As I check out books to patrons, I notice a lot series fiction. Christian fiction is especially popular with readers at my library, and there are several well-known writers in that genre who write series.
A useful tool for librarians when trying to find the next book in a series is the Series and Sequels database maintained by the Los Angeles Public Library. Access to the database is free and open on the library's website at http://www.lapl.org/resources/indexes/sequels.html.
Not all series are included in the database. For example, I was looking the other day for the Sisters of Holmes County series by Wanda Brunstetter. I couldn't find the information in Series and Sequels, so I ended up doing a simple online search for the series.
The database covers a wide range of popular series fiction writers though, and I use it with success on a regular basis. Hope you find it useful during your RA exchanges.
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You also might find useful a two-volume set titled Popular Series Fiction, written by myself and Rebecca Thomas (Libraries Unlimited, 2009), although I'm sorry to say that we didn't include the Sisters of Holmes County either!
ReplyDeleteCatherine Barr