Week 6

Assignment 1:

Streetfiction.org 

I signed up for their weekly email back in week 1, but I have yet to receive an email from them. I’m not a huge fan of this site. The content is somewhat stagnant, besides new book reviews. I think it’s mostly just a collection of book reviews within the various subgenres. At first when I started looking at the site, I knew nothing about the genre, so I learned quite a bit. At this point after looking at the site more frequently, I’m no longer getting much out of the site besides seeing new reviews within the Urban Fiction genre. If I have a patron who is well-read in this genre, it could be a good site to visit simply because there are so many reviews available.

Assignment 2:

Prezi Link Exploration--very cool page.

Assignment 3:

Three subgenres:

1. Paranormal horror

Dean Koontz- Writes horror based novels featuring supernatural beings. Very popular Odd Thomas series.

Sarah Pinborough- Writes horror novels set in England featuring monsters and demons. Compelling and fast-paced.

John Saul- Writes psychological thrillers often with elements of the supernatural. Can be very dark and gruesome.  

2. Cyberpunk Science Fiction

               Philip Dick- writes science fiction in urban landscapes. Often bleak and futuristic.

               Bruce Sterling- writes bleak science fiction set in advanced and/or futuristic settings.

Pat Cadigan- writes about the relationship between human consciousness and virtual technology, gritty, futuristic, science fiction.

3. Regency Romance

Julia Quinn-Uses humor, passion and strong female characters to create stories of romance in addition to exploring women’s relationships. Regency setting.

               Amanda Quick-Uses a combination of humor and passion set in Regency and Victorian settings.

Lisa Kleypas—Writes character-driven romance novels in Regency settings.

Cross over titles:

Paranormal Romance—Many people like romance and many people like the paranormal. Bringing these genres together simply means you get the satisfaction of a good romance with the backdrop of a paranormal twist.

Historical Medical Thrillers---The history of medicine is extremely interesting. Many story lines could be written around certain time periods where medical treatment was very different than the current.