A PowerPoint Presentation created by Brenda Hostettler to explain the different genres including library paperback genres.

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I love
library
books!
books!
Favorite Library Book Genres
by
Ms. Ima Bukluver

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Contents
What is a Genre?
Types of Genres
Paperback Book Genres
What is a Sub-Genre?
Conclusion

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What is a genre?
a distinctive type of
category for
organizing works
pronounced (jon-ruh)
libraries organize
their mass market
paperbacks by genre

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I’m art,
Types of Genres literature,
films, and
art TV!
films
literature
music
television
videogames

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Art Genres
history
genre works
landscape
portrait
still life

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Film Genres
animation
claymation
computer-generated
imagery
puppetry
traditional animation
live action
filming live people

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Music Genres
classical
country
easy listening
folk
jazz
opera
pop
rhythm and blues
rock
romantic

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Literature Genres
autobiography
biography
fiction
memoir
non-fiction
poetry

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Television Genres
cartoons
docudrama
documentary
game show
police procedural
reality show
serial
sitcom
soap opera

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Videogame Genres
fighting
musical
party
platform
puzzle
role-playing
shooter
Mario and Donkey
simulation Kong race in Mario
strategy Kart
survival/horror

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Paperback Book Genres
Librarians popular hardbacks books often
love to
organize come out in paperback
materials!
libraries organize paperbacks by
genre and author’s last name
this allows readers to find books
easier
spine labels on books denote genre
some genres have sub-genres

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Espionage
spy novels
usually feature military
agencies and spies
famous authors of spy
novels
Jack Higgins
Daniel Silva

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Fantasy
mythical novels about
make-believe creatures
and other worlds
famous authors of fantasy
novels
Terry Brooks
R.A. Salvatore

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Historical
novels set in a historical
period or event like the
Revolutionary War
story could be centered
around famous historical
figures
famous author of
historical novels
Allan W. Eckert

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Horror
scary novels
often feature ghosts,
monsters, and scary
creatures
include gore and
violence
famous author of horror
Stephen King

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Inspirational
Christian fiction
features godly characters
spiritually inspiring
famous inspirational
authors
Karen Kingsbury
Lori Wick
Janette Oke

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Mystery
main characters are
detectives
famous detectives in
mystery novels
Agatha Raisin
Harry Bosch
famous authors of
mysteries
M.C. Beaton
Michael Connelly

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Romance Genre
a hero+ heroine = a
happy ever after
most popular among
women
labeled mild, hot, or
scorcher
romance series
Harlequin
Love Inspired
Silhouette

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Science Fiction
feature outer space, time
travel and futuristic
themes
examples would be Star
Trek or Star Wars
famous authors of Sci-Fi
Kevin Anderson
Scott Westerfeld

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Suspense
edge of your seat thriller
many of these novels are
made into films
famous suspense authors
Dean Koontz
James Patterson

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True Crime
true story about a specific
killer or serial killers
include photos of victim,
perpetrator, and other
officials in the case
famous true crime
author
Ann Rule

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Western
story set in the old west
famous authors of
westerns
Max Brand
Tabor Evans
Louis Lamour
Jake Logan

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What is a sub-genre?
a subcategory within a
particular genre
romance genre is the
largest of all subgenres
popular sub-genres
historical romance
inspirational romance
inspirational suspense
paranormal romance
romantic suspense
urban fantasy

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Romance Subgenres
contemporary romance
modern day romance
famous contemporary
romance authors
Debbie Macomber
Nora Roberts

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Romance Sub-Genre
historical romance
takes place in
nineteenth century or
earlier
setting is England,
Scotland, or colonial
America
famous historical
romance authors
Mary Balogh
Susan Wiggs

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Romance Sub-Genre
Inspirational Romance
Christian love stories
mild rating
Popular series
Love Inspired

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Romance Subgenres
paranormal romance
vampires, werewolves,
and other creatures
hero and heroine are
exclusive
focus is on romance
and happily ever after
famous paranormal
authors
Nina Bangs
Kresley Cole

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Romance Sub-Genre
romantic suspense
romance story with
suspense subplot
can be a standalone or
belong with a series
romance suspense series
Harlequin Intrigue
Silhouette Romantic
Suspense
Love Inspired
Suspense

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Fantasy Sub-Genre
Urban Fantasy
heroine wears leather and
kicks butt
heroine has many love
affairs
not a happily ever after
story
focus is more on horror
than romance
famous urban fantasy authors
Patricia Briggs
Charlaine Harris

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Christmas Genre
the setting and plot of
romance book centers
around Christmas
books will have both a
romance and Christmas
sticker on the spine
Christmas paperbacks
are shelved separate from
other romance books

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Conclusion
Go visit
all created works are your local
library
organized by genre for good
different genres allow books!
reading diversity for all
people
check out your local library
for free reading materials