This is the preliminary draft of a planned "Introduction to Modern Arabic Prose Literature," the completed text of which "would offer basic biographical and bibliographical impressions, rather than extensive treatments, of the major figures in Arabic prose in the 19th and 20th centuries, along with concise assessments of their ranges of interests…

This book presents general principles of writing for the writer who wants to write well. It presents examples of argumentation, description, the news story, narrative writings, informational articles, satire, riddles, personal essays, the informal personal essays, letters, and allegory. (CK)

The intention behind this work is to produce a short, general cataloging code for author, title, and descriptive cataloging for people who do not have any special skill in the use of such code. The rules are designed for works of conventional form published in the English language. The conditions that they govern are the standard problems of…

The provision of the new law that confers a right to terminate transfers and licenses of copyright is discussed, ways in which these rights are exercised and in which the reversionary rights are recaptured and regranted are outlined, and practical and interpretative problems are considered. (LBH)

The basic question addressed is how long should copyright protection last? The duration provisions in Anglo-American copyright legislation are reviewed, beginning with the Statute of Anne. Revision efforts from 1909 to 1940, the last general revision effort leading to the Act of 1976, and duration provisions of the new act are described. (LBH)

Suggestions are made by editors for writers aspiring to be published in journals. (JD)

The editor of the Journal of Reading suggests that tenure committees rely too much on the judgment of the editorial boards of refereed journals and not enough on their own opinions about the worth of a colleague's writing. (MKM)

This paper reviews the works of novelists who write about the Caribbean immigrant to North America. (AM)

Guidelines are given for arranging for guest speaking engagements by authors and illustrators. Included are suggestions on protocol; publisher's and host's responsibilities; arranging advance publicity; financial arrangements; hotel accommodations; and establishing initial contact with potential guest speakers. (JPF)

Discusses the following problems that many authors of young people's books share: (1) financial expense involved in responding to letters; (2) mail sent to the wrong address, with illegible return addresses, or without accompanying, stamped envelopes; (3) predictable contents, such as requests for information, material demands, or expectations of…

The Recipient of the 1986 Boston Globe-Horn Book award for fiction discusses her work. (FL)

Discusses the children's books written by Noel Streatfield and Arthur Ransome on the basis of their biographies. Concludes that both wrote about middle-class characters who must face adversity.

Speaker thanks the Newbery Committee for bestowing upon her the 1986 Newbery Medal for her book "Sarah, Plain and Tall" and explains the background for the novel. (DF)

Speaker thanks the Caldecott Committee for bestowing upon him the 1986 Caldecott Award and discusses his lifelong love of literature. (DF)

Presents a biographical sketch of Chris Van Allsburg, winner of the 1986 Caldecott Medal. (DF)