Discussion of small literary book publishers notes works of small-press authors (Thomas Paine, Washington Irving, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, Upton Sinclair, Anais Nin); today's outstanding presses (Creative Arts Book Company, Persea Books, Full Court Press, Reed and Cannon Company, Tuumba Books); and role of little magazines. Thirty-seven…

Praises the writing persona of syndicated columnist Mike Royko and speculates on how he might comment on the research related to reading. (HTH)

Discusses Reyes' approach to criticism and his description of the process of criticism. Also analyses one of Reyes' creative works, Las Roncas. (Author/AM)

The accomplishments of Dr. Bogardus as a teacher, organizer, administrator, researcher, author, editor, and sociologist are summarized. (PS)

Ms. Purucker argues that author's real and pen names should be cross-referenced in the library catalog. Mr. Spalding answers that defferent types of libraries require different processing rules. (SJ)

Contains an author-subject index and abstracts of articles on the social and psychological development of children. (RK)

Jesse Stuart, an author who has written poems, stories, and novels about Appalachia since the early 1930s, is interviewed in this first of a series focusing on outstanding Appalachians who have contributed to the Appalachian Region and to the nation as a whole. (NQ)

In this interview, Mr. Alexander discusses the background of The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian" (Dutton, 1970), winner of the National Book Award for Children's Literature. (Author)

An interview with Leo Lionni, author of children's books. (MF)

Reviews a number of children's books with major characters who are Black women or girls. Also discusses the style and work of several Black women writers of children's books. (GC)

Provides biographical information on teacher-author Chris Van Allsburg. (AEA)

Comments on the literary productivity of Harriet Adams, author of the Nancy Drew series and argues against classifying her work as quality childrens' literature. (AEA)

All 1979 issues of the "Journal of Teacher Education" are indexed by author, title, and subject. (JD)

This study compares institutional research productivity as operationally defined as the number of articles appearing each year in the "Journal of Counseling Psychology." The study attempts to identify and rank leading contributing institutions as a method of program evaluation and perceived prestige ratings. (CC)

Provides biographical information on the 1981 Newbery Award winner. (AEA)