Nonfiction Trends 2012 (OWLS)

2012 Nonfiction Trends

• Election year: Politics and Current Events
• Looking back for comfort: History, Historical Biography
• Return to nature?: Science books focusing on natural history
• Still shaky economically: wide range of business, economics, self-help

Where to look for trends

• Professional sources

            Library Journal Prepub Alerts

            Publisher's Weekly On-sale Calendar

            Barnes and Noble Coming Soon

            EarlyWord.Com

            Reader's Advisor Online blog

• Literary Resources

            Literary blog round-ups: The Millions , The Telegraph

            Google alerts; RSS feeds; Twitter accounts

• Out and about

            Big-box stores; Indie Next Lists

            NPR/TV

            Magazine articles

• Participant Suggestions   
  

                Entertainment Weekly

             Daily Show/Colbert Report

             GoodReads

             BookPage

             CNN

             Patron requests  

Becoming a Trendsetter

• Visit your stacks with trends in mind
• Work against trend: Offer titles NOT on lists; create your own genres and groupings
• Enthuse!

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