Describes how the author realized that his prepubescent Superboy hero is not brave and represents what can never be. Describes how he came to believe that true heroes are defined by how they respond to what they do "wrong." Notes how this affects the author's writing and the heroes he creates in his novels. (SR)

Describes how the author came to love Mark Twain's writings, taught "Huckleberry Finn" and other of Twain's writings to a ninth-grade class in a Hasidic Jewish Academy, and learned to really love Samuel Clemens. Describes how this love inspired the author to write two books celebrating what she has valued most in 40 years of reading Mark…

Discusses the "time-slip" novels of English writer Lucy Boston. Describes how they offer children and adults a "powerful and sensuous awareness" of the past in the present, as well as a vision of natural and social harmony in which the responsibility of the individual is one of care, respect, and intelligent transmission from…

Examines electronic publishing for academic and professional publishers. Discusses benefits of electronic publishing to authors and readers, argues that the hard sell and product-driven mindsets will not work in a customer-focused communications medium, and outlines characteristics of electronic publishing that must be incorporated in successful…

Discussion of the editorial process for journals in library and information science focuses on problems presented by qualitative research, including definition, structure, voice, and meaning, that can influence the reactions of editors and referees. Topics include why authors should understand the editorial process, and strategies for changing the…

Discusses some concepts of contemporary feminism as exemplified in Christina Hoff Sommers's controversial book "Who Stole Feminism: How Women Have Betrayed Women." Also discusses (and takes issue with) Robert Pula's definition of feminism in "A General Semantics Glossary." Encourages readers to follow the debates of feminist…

Discusses seven questions students often ask about authors of the books they read, and notes ways that a wide range of authors have responded to these questions. (SR)

Argues that exploring the written work of William Stillman of Rhode Island could help balance the appraisal of 19th-century American technical communication. Reviews the writing and graphics in his "Miscellaneous Compositions" (1851) and patents from 1836 and 1839. Concludes that Stillman had an unusual ability to mimic the biological…

Describes the author's experience with editor rejection and acceptance. Discusses how he incorporates his experience with dog sledding into his work as a writer. (SC)

Presents an interview with 2000 Newbery Medal winner Christopher Paul Curtis. Reveals the author's journey as a reader and a writer, offers glimpses into the humor and upbeat attitude of Bud (the main character in Curtis' s award-winning book "Bud, Not Buddy"), and gives a peek into what readers can expect next from this award-winning…

Articles discuss the importance of prison libraries to inmates; describes the operations of a prison library, including the law library section; explains how the library can positively affect life in prison; and discusses an interview with an inmate who has been published. (LRW)

Examines a sample of 15 human sexuality textbooks published between 1989 and 1997 to determine the overlap in references among textbooks. Finds that 18.9% of the references appeared in more than one textbook, less than 1% were cited in 11 or more, and only three references appeared in all 15 texts. (CMK)

Uses an interpretive approach to the work of Robert Kurz, a German sociologist/essayist whose work has been translated and published in Brazil and who has advanced an apparently "catastrophic thesis" regarding the collapse of the "goods-producing society," or hyperdeveloped capitalism. (BT)

Presents an interview with poet and novelist Fanny Howe. Discusses the nature of titles, the peripatetic poem, and the "perilous point" from which her favorite authors write. (RS)

This article begins by contrasting the popularity of biography in the general culture with the neglect of literary biography as a branch of literary studies. The argument follows from the hybrid character of a genre in which history is crossed with narrative. Using concepts drawn from narratology, it shows how biography's handling of life stories…