June 30, 2023
BISAC Categories for The Covenant Sacrifice
BISAC stands for Book Industry Standards and Communications. It is a list of subject headings and codes developed by The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) to describe and categorize individual books throughout the publishing industry.
Here are all the codes I assigned to The Covenant Sacrifice, and why.
| BISAC Category | BISAC Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FICTION / Horror | FIC015000 | The Covenant Sacrifice is primarily a horror novel. |
| FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+ / Gay | FIC027190 | It also contains a subplot (some might say a dual plot) of gay romance. |
| FICTION / Occult & Supernatural | FIC024000 | The book deals with occult powers and practices and is fraught with the supernatural. |
| FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay | FIC011000 | With LGBTQ characters, The Covenant Sacrifice fits into the gay fiction category. |
| FICTION / Thrillers / Supernatural | FIC031070 | The book could also be categorized as a supernatural thriller, like Death Perception. |
| FICTION / Own Voices | FIC082000 | This category is for works whose main character(s) are from a marginalized, minority, or under-represented group and where the author is a member of the group being written about. Gay. |
| FICTION / Ghost | FIC012000 | You’ll find ghosts and the dead returning in The Covenant Sacrifice. |
| FICTION / Small Town & Rural | FIC066000 | The book is set in the remote rural community of Annastasis Creek, Pennsylvania. I typically include the tag #RuralHorror when posting on social media. |
| FICTION / Friendship | FIC071000 | The novel isn’t only a gay romance, but a tale of friendship between Jarod and Scotty. |
| RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict | REL116000 | With the antagonistic bent toward religious (Christian-based) homophobia, The Covenant Sacrifice fits nicely into this category. |
| RELIGION / Spirituality | REL062000 | The book’s religious and spiritual content—including Pentecostal Christianity, Spiritualism, and the occult—slot it here. |
| BODY, MIND SPIRIT / Spiritualism | OCC027000 | Mentor Twylah Sharpe is a Lily Dale-trained Spiritualist medium who uses her skills to help Jarod and Scotty. |
| BODY, MIND SPIRIT / Channeling Mediumship | OCC003000 | Several scenes depict both channeling and mediumship in the book. |
| BODY, MIND SPIRIT / Prophecy | OCC020000 | The curse that afflicts Annastasis Creek is tied to a prophecy given many years before. Jarod must unravel this mystery to get to the root of the evil infecting the community. |
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