New books in all fields are listed and briefly reviewed. This section also contains an author/title index to The Book Review'' from January to June, brief remarks by new writers and a listing of books to be published this summer. (2000 references) (DH)

Discusses the three categories of the overall Soviet human rights movement: that of the Jewish community, that which is comprised of the numerous Christian sects, and the component comprised of Soviet intellectual dissidents. (JM)

The tragic consequence of differentiation between light and dark skinned slaves was the blacks' own acceptance of color distinctions as bases for judging each other's value; many early black writers not only observed, but experienced this color value system. The stratification was of concern to them because it was part of the real situation.…

Reviews the life and career of sixteenth century cartographer Gerardus Mercator and, through samples of his work, isolates characteristics of his personal script to give calligraphic evidence of his authorship. (MB)

The majority of artists cannot support themselves on their earnings from their creations. Most resort to other types of employment, which range from teaching to truck driving, to meet their financial needs. (CK)

Report of an analysis of the prose of five British and five American authors which seems to refute Francis Christensen's contention that the cumulative sentence" is the typical sentence of modern English." (Author/RD)

Presents report of 1983 conference on trade books for young children co-sponsored by Drexel University and Free Library of Philadelphia. Keynote address by Ava Weiss, Art Director of Green Willow Books, is followed by summaries of workshops led by well-known authors, illustrators, and/or editors. A selected bibliography of books is included. (EJS)