In "Sula" Toni Morrison writes from an African point of view, an African aesthetic. In the book the African presence is subtly woven into Black American culture. Events in the lives of the characters Sula and Shadrack are linked with West African culture and religion. (BJV)

Describes the creation of two anthologies of personal narratives by women. Explains how letters can stimulate students to become active readers using, as an example, letters written by a woman during the Civil War. (SRT)

Explains the difference between the short story and the novel, noting the novel deals with the development of characters, and the short story deals with the moment at which change occurs. Suggests using a teaching metaphor comparing the short story to a photograph and the novel to a film. (ARH)

An author of children's fiction explains her reasons for dealing with difficult subjects in her stories. (NKA)

Discusses why writers write, and cites caring about the response to writing as the key to development. Urges teachers to be sensitive to the social nature of writing and to the vulnerability of writers, and to demonstrate and encourage writing for fun, enjoyment, and power. (MM)

Reports preliminary findings of a study of coauthorship and group authorship in six major professional organizations. (FL)

Four authors of young adult literature describe a year off from writing, the manner in which a nonfiction author chooses his subject matter, what impelled a journalist to write his first novel 20 years ago, and how a novelist calls her imagination into play in the writing process and why she does not like to discuss it. (NKA)

Suggests that satisfied readers write to the authors whose books they have enjoyed. Discusses Arnold Lobel, a much admired children's author, and proceeds to send him a fan letter. (NKA)

Examines Rosemary Wells's "None of the Above," a young adult novel of despair, whose bitterness arises from the choices young people face in the dreary contemporary world. (NKA)

Knowledge production and distribution in India are described. Specifically discussed are textbooks, authors, radio and television, and India's ties to the international knowledge network. Even though it is a third world country, India has some independence and autonomy with regard to knowledge production and distribution. (RM)

Applications to computer-assisted instruction, in which students are led through heuristic processes, are discussed. A greater impact can be expected on America's prose from word-processing software and from the use of the microcomputer as an instrument for writing rather than for the teaching of writing. (MLW)

Professional affiliations of authors of articles in library and information science are reported, based on a random sample of articles indexed in "Social Science Citation Index." Faculty members at schools of library and information science authored over 23 percent of articles; academic librarians authored nearly one-third of the…

Reviews the title book and comments on Jarrell's use of language and themes, and his concern with the physical layout of the book. (EL)

Examines the promulgation of authors' ideologies in children's literature through the politics of advocacy, attack, and assent. (HOD)

Argues that coping with the complex demands of a story not only increases readers' enjoyment of literature, but also aids in intellectual and interpretive enjoyment. (HOD)