Word: readerly
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...similar publishing house, Sarita Cartonera, in Lima in February 2004. The effort followed Barilaro’s formula but added an emphasis on educational methodology. According to Saldarriaga, this was an obvious step. “When we started publishing, we came to the question that we need readers. What is the point of publishing these books if you have no readers?” she said through a translator. From this question came their educational project “Libros, un modelo para armar.” The project, a partnership between Sarita Cartonera and the Museo de Arte...
...Adaptation,” a comic book take on the 9/11 Commission’s fact-driven report about that fateful day five and a half years ago. A worthwhile read for those who could manage to stay awake, the official 9/11 Commission Report was unattractive to the casual reader thanks to its length, density, and somewhat convoluted nature. The lack of readability, however, did not diminish its importance. For those recognizing the significance but unable to trudge through official report, the comic book version still uncompromisingly conveyed the weight of the original...
...else and therefore feeds the roots of discontent—even when the state intends to do the opposite.Sen’s work is a part of the “Issues of Our Times” series, which features books written by preeminent scholars for the general reader. Though his thorough argument could potentially intimidate such a reader, Sen makes a concerted effort to write accessibly and is largely successful in creating an engaging narrative without oversimplifying the issues at hand.While there are sections in which Sen lapses into obtuse academic language, he is generally able to overcome...
...feature, though both of them are years behind Amazon.com, which has allowed peeks into the titles on its site since 2003. But Random House and HarperCollins have loftier goals than Amazon: they want to bring literature to the Facebook generation. Both publishing houses are introducing tools that will allow readers to export text from their books to other forums. Readers can use Insight to post content on personal Web sites, while HarperCollins’ widget can place content on social networking sites like MySpace.com. Has the publishing industry really sunk to level of MySpace? Will chunks of Ulysses soon...
...less ignore the other stuff?” Elena has a point about Max’s would-be film, and her point could just as easily apply to Smiley’s book. With “Ten Days in the Hills,” Smiley gives the reader nine hours of Iraq pillow talk and just one of sex. But all we want is penetration.The time is March 2003, and the scene is a home sprawled on a hill above Hollywood. It’s a fictional return to the birthplace of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, best...