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Library Journal Reference Reviews: August 2010
August 26, 2010 | 1 Comment
The Library Journal, founded by Melvil Dewey (the guy who invented the Dewey decimal system) has been in publication since 1876. With an emphasis on public libraries, it has a circulation of about 100,000 subscribers.
Among its trade related articles it also reviews books, and in August of 2010, they reviewed mine, “The Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology.”
The review was by Savannah Schroll Guz, formerly of the Smithsonian Library in Washington, DC. I gotta say, I am loving what she wrote. Here is the review in its unedited entirety:
Library Journal Reference Reviews: August 2010
Reference Short Takes
by Savannah Schroll Guz, formerly with Smithsonian Lib., Washington, DC
Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology. McFarland. 2010. 181p. bibliog. ISBN
978-0-7864-4452-6. $75. REF
Vampirologist and self-proclaimed skeptic Bane (Haunted Historic Greensboro) offers an expanded sequel to Matthew Bunson’s Vampire Encyclopedia. Looking beyond popular Transylvania-focused legends, Bane’s approach exemplifies solid cross-cultural scholarship. An illuminating introduction presents a survey of the vampire myth’s historical roots and continued evolution. Subsequent entries, organized alphabetically by vampire name, include phonetic pronunciations and define the many tangible and intangible vampiric forms that hail from every continent around the globe. Entries run between several lines and several paragraphs and are consistently followed by multiple-source titles. A thorough resource for dark mythologists and vampire enthusiasts.
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So cool – congrats!:-)