Biography Readers' Advisory
Dates: 3/19/02,5:33 PM through 3/21/02,9:53 AM (9 postings)
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FROM: Lucy Lockley <[removed]@mail.win.org>
REC'D: 3/19/02, 5:33 PM
I am supposed to be doing a presentation on how to assist patrons wishing
readers' advisory help in the area of biographies. This, of course, in
'not' a regular genre such as mystery, romance, science fiction, etc. I
found some biography lists on the 'Fiction_L Booklists Menu' and have done
some searching out on "Novelist" and "What Do I Read Next?". But, I am
still having some difficulty in putting my presentation
together. Following are some questions that I could use help with and
would appreciate any assistance offered.
Is there an award given for the best biography? If, so what is it called
and is there a tool (book, website, etc.) where I can find a compiled list
of past winners and nominees?
Is there such a thing as a list of biographies which read like
fiction? Not fictionalized biographies but actual biographies. If so,
where?
If there is not such a list, can anyone suggest titles for such a list? (I
will compile and post out to Fiction_L.)
Other than biographical indexes, journal reviews of biographies, and other
reference tools which have bibliographies of biographies listed at the end
of the biographical articles (i.e. 'Encyclopedia of World Biography' from
McGraw Hill) what tools could be used for answering a biography readers'
advisory question such as "I just read this biography on (place name here)
OR by (place author's name here), could you suggest another like it (not
necessarily about the same person)?"
Again, any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Lucy M. Lockley Phone: 636/441.2300, Ext. 1563
Collection Development Manager FAX: 636/441.3132
St. Charles City-County Library District
425 Spencer Road
P.O. Box 529 e-mail: [removed]@mail.win.org
St. Peters, MO 63376-0529 Library website: www.win.org/library
"Demons after money!?! Whatever happened to the still beating heart
of a virgin?! No one has ANY standards anymore!"
Giles, the Librarian ('Buffy, the Vampire Slayer')
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FROM: Viccy Kemp <[removed]@cityofcarrollton.com>
REC'D: 3/19/02, 5:43 PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Lucy Lockley [[removed]@mail.win.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 5:31 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Biography Readers' Advisory
To all you lovely, helpful folks out on Fiction_L:
I am supposed to be doing a presentation on how to assist patrons wishing
readers' advisory help in the area of biographies. This, of course, in
'not' a regular genre such as mystery, romance, science fiction, etc. I
found some biography lists on the 'Fiction_L Booklists Menu' and have done
some searching out on "Novelist" and "What Do I Read Next?". But, I am
still having some difficulty in putting my presentation
together. Following are some questions that I could use help with and
would appreciate any assistance offered.
Is there an award given for the best biography? If, so what is it called
and is there a tool (book, website, etc.) where I can find a compiled list
of past winners and nominees?
Is there such a thing as a list of biographies which read like
fiction? Not fictionalized biographies but actual biographies. If so,
where?
If there is not such a list, can anyone suggest titles for such a list? (I
will compile and post out to Fiction_L.)
Other than biographical indexes, journal reviews of biographies, and other
reference tools which have bibliographies of biographies listed at the end
of the biographical articles (i.e. 'Encyclopedia of World Biography' from
McGraw Hill) what tools could be used for answering a biography readers'
advisory question such as "I just read this biography on (place name here)
OR by (place author's name here), could you suggest another like it (not
necessarily about the same person)?"
Again, any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Lucy M. Lockley Phone: 636/441.2300, Ext. 1563
Collection Development Manager FAX: 636/441.3132
St. Charles City-County Library District
425 Spencer Road
P.O. Box 529 e-mail:
[removed]@mail.win.org
St. Peters, MO 63376-0529 Library website:
www.win.org/library
"Demons after money!?! Whatever happened to the still beating heart
of a virgin?! No one has ANY standards anymore!"
Giles, the Librarian ('Buffy, the Vampire Slayer')
___
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\\ ____/ / Touche!
\________/
FROM: Molly Williams <[removed]@adelphia.net>
REC'D: 3/19/02, 7:28 PM
~ Molly Wms.
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Molly Williams, Volunteer, Waterboro Public Library (Maine)
daily library weblog: http://www.waterboro.lib.me.us/blog.htm
Viccy Kemp wrote:
> Hi Lucy!
> The only award I am familiar with is the National Book Award, which can be
> given to a biography. Here is the URL:
> http://www.powells.com/prizes/national_nonfiction.html
> See if this helps.
> Viccy Kemp
>
> Is there an award given for the best biography? If, so what is it called
> and is there a tool (book, website, etc.) where I can find a compiled list
> of past winners and nominees?
<snipped>
> Lucy M. Lockley Phone: 636/441.2300, Ext. 1563
> Collection Development Manager FAX: 636/441.3132
> St. Charles City-County Library District
> 425 Spencer Road
> P.O. Box 529 e-mail:
> [removed]@mail.win.org
> St. Peters, MO 63376-0529 Library website:
> www.win.org/library
FROM: "Marsha Valance" <[removed]@mpl.org>
REC'D: 3/20/02, 8:46 AM
Marsha Valance
Regional Librarian
Wisconsin Regional Library f/t Blind & Physically Handicapped
813 West Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
1.800.242.8822 [in-state]
<[removed]@mpl.org>
>>> [removed]@mail.win.org 03/19/02 05:30PM >>>
To all you lovely, helpful folks out on Fiction_L:
I am supposed to be doing a presentation on how to assist patrons wishing
readers' advisory help in the area of biographies. This, of course, in
'not' a regular genre such as mystery, romance, science fiction, etc. I
found some biography lists on the 'Fiction_L Booklists Menu' and have done
some searching out on "Novelist" and "What Do I Read Next?". But, I am
still having some difficulty in putting my presentation
together. Following are some questions that I could use help with and
would appreciate any assistance offered.
Is there an award given for the best biography? If, so what is it called
and is there a tool (book, website, etc.) where I can find a compiled list
of past winners and nominees?
Is there such a thing as a list of biographies which read like
fiction? Not fictionalized biographies but actual biographies. If so,
where?
If there is not such a list, can anyone suggest titles for such a list? (I
will compile and post out to Fiction_L.)
Other than biographical indexes, journal reviews of biographies, and other
reference tools which have bibliographies of biographies listed at the end
of the biographical articles (i.e. 'Encyclopedia of World Biography' from
McGraw Hill) what tools could be used for answering a biography readers'
advisory question such as "I just read this biography on (place name here)
OR by (place author's name here), could you suggest another like it (not
necessarily about the same person)?"
Again, any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Lucy M. Lockley Phone: 636/441.2300, Ext. 1563
Collection Development Manager FAX: 636/441.3132
St. Charles City-County Library District
425 Spencer Road
P.O. Box 529 e-mail: [removed]@mail.win.org
St. Peters, MO 63376-0529 Library website: www.win.org/library
"Demons after money!?! Whatever happened to the still beating heart
of a virgin?! No one has ANY standards anymore!"
Giles, the Librarian ('Buffy, the Vampire Slayer')
___
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\\ ____/ / Touche!
\________/
FROM: [removed]@carmel.lib.in.us (Mary Boyden)
REC'D: 3/20/02, 10:09 AM
I have enjoyed a number of biographies that "read like fiction":
Tender at the Bone by Ruth Riechl
Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Riechel
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
'Tis by Frank McCourt
The Color of Water by James McBride
Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Ann Lamott
A Good Enough Daughter by Alix Kates Schulman
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (about Morris Schwartz)
A Year in Provence, Encore Provence, and Toujours Provence by Peter Mayle
Two or Three Things I Know For Sure by Dorothy Allison
Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen by Dorothy Allison
and my FAVORITE:
How Reading Changed My Life by Anna Quindlen
Mary Boyden
Readers' Advisory Librarian
Carmel Clay Public Library
P.S. Oprah said that Ice Bound by Jerri Nielsen reads like fiction. I
haven't read it myself, but several patrons have agreed with her on this.
At 05:30 PM 3/19/02 -0600, you wrote:
>
>To all you lovely, helpful folks out on Fiction_L:
>
>I am supposed to be doing a presentation on how to assist patrons wishing
>readers' advisory help in the area of biographies. This, of course, in
>'not' a regular genre such as mystery, romance, science fiction, etc. I
>found some biography lists on the 'Fiction_L Booklists Menu' and have done
>some searching out on "Novelist" and "What Do I Read Next?". But, I am
>still having some difficulty in putting my presentation
>together. Following are some questions that I could use help with and
>would appreciate any assistance offered.
>
>Is there an award given for the best biography? If, so what is it called
>and is there a tool (book, website, etc.) where I can find a compiled list
>of past winners and nominees?
>
>Is there such a thing as a list of biographies which read like
>fiction? Not fictionalized biographies but actual biographies. If so,
>where?
>
>If there is not such a list, can anyone suggest titles for such a list? (I
>will compile and post out to Fiction_L.)
>
>Other than biographical indexes, journal reviews of biographies, and other
>reference tools which have bibliographies of biographies listed at the end
>of the biographical articles (i.e. 'Encyclopedia of World Biography' from
>McGraw Hill) what tools could be used for answering a biography readers'
>advisory question such as "I just read this biography on (place name here)
>OR by (place author's name here), could you suggest another like it (not
>necessarily about the same person)?"
>
>Again, any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Lucy M. Lockley Phone: 636/441.2300, Ext. 1563
>Collection Development Manager FAX: 636/441.3132
>St. Charles City-County Library District
>425 Spencer Road
>P.O. Box 529 e-mail: [removed]@mail.win.org
>St. Peters, MO 63376-0529 Library website: www.win.org/library
>
> "Demons after money!?! Whatever happened to the still beating heart
> of a virgin?! No one has ANY standards anymore!"
> Giles, the Librarian ('Buffy, the Vampire Slayer')
> ___
> | \
> | \
> [removed]@############]==========================================================>
> \\ | /
> \\ ____/ / Touche!
> \________/
>
>......................................................................
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FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <[removed]@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 3/20/02, 11:02 AM
I was intrigued by the title, *Memoirs of an Ex-prom Queen.* Our library has a book by that title, but it is fiction, and is written by Shulman. Are you possibly thinking of a different title?
Thanks,
Lisa
>>> [removed]@carmel.lib.in.us 03/20/02 09:05 AM >>>
Lucy:
I have enjoyed a number of biographies that "read like fiction":
Tender at the Bone by Ruth Riechl
Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Riechel
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
'Tis by Frank McCourt
The Color of Water by James McBride
Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Ann Lamott
A Good Enough Daughter by Alix Kates Schulman
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (about Morris Schwartz)
A Year in Provence, Encore Provence, and Toujours Provence by Peter Mayle
Two or Three Things I Know For Sure by Dorothy Allison
Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen by Dorothy Allison
and my FAVORITE:
How Reading Changed My Life by Anna Quindlen
Mary Boyden
Readers' Advisory Librarian
Carmel Clay Public Library
P.S. Oprah said that Ice Bound by Jerri Nielsen reads like fiction. I
haven't read it myself, but several patrons have agreed with her on this.
At 05:30 PM 3/19/02 -0600, you wrote:
>
>To all you lovely, helpful folks out on Fiction_L:
>
>I am supposed to be doing a presentation on how to assist patrons wishing
>readers' advisory help in the area of biographies. This, of course, in
>'not' a regular genre such as mystery, romance, science fiction, etc. I
>found some biography lists on the 'Fiction_L Booklists Menu' and have done
>some searching out on "Novelist" and "What Do I Read Next?". But, I am
>still having some difficulty in putting my presentation
>together. Following are some questions that I could use help with and
>would apprecate any assistance offered.
>
>Is there an award given for the best biography? If, so what is it called
>and is there a tool (book, website, etc.) where I can find a compiled list
>of past winners and nominees?
>
>Is there such a thing as a list of biographies which read like
>fiction? Not fictionalized biographies but actual biographies. If so,
>where?
>
>If there is not such a list, can anyone suggest titles for such a list? (I
>will compile and post out to Fiction_L.)
>
>Other than biographical indexes, journal reviews of biographies, and other
>reference tools which have bibliographies of biographies listed at the end
>of the biographical articles (i.e. 'Encyclopedia of World Biography' from
>McGraw Hill) what tools could be used for answering a biography readers'
>advisory question such as "I just read this biography on (place name here)
>OR by (place author's name here), could you suggest another like it (not
>necessarily about the same person)?"
>
>Again, any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Lucy M. Lockley Phone: 636/441.2300, Ext. 1563
>Collection Development Manager FAX: 636/441.3132
>St. Charles City-County Library District
>425 Spencer Road
>P.O. Box 529 e-mail: [removed]@mail.win.org
>St. Peters, MO 63376-0529 Library website: www.win.org/library
>
> "Demons after money!?! Whatever happened to the still beating heart
> of a virgin?! No one has ANY standards anymore!"
> Giles, the Librarian ('Buffy, the Vampire Slayer')
> ___
> | \
> | \
> [removed]@############]====================3D=========================3D=============>
> \\ | /
> \\ ____/ / Touche!
> \________/
>
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FROM: [removed]@carmel.lib.in.us (Mary Boyden)
REC'D: 3/20/02, 2:07 PM
OOPS! I guess that one would be "fiction that reads like biography" -
sorry for the confusion!
Mary
At 09:52 AM 3/20/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Mary,
>
>I was intrigued by the title, *Memoirs of an Ex-prom Queen.* Our library
has a book by that title, but it is fiction, and is written by Shulman. Are
you possibly thinking of a different title?
>
>Thanks,
>Lisa
>
>
>>>> [removed]@carmel.lib.in.us 03/20/02 09:05 AM >>>
>Lucy:
>
>I have enjoyed a number of biographies that "read like fiction":
>
>Tender at the Bone by Ruth Riechl
>Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Riechel
>Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
>'Tis by Frank McCourt
>The Color of Water by James McBride
>Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Ann Lamott
>A Good Enough Daughter by Alix Kates Schulman
>Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (about Morris Schwartz)
>A Year in Provence, Encore Provence, and Toujours Provence by Peter Mayle
>Two or Three Things I Know For Sure by Dorothy Allison
>Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen by Dorothy Allison
>
>
>and my FAVORITE:
>How Reading Changed My Life by Anna Quindlen
>
>
>Mary Boyden
>Readers' Advisory Librarian
>Carmel Clay Public Library
>
>P.S. Oprah said that Ice Bound by Jerri Nielsen reads like fiction. I
>haven't read it myself, but several patrons have agreed with her on this.
>
>
>At 05:30 PM 3/19/02 -0600, you wrote:
>>
>>To all you lovely, helpful folks out on Fiction_L:
>>
>>I am supposed to be doing a presentation on how to assist patrons wishing
>>readers' advisory help in the area of biographies. This, of course, in
>>'not' a regular genre such as mystery, romance, science fiction, etc. I
>>found some biography lists on the 'Fiction_L Booklists Menu' and have done
>>some searching out on "Novelist" and "What Do I Read Next?". But, I am
>>still having some difficulty in putting my presentation
>>together. Following are some questions that I could use help with and
>>would apprecate any assistance offered.
>>
>>Is there an award given for the best biography? If, so what is it called
>>and is there a tool (book, website, etc.) where I can find a compiled list
>>of past winners and nominees?
>>
>>Is there such a thing as a list of biographies which read like
>>fiction? Not fictionalized biographies but actual biographies. If so,
>>where?
>>
>>If there is not such a list, can anyone suggest titles for such a list? (I
>>will compile and post out to Fiction_L.)
>>
>>Other than biographical indexes, journal reviews of biographies, and other
>>reference tools which have bibliographies of biographies listed at the end
>>of the biographical articles (i.e. 'Encyclopedia of World Biography' from
>>McGraw Hill) what tools could be used for answering a biography readers'
>>advisory question such as "I just read this biography on (place name here)
>>OR by (place author's name here), could you suggest another like it (not
>>necessarily about the same person)?"
>>
>>Again, any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Lucy M. Lockley Phone: 636/441.2300, Ext. 1563
>>Collection Development Manager FAX: 636/441.3132
>>St. Charles City-County Library District
>>425 Spencer Road
>>P.O. Box 529 e-mail: [removed]@mail.win.org
>>St. Peters, MO 63376-0529 Library website: www.win.org/library
>>
>> "Demons after money!?! Whatever happened to the still beating heart
>> of a virgin?! No one has ANY standards anymore!"
>> Giles, the Librarian ('Buffy, the Vampire Slayer')
>> ___
>> | \
>> | \
>> [removed]@############]==========================================================>
>> \\ | /
>> \\ ____/ / Touche!
>> \________/
>>
>>......................................................................
>>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
>>Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
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FROM: "Carol Kubala" <[removed]@columbiapl.libct.org>
REC'D: 3/20/02, 5:30 PM
Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
All souls: a family story from Southie by Michael Patrick McDonald
All over but the shoutin’ Rick Bragg & the sequel Ava's Man
No ordinary time Doris Kearns Goodwin
Mornings on horseback David McCullough
Lucy Lockley wrote:
> To all you lovely, helpful folks out on Fiction_L:
>
> I am supposed to be doing a presentation on how to assist patrons wishing
> readers' advisory help in the area of biographies. This, of course, in
> 'not' a regular genre such as mystery, romance, science fiction, etc. I
> found some biography lists on the 'Fiction_L Booklists Menu' and have done
> some searching out on "Novelist" and "What Do I Read Next?". But, I am
> still having some difficulty in putting my presentation
> together. Following are some questions that I could use help with and
> would appreciate any assistance offered.
>
> Is there an award given for the best biography? If, so what is it called
> and is there a tool (book, website, etc.) where I can find a compiled list
> of past winners and nominees?
>
> Is there such a thing as a list of biographies which read like
> fiction? Not fictionalized biographies but actual biographies. If so,
> where?
>
> If there is not such a list, can anyone suggest titles for such a list? (I
> will compile and post out to Fiction_L.)
>
> Other than biographical indexes, journal reviews of biographies, and other
> reference tools which have bibliographies of biographies listed at the end
> of the biographical articles (i.e. 'Encyclopedia of World Biography' from
> McGraw Hill) what tools could be used for answering a biography readers'
> advisory question such as "I just read this biography on (place name here)
> OR by (place author's name here), could you suggest another like it (not
> necessarily about the same person)?"
>
> Again, any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Lucy M. Lockley Phone: 636/441.2300, Ext. 1563
> Collection Development Manager FAX: 636/441.3132
> St. Charles City-County Library District
> 425 Spencer Road
> P.O. Box 529 e-mail: [removed]@mail.win.org
> St. Peters, MO 63376-0529 Library website: www.win.org/library
>
> "Demons after money!?! Whatever happened to the still beating heart
> of a virgin?! No one has ANY standards anymore!"
> Giles, the Librarian ('Buffy, the Vampire Slayer')
> ___
> | \
> | \
> [removed]@############]==========================================================>
> \\ | /
> \\ ____/ / Touche!
> \________/
>
> ......................................................................
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--
Carol Kubala
Adult Services Librarian
Columbia/Saxton B. Little Free
Voice 860-228-0350 Fax 860-228-1569
FROM: Dennis Lien <[removed]@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 3/21/02, 9:53 AM
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