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Peer reviewedPolette, Nancy – Catholic Library World, 1978
The role of librarians and teachers in directing young adults to become literate and enjoy a lifetime of reading pleasure is discussed. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Authors, Children, Librarians, Motivation Techniques
Fearn, Leif – Writing Teacher, 1989
Discusses a survey of 22 well-known writers' reading habits: how they read; why they read (reading to know, reading to learn craft, technique, and style); and what they read. Suggests that students would be well-served by learning to read like writers, developing in-event and post-reading observations. (SR)
Descriptors: Authors, Elementary Education, Reading Habits, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedAmerican Scholar, 1979
Seven scholars respond individually to these questions: Do you read many contemporary novels? If you do, whose novels do you read and for what reasons? If you no longer read many contemporary novels, why have you ceased to do so and what kinds of reading have supplanted them? (Editor/SJL)
Descriptors: Authors, Fiction, Literary Genres, Novels
Peer reviewedRobinson, Richard D. – Reading Horizons, 1980
Provides selected quotations about reading from great writers of the past (MKM)
Descriptors: Authors, Elementary Secondary Education, Lifelong Learning, Reading
Peer reviewedRedmond, Judith K. – English Journal, 1982
Offers reasons why popular literature, such as the work of Judy Blume, and the literary "classics" do not keep adolescents interested in literature and reading. Suggests several authors and books that are especially suited to the reading needs of young adults. (RL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Authors, Literary Styles
Furman, Laura, Ed.; Standard, Elinore, Ed. – 1997
The voices in this anthology, i.e., Zora Neale Hurston, Eudora Welty, Anthony Trollope, E.M. Forster, Franz Kafka, Frederick Douglass, Emily Post, Virginia Woolf, Bernard Malamud, and many others, describe the excitement of first learning to read and remind everyone of the unique companionship offered throughout life by books. The anthology…
Descriptors: Authors, English Literature, Intellectual Development, North American Literature
Taylor, Caroline – Humanities, 1988
Reports a conversation between Cleanth Brooks and Willie Morris concerning changes in literature during the postmodern era. Discusses narrative form, arguing that contemporary literature is moving away from story telling. Contends that the small percentage of the public which reads serious fiction is the reason for this shift. (KO)
Descriptors: Authors, Contemporary Literature, Fiction, Literary Criticism
Download full textFronius, Sandra K. – 1993
The purpose of this study was to determine the reading interests of the young adult participants in the summer reading program at Medina County District Library (Ohio). Findings were compared to research done in other locations and to current bibliographies of recommended reading for young adults. The study looked at a systematic sample of reader…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Authors, Library Services
Painter, Helen W., Ed. – 1971
This book, which contains selected papers given at the 1970 International Reading Association convention, is aimed at people who are looking for challenging material pertaining to literature for children and young people. It is divided into two sections. The first part--Qualities of Literature, Readers, and Writers in Action--contains a…
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childrens Literature, Conference Reports
Painter, Helen W., Ed. – 1971
This book, which contains selected papers given at the 1970 International Reading Association convention, is aimed at people who are looking for challenging material pertaining to literature for children and young people. It is divided into two sections. The first part--Qualities of Literature, Readers, and Writers in Action--contains a…
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childrens Literature, Conference Reports
