[CASL-L] Genre Question

[LaPlante, Casey]

I argue against the category "Realistic Fiction" because historical fiction
is "realistic" and mystery could be "realistic". That's why we call it just
"contemporary fiction".

On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM Tess Mawhinney-McCool <
tess.mawhinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
> My high school library's fiction collection is genrefied. Currently, there
> is a realistic fiction section and a general fiction section. For those of
> you who have a genrefied collection, do you distinguish between the two
> sections, or do you just have a general fiction category? I've noticed my
> students rarely look at the general fiction collection, so I was hoping to
> move those into the other genre categories, but then books like *The Art
> of Racing in the Rain* or *Circe* don't seem to fit any category. I know
> there are many instances where there's no perfect fit, but I would love to
> hear your thoughts about the general fiction / realistic fiction
> categories.
> Thank you!
> Tess McCool
> SHS Library
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