fic•tion [fik-shuhn] – noun
1. the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form2. the building blocks of literature
3. not real, not matter what you think
author examples: E.M. Forster, Nick Hornby, Nancy Mitford, Alexander McCall Smith
clas•sics [klas-iks] – noun
1. an artist or artistic production considered a standard2. a work that is honored as definitive in its field
3. what your basic period drama is based on
author examples: Jane Austen, The Brontes Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thomas Hardy, Herman Melville, Edith Wharton
1. a work that is believed to be on the way to attaining classics status
2. a work written in the 20th century that is considered standard reading
3. doesn’t hurt your reputation to have been involved in a fist fight with another author
4. enigmatic heavy drinkers
author examples: Theodore Dreiser, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, J.D. Salinger, Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut
1. writing of the present time; modern, currently writing
2. a new work that may prove to endure
3. what the majority of the writing awards go to
author examples: Martin Amis, John Fowles, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Zadie Smith
po•et•ry [poh-i-tree] – noun
1. the art of rhythmical composition, written for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts2. literary work in metrical form; verse
3. must be a consumptive and wander around in puffy shirts to be taken seriously
author examples: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lord Byron, Emily Dickenson, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Wordsworth
1. a story about the U.S. West of the 19th century
2. outlaws are predominant
3. horsies
author examples: Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, Larry McMurtry, Charles Portis
1. teenage literature(used especially by publishers and librarians)
2. the buying power in publishing today
3. the section of any bookstore filled with squealing girls
author examples: Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Suzanne Collins, Sarah Dessen, Shannon Hale, Stephenie Meyer, Christopher Paolini, J.K.Rowling
1. a novel whose plot involves a crime or other event that remains puzzlingly unsettled until the very end
2. whodunit
3. butlers
author examples: Agatha Christie, Mary Higgins Clark, Michael Connelly, Elizabeth George, Henning Mankell, Stieg Larsson, Robert B. Parker, James Patterson, Dorothy L. Sayers
1. writing with an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear
2. the scary mysteries
3. how Stephen King has an income
author examples: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker, Peter Straub
1. a novel or other prose narrative depicting heroic or marvelous deeds, pageantry, romantic exploits, etc., usually in a historical or imaginary setting
2. the colorful world, life, or conditions depicted in such tales
3. bodice-ripper
4. read these books with pride, the bestselling books worldwide
author examples: Diana Gabaldon, Georgette Heyer, Nora Roberts, Danielle Steel
1. a genre of fiction concentrating on young working women and their emotional lives
2. addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and lightheartedly
3. Bridget Jones is every woman, now where’s my Darcy?
author examples: Harriet Evans, Katie Fforde, Helen Fielding, Sophie Kinsella, Melissa Nathan
1. a novel set among actual events or a specific period of history; also called historical novel
2. the legitimate romances, because they are shelved in fiction
3. knee breeches located here
author examples: Sarah Dunant, Margaret George, Philippa Gregory, Gore Vidal, Sarah Waters, Lauren Willig
1. the record of past events and times, especially in connection with the human race
2. a drama representing historical events
3. elbow patches on jackets a must for readers
author examples: Shelby Foote, Gibbons, Norman Mailer, Plutarch
1. the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama
2. supposedly real, though with today’s authors, you never know.
3. A bookclub for Deb Vogt
author examples: Rachel Carson, James Herriot, Jessica Mitford, Mary Roach, Paul Theroux
1. a written account of another person's life
2. totally subjective, especially if autobiography
3. makes you feel better about your life
author examples: Robert Caro, Chelsea Handler, Helene Hanff, David Maraniss, Julie Powell
1. journeys as the subject of a written account or literary work: a book of travels
2. places you have never, will never, and probably don’t want to visit
author examples: Anthony Bourdain, Bill Bryson, Graham Greene, Frances Mayes
1. a form of fiction that draws imaginatively on scientific knowledge and speculation in its plot, setting, theme, etc
2. there are no dragons
author examples: Douglas Adams, Issac Asimov, Orson Scott Card, Philip K. Dick, Frank Herbert
1. involves an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century and often Victorian era Britain
2. incorporates prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy
3. parasols are paramount
author examples: Gail Carriger, Cherie Priest, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells
1. an imaginative or fanciful work, especially one dealing with supernatural or unnatural events or characters
2. here be dragons
3. Lord of the Rings fanatics reside here (with the dragons)
author examples: George R. R. Martin, Philip Pullman, Terry Pratchett, Patrick Rothfuss, J.R.R. Tolkien
1. sub-genre of fantasy defined by place; the fantastic narrative has an urban setting
2. set in contemporary times and contains supernatural elements
3. where to look for vampires and werewolves
author examples: Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher, Neil Gaiman, Charlaine Harris, Kim Harrison, Nicole Peeler, Kat Richardson, Jaye Wells
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