By identifying similarities in various books, this annual selection guide helps readers to independently choose titles of interest published in the last year.

Each entry describes a separate book, listing everything readers need to know to make selections. Arranged by author within six genre sections, detailed entries provide:

Title
Publisher and publication date
Series
Names and descriptions of characters
Time period and geographical setting
Review citations
Story types
Brief plot summary
Selected other books by the author
Similar books by different authors
Author, title, series, character name, character description, time period, geographic setting and genre/sub-genre indexes are included to facilitate research.