that fuel an immersive, forget-the-world-around-you reading experience.

Psychological Suspense plays with readers' minds, casting them into the role of fascinated observer as they follow tales of elegantly twisted plots and dangerously twisted minds. Uncertainty over what has happened, and who is telling the truth, marks these novels, as do a claustrophobic feel and ratcheting tension.

Mysteries are novels of disruption. The books place readers within a disordered world and track how characters uncover the cause and reestablish order. That process of discovery and resolution has long fascinated.

Relationship Fiction focuses on emotional stories filled with characters seeking to find balance, accept loss, or start anew. Story lines recount moments of inner conflict and domestic discord played out on a small, intimate scale.

Romances offer affirming stories and characters to cheer for (and dream about). They are optimistic novels that relate tales of courtship, love, mutual respect, and appreciation. Romance fiction focuses on the developing relationship between the main characters, provides interesting story backdrops and details, and promises a happy ending.

In public libraries, reference librarians are often called on to make recommendations to readers, sometimes in genres that they don't personally read. Learning how to frame a discussion and articulate the appeal of a book, author, or genre marks the essence of a successful readers' advisor.

Looking for something notable in nonfiction? This pamphlet spotlights 23 titles awarded the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. These grab-and-go pamphlets are useful for creating book displays or to have on hand at the readers' advisory desk.

Ready for your next great novel? This pamphlet spotlights 24 titles awarded the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. These grab-and-go pamphlets are useful for creating book displays or to have on hand at the readers' advisory desk. Sold in packs of 100

Both insightful and comprehensive, this matchless guidebook will help librarians become familiar with many different fiction genres, especially those they do not regularly read, and aid library staff in connecting readers to books they're sure to love.