Looking for something new to read?

It can be so frustrating when you've read everything by an author you like. Who else writes like...? is a great website where you can find out who else writes in a similar style to your favourite author. You can also find lists of authors in different genre's, search by key characters, their occupation or even the type of environment in which the action takes place. It's a great way to expand your list of favourite writers, or maybe branch out into a new style of writing.

The library now has a subscription to this great resource. Just go to the Readers Lounge and click on the link to Who else writes like ...? to be automatically logged into the site.

What about the Genres?

About five years ago, in response to some feedback from our customers, we divided the fiction collection at Ingleburn into Genres. The reasoning was that people usually like to read the same kinds of books, for example mysteries or romances. By grouping all the same kind of fiction together, we wanted to make it easier for our customers to find their favourite kind of books, and also to help them locate other authors who write in the same genre. At the same time, we kept a General Fiction section, for books that are hard to categorise, or which straddle two or more genres.

The change was one of the most popular things we ever did to the collection, based on the feedback we recieved. Of course, there are some customers who preferred the old arrangement. But frankly we were surprised by how much positive feedback we got! It was very satisfying - we like happy customers!

Over time we've made a few tweaks to the fiction genres. This year we've made a couple of major changes, adding the Classics and Chick Lit genres. We've wanted to add a Classics section for a long time, and a big donation of classics at the end of last year allowed us to form a basis for this collection. And the Chick Lit collection is a response to trends in popular fiction, and is proving to be one of our most popular genres.

Have you checked out the Readers Lounge  at the main Campbelltown Library website? There are some great links there for avid readers, where you can find information on new authors in your favourite genre, best seller lists, which books come in which order in series and the book version of your favourite film. It's worth checking out.

Check out Chick Lit

Have you checked out our new Chick Lit fiction section yet? Just head for the pink dots!

But what is Chick Lit anyway? Well, according to ChickLitChicks website, Chick Lit "is a term used to denote genre fiction written for and marketed to young women, especially single, working women in their twenties and thirties. Chick lit features hip, stylish female protagonists, usually in their twenties and thirties, in urban settings (usually London or Manhattan), and follows their love lives and struggles in business (often in the publishing, advertising, public relations or fashion industry). The books usually feature an airy, irreverent tone and frank sexual themes."

If that sounds like your kind of read, then hopefully you'll enjoy having all the libraries' chick lit books in one place. Don't forget you can always suggest titles or authors for the library to buy - just ask at the desk. And why not check out these websites if you just can't get enough Chick Lit:

http://chicklitbooks.com/
http://www.chicklitchicks.com/index.html