![]() Within those four halls, Gallery Books aims to showcase established authors and new voices, offer fiction and nonfiction titles, sometimes emphasize the literary, sometimes emphasize the commercial, and appeal to many readers. We are not pigeon holing here." There is one important constant, however: whatever categories they work in, editors ask themselves "what does the market want?" With the spring 2011 list, Gallery is fully unveiling its vision as a publisher with four areas of focus, or halls of the gallery, as it were: women's fiction, narrative nonfiction, celebrity titles and thrillers. "They are crossing over into other genres. ![]() "We asked them to explore the other side," Gallery Books executive v-p and publisher Louise Burke said. ![]() Editors specializing in fiction have also bought nonfiction and vice versa. (Pocket Books continues to publish mass market books, its traditional forte.) But the merging involved not simply the cobbling together of two imprints: the new division has defined its mission and its editors have remade their jobs, too. ![]() Gallery has been under construction for a year, the result of the merging of the lists and staffs of Pocket Books's eclectic hardcover and trade paperback lines and Simon Spotlight Entertainment's pop culture and celebrities titles. ![]()
0 Comments
![]() ![]() *You are required to bring reading materials to class, either in hard copy or electronic form. *Cell phones and other mobile devices can be used for tweeting but nothing else during class time. *Laptops may only be used for class related activities otherwise they will be taken away. In-class Participation, Twitter, and Attendance 30% *Creating or editing three Wikipedia entries related to the course topicĮssay, Multimedia Project/Presentation, Blog Posts, and Wikipedia Entries 70% Then we will discuss recent films, novels, and autobiographies in order to understand both the commonalities shared and differences between these diasporic formations. ![]() We will begin the course with some theoretical and historical readings about the emergence of these communities within their respective national cultures as well as their transnational conversations with other Afro-diasporic groups. This course will introduce students to the cultural productions of Afro-diasporic groups in Britain and Germany. While the African diaspora is generally associated with the history of the Americas, recent years have seen the proliferation of African descended communities in Europe due to the aftermath of colonialism and various forms migration. ![]() ![]() TAs: Cecilio Cooper & Chelsea Frazier to Transnational Black Cultures: Britain and Germany ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I have and will listen again to this audio rendition of Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Would you listen to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn again? Why? ![]() Twain's mastery of dialect, coupled with his famous wit, has made Huckleberry Finn one of the most loved and distinctly American classics ever written.Īdventures of Huckleberry Finn - EXCELLENT Mark Twain defined classic as "a book which people praise and don't read" The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a happy exception to his own rule. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft".Īs Huck learns about love, responsibility, and morality, the trip becomes a metaphoric voyage through his own soul, culminating in the glorious moment when he decides to "go to hell" rather than return Jim to slavery. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. The two bind themselves to one another, becoming intimate friends and agreeing "there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Huckleberry Finn, rebel against school and church, casual inheritor of gold treasure, rafter of the Mississippi, and savior of Jim the runaway slave, is the archetypal American maverick.įleeing the respectable society that wants to "sivilize" him, Huck Finn shoves off with Jim on a rhapsodic raft journey down the Mississippi River. ![]() ![]() ![]() From everyday reads to seasonal favorites we revisit every Halloween and Christmas, the world is full of some incredibly funny-and touching-books for children.įor that reason, our list of the best children's books spans a wide age range: We cover everything from board books to chapter books. So when we sat down to compile a list of all of our favorite kids' and children's books, well, let's just say it was a real challenge. From fun summer beach reads to enduring memoirs, our to-read stacks are never short. But if there's one thing we at Country Living truly love, it's reading. ![]() With all the books available in libraries, stories, and online, it's no surprise that compiling a list of the must-haves is a daunting prospect. ![]() |