December 2006--Volume IV, Issue 12






Reader's Advisor: Resolve to Get Fit!
Soon the holidays will be over, and reality will set in. It is only a few months until warmer weather, sunny days, sleeveless shirts, and--dare I say it--bathing suits. Your patrons will be ready to make a solid New Year's Resolution to start a new routine. Use this list of titles to beef up your fitness collection and help them keep their commitment!

New Year/New You-- Fitness Titles

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Genre Chicks: Interview with Mort Castle
Mort Castle is a writer's writer. He has published novels (including the horror classics Strangers and Cursed Be The Child), non-fiction, poetry, comic books, and hundreds of short stories. He's been nominated for a number of awards--the Pulitzer Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and the Bram Stoker Award--and has won more than a few--the DeMarco, the Emerson Fiction Award, and Leaders in the Arts for Chicago. He is also a teacher and mentor for aspiring writers. In 1997, he edited the Horror Writer's Association's book Writing Horror, which instantly became a staple of every writer's library. Almost a decade later, Mort was asked by Writer's Digest to update and revise the treasured reference guide. Genre Chick Alethea Kontis was honored to have the chance to pester Mort about the book's new look as well as pick his brain for a few tidbits of writing advice. Read the interview.

Recommended Holiday Reading
Our Collection Development experts have created these special thematic lists to help you find just the right titles to appeal to your patrons.

Getting Older and Better?
As the Baby Boomers in your community face their retirement years, they will need advice on everything from aches and pains to what to do with all their newly discovered free time.

Taxes
Be sure your shelves are stocked with helpful books on this dreaded subject. Let the countdown to April 15th begin!