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144 books match the query 'Reading' and 6 start with f

cover of Family Literacy Storytimes: Readymade Storytimes Suitable for the Whole Family

Family Literacy Storytimes

Readymade Storytimes Suitable for the Whole Family

American Library Association, 2009

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Family-Centered Library Handbook

American Library Association, 2007

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Feminist Book Work

Reading with the Women's Press

Rosy Mack

Duke University Press, 2027

From the 1970s to the 1990s, a new wave of women’s writing emerged, spanning from serious feminist theoretical interventions to lesbian detective fiction. In Feminist Book Work, Rosy Mack traces how the British publisher the Women’s Press, in tandem with the booksellers and other presses that comprised the interdependent infrastructure of feminist print culture, made this proliferation of feminist publishing possible. Mack uncovers the everyday work of feminist publishing through five case studies informed by the press’s archives along with oral history interviews with former workers. She centers the care and labor that went into facilitating innovative, politically responsive, and delightfully strange women’s writing, paying close attention to the many workers and forms of work that help bring books into the world, as well as highlighting feminist publishing’s most influential contributions to leftist publications and women’s literature. In theorizing feminist textual work as a practice of care, Mack sheds light on the often-hidden labor of facilitating cultural production and makes the case for the necessity of independent and innovative publishing in the face of political crisis.
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cover of Following Michigan's Ink Trails: Writing Michigan, Reading Michigan

Following Michigan's Ink Trails

Writing Michigan, Reading Michigan

Dave Dempsey

Michigan State University Press, 2027

Michigan is renowned for its natural beauty and automotive history, yet its rich literary heritage often goes unrecognized. This engaging and extensively researched book aims to change that by providing vivid portraits of both well-known and overlooked authors. It also offers an enjoyable tour through the state’s libraries and bookstores. The book takes readers on a fascinating journey across the back roads and highways of Michigan writing, showcasing the remarkable diversity of authors who have called the state home as well as those who have found it inspirational. It is perfect for anyone interested in reading, Michigan’s literary heritage, and its culture.

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Franz Kafka

Narration, Rhetoric, and Reading

Edited by Jakob Lothe, Beatrice Sandberg, and Ronald Speirs

The Ohio State University Press, 2011

Franz Kafka: Narration, Rhetoric, and Reading presents essays by noted Kafka critics and by leading narratologists who explore Kafka’s original and innovative uses of narrative throughout his career. Collectively, these essays by Stanley Corngold, Anniken Greve, Gerhard Kurz, Jakob Lothe, J. Hillis Miller, Gerhard Neumann, James Phelan, Beatrice Sandberg, Ronald Speirs, and Benno Wagner examine a number of provocative questions that arise in narration and narratives in Kafka’s fiction. The arguments of the essays relate both to the peculiarities of Kafka’s story-telling and to general issues in narrative theory. They reflect, for example, the complexity of the issues surrounding the “somebody” doing the telling, the attitude of the narrator to what is told, the perceived purpose(s) of the telling, the implied or actual reader, the progression of events, and the progression of the telling. As the essays also demonstrate, Kafka’s narratives still present a considerable challenge to, as well as a great resource for, narrative theory and analysis.

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cover of From Papyrus to Hypertext: Toward the Universal Digital Library

From Papyrus to Hypertext

Toward the Universal Digital Library

Christian Vandendorpe. Translated by Phyllis Aronoff & Howard Scott.

University of Illinois Press, 2008

In this study, Christian Vandendorpe examines how digital media and the Internet have changed the process of reading and writing, significantly altering our approaches toward research and reading, our assumptions about audience and response, and our theories of memory, legibility, and context. Reflecting on the full history of the written word, Vandendorpe provides a clear overview of how materiality makes a difference in the creation and interpretation of texts.

Surveying the conventions of reading and writing that have appeared and disappeared in the Internet's wake, Vandendorpe considers various forms of organization, textual design, the use (and distrust) of illustrations, and styles of reference and annotation. He also examines the novel components of digital texts, including hyperlinks and emoticons, and looks at emergent, collaborative genres such as blogs and wikis, which blur the distinction between author and reader. Looking to the future, reading and writing will continue to evolve based on the current, contested trends of universal digitization and accessibility.

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