fiction - Q&A - Church Librarians Network2024-03-29T13:18:52Zhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/QandA/feed/tag/fictionBest Sellers List for Christian Fiction and Non-Fiction?https://churchlibrarians.ning.com/QandA/best-sellers-list-for-christian-fiction-and-non-fiction2019-10-28T21:59:09.000Z2019-10-28T21:59:09.000ZMorlee Maynardhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/MorleeMaynard<div><p><strong>Bev Colquett just emailed me asking the following:</strong></p>
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<p>First, I'm deeply thankfull for this forum. I love reading (and re-reading) previous posts. </p>
<p>I didn't find much about books (print) that contain a collection of stories and/or books and so the reason for the following question. </p>
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<p>How do you treat (standalone vs series) & label (call number) a fiction book which is a collection?</p>
<p>We have books that contain . . . .</p>
<p>1. a variety of stories (non-series) </p>
<p> example: <em>An Amish Second Christmas</em></p>
<p><em> ..... Stories are Written by different authors, publisher is Thomas Nelson</em></p>
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<p>2,. a complete set of books in a series </p>
<p> example: <em>Francine Rivers ...." A Lineage of Grace" books 1 - 5</em></p>
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<p>3. part of the set of a book series </p>
<p> example: <em>Love Comes Softly series, by Janette Oke</em></p>
<p><em> ... Collection 1 --> bks 1 - 4 & Collection 2 ---> 5 -</em> 8</p>
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<p> Thank you, Linda </p>
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<p>We just went online with our library, and so we can enter more specifically into the computer. But when people browse in our library room, I'd like to make it a bit easier to find their taste of fiction. </p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>What are your thoughts/experience/opinions on genre-related subdivisions in relation to adult fiction? </strong></span></p>
<p>I wish to keep it a bit simple, but allow for more growth in the future. </p>
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<p>My thoughts at this time .............. </p>
<p>So what if I use the following 3 time-related terms for subdivisions on our shelves?</p>
<p>1. <strong>Historical</strong> -- I'd include Biblical fiction here as well as others. Almost 1/2 of the fiction? </p>
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<p>2. <strong>Contemporary</strong> - We've a number of these books, including Amish, Kingsbury series and more. Almost 1/2 of the fiction? </p>
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<p>3. <strong>Futuristic </strong> -- would this cover books like the Left Behind Series or Sci-Fi type books? A smaller portion of the fiction. Would another term work better? </p>
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<p>What am I missing or not thinking of? What works in your church library?</p>
<p><em>By the way -- if it helps.... our library size involves about 2,400 items. </em></p></div>Classifying Fiction--F or 813 & 823https://churchlibrarians.ning.com/QandA/classifying-fiction-f-or-813-8232015-03-12T19:17:47.000Z2015-03-12T19:17:47.000ZCharles Campbellhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/CharlesCampbell<div><p>Hello everyone:I have a question about classifying fiction. I know the Classificaton System for Church Libraries and the Church Library Ministry Information Service say to use "F," not 813 and 823, like most school and public libraries.Does it really matter which way you go?We only have about 50 fiction titles in our church library of 1,700 titles, and all 1,700 volumes fit in one room. So you can get the whole DDC layout in basically one glance. It seems like a "FICTION" label on the 800s shelf would do about as well as a separate fiction section.Or is "F" so ingrained with most users that they expect a separate fiction section from their experience in school and public libraries?I would appreciate your advice.Many thanks!Charles CampbellGracePointe Church LibraryMontgomery, AL<a href="http://www.librarything.com/profile/GracePointeChurch">www.librarything.com/profile/GracePointeChurch</a></p></div>Youth / Young Adult Fiction Book Recommendations?https://churchlibrarians.ning.com/QandA/youth-young-adult-fiction-book-recommendations2014-02-26T05:08:22.000Z2014-02-26T05:08:22.000ZLinda Shttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/LindaS<div><p>I'm curious ~ what youth / young adult fiction books you and/or your patrons are excited about? I have ideas for future purchase orders, but am interested in hearing from this great forum your top recommendations - newer or older titles.</p><p> </p><p>Our Youth Collection is for ages 12 to 18. We currently have an extremely small youth collection that I'm excited about building upon. <em>We have some fiction series that I'm working on completing (some missing books) & 1 non-series fiction book.</em> I truly believe that as I work on our small collection & help bring life to it, we'll have more youth readers as I'm familiar with some of the youth.</p><p> </p><p>So what are your top recommendations fiction books (series or non-series) - by title or author? Feel free to share why you like a certain author or title.</p><p> </p><p>Thank you! </p><p> </p><p> </p></div>Want to Increase the Books of Your Library Inexpensively?https://churchlibrarians.ning.com/QandA/want-to-increase-the-books-of-your-library-inexpensively2011-11-07T20:40:06.000Z2011-11-07T20:40:06.000ZJeannie Campbellhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/JeannieCampbell<div><p><strong>POSTED WITH PERMISSION.</strong></p><p> </p><p>I am a Christian book reviewer and blogger. I have several titles that I would like to sell at a very reduced cost to go toward increasing church libraries if possible. All of these fiction titles were purchased by myself, and since I'm trying to take my whole library digital, I joined this ning network in order to facilitate this interaction.</p><p> </p><p>I have a paypal account, and payment can be sent to <strong>charactertherapist</strong> (at) <strong>hotmail</strong> (dot) <strong>com</strong> [using appropriate symbols in place of parentheses]. You can also email the titles that you're interested in to the same address. I'll try to update this often when titles are no longer available.</p><p> </p><p>I'm requesting $7 per hardback, $5 per softback, and $3 per trade paperback. I'm willing to give discounts if multiple books are ordered to cut down on shipping and handling costs, which I'll most likely absorb or cut you a great deal on.</p><p> </p><p>Ginny Aiken: <i>Magnolia, Lark</i></p><p>Christa Allan: <i>Walking on Broken Glass</i></p><p>Jennifer AlLee: <i>The Pastor’s Wife</i></p><p>Karen Ball: <i>Shattered Justice</i></p><p>Lisa Tawn Bergren: <i>Rescue, Torchlight, Treasures</i> (Palisades Pure Romance)</p><p>Terri Blackstock: <i>Cape Refuge, Southern Storm</i></p><p>Candace Calvert: <i>Critical Care, Disaster Status</i> (Mercy Hospital series)</p><p>Lori Copeland: <b>Brides of the West series</b> (<i>Hope, Faith, Glory, June</i>). Stand alone of <i>Yellow Rose Bride</i></p><p>Brandilyn Collins: <i>Exposure, Always Watching</i></p><p>Dianna Crawford: <i>Freedom's Hope, Freedom's Promise</i></p><p>Donna Fletcher Crow: <i>Stephanie: Days of Turmoil and Victory</i> (from Daughters of Courage series)</p><p>Kaye Dacus: <i>Ransome’s Honor</i></p><p>C.J. Darlington: <i>Thicker than Blood</i></p><p>Mary DeMuth: <i>A Slow Burn</i></p><p>Ted Dekker: <i>Blessed Child, A Man Called Blessed</i>, hardback copies of <i>Saint, Showdown, House</i>, and softbacks of <i>Obsessed, Thr3e, and Blink</i>.</p><p>Roger Elwood: <i>Fallen Angel</i></p><p>Sharon Gillenwater: <i>Love Song</i> (Palisades)</p><p>Deeanne Gist: <i>A Bride in the Bargain, A Bride Most Begrudging, Courting Trouble, Measure of a Lady</i></p><p>Tricia Goyer: <i>Songbird Under a German Moon</i></p><p>Robin Jones Gunn: some of her <b>Glenbrooke series</b> (<i>Echoes, Secrets, Whispers</i> -- all Palisades Pure Romance)</p><p>Dee Henderson: her entire <b>O'Malley Family Series</b>, with the first book being trade paperback and the rest softback, including the prequel, Danger in the Shadows. Then I have her stand alones: the <i>Witness, Before I Wake</i>, and <i>The Marriage Wish</i>. I have her <b>Uncommon Heroes</b> series: <i>True Devotion</i> (trade paperback), <i>True Valor</i> and <i>True Courage</i> (hardback) and <i>True Honor</i> (softback).</p><p>Barbara Jean Hicks: <i>Coming Home</i> (Palisades)</p><p>Liz Curtis Higgs: stand alones of <i>Bookends</i> and <i>Mixed Signals</i></p><p>Steven James: <i>The Pawn</i></p><p>Jerry B Jenkins: <i>Twas the Night Before/A Love Story</i> stand alone</p><p>Karen Kingsbury: The entire <b>Baxters series</b> (<b>Redemption Series, Firstborn Series, Sunrise series</b>), <b>911 series</b>, <b>Lost Love series</b>, and the <b>Cody Gunner series</b>. Then I have a hard-back omnibus book with three stand-alone titles: <i>Where Yesterday Lives, When Joy Came to Stay, On Every Side</i>.</p><p>Kathryn Mackel: <i>The Departed</i></p><p>Amanda MacLean: <i>Stonehaven, Everlasting, Westward</i> (Palisades Pure Romance)</p><p>Joyce Magnin: <i>The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow</i></p><p>Erynn Mangum: <i>Miss Match, ReMatch, Match Point</i> (<strong>Lauren Holbrook series</strong>)</p><p>Tim LaHaye and Jerry B Jenkins: The first three books in the <b>Left Behind series</b> are paperback, the rest hardback up to book 11. </p><p>Julie Lessman: <i>A Passion Most Pure; A Hope Undaunted</i></p><p>Catherine Palmer: <i>Leaves of Hope</i></p><p>Jane Peart: <i>The Heart's Lonely Secret, Quest for Lasting Love, Homeward the Seeking Heart</i>, and <i>Sign of the Carousel</i>.</p><p>Tracie Peterson: a hardback omnibus of her <b>Yukon Quest series</b>.</p><p>Michael Phillips: <i>Mercy and Eagleflight</i></p><p>Francine Rivers: <i>The Scarlet Thread, The Atonement Child</i>, and 4 of 5 hardbacks of her <b>Lineage of Grace</b> series (<i>Tamar, Ruth, Mary, Bathsheba</i>)</p><p>Cynthia Ruchti: <i>They Almost Always Come Home</i></p><p>Elaine Schulte: <i>Voyage</i> (Palisades Pure Romance)</p><p>Virginia Smith: <i>Stuck in the Middle</i></p><p>Lori Wick: Two hardback omnibus with two books each of her <b>Californian series</b> (for the whole series), paperback stand alones of <i>Pretense</i>, <i>Bamboo & Lace</i>, paperbacks of her <b>English Garden series</b> (<i>The Proposal, The Rescue, The Visitor, The Pursuit</i>) her <b>Rocky Mountain Memories series</b> (<i>Where the Wild Rose Blooms, Whispers of Moonlight, Promise Me Tomorrow,</i> <i>To Know Her By Name</i>), her <b>Yellow Rose trilogy</b> (<i>Every Little Thing About You, A Texas Sky, City Girl</i>) and 3 of 4 of her Kensington Chronicles (<i>Wings of the Morning, Who Brings Forth the Wind, The Knight and the Dove</i>).</p><p>Eric Wilson: <i>Dark to Mortal Eyes</i></p><p> </p><p>Novella collection: <i>A Christmas Joy</i> (Palisades short stories) from Peggy Darty, Sharon Gillenwater, and Amanda MacLean</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for your help in lightening my shelves and filling yours!</p><p>Blessings,</p><p>Jeannie Campbell</p></div>Christian Fictionhttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/QandA/christian-fiction2010-01-18T16:21:41.000Z2010-01-18T16:21:41.000ZBev Colquetthttps://churchlibrarians.ning.com/members/BevColquett<div>I have had two different requests lately from patrons wanting Christian fiction for a friend/relative that is lost as a way of witnessing to them. Please send me recommendations. Thanks.</div>