Modernist Literature and Economic Theory Project

The Modernist Literature and Economic Theory Project is being developed by Tudor Balinisteanu (PhD English Literature).Project Description:This project aims to connect modernist texts with economic concepts in transnational perspective. It responds to a need to reassess the contribution of literature to our interconnected forms of social and material life. Once fully developed, it will provide

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Alan Dean Foster

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A Tale of Two Readers

Last night I ran into two people who’d just read Lucy in the Sky. Well, one had read it. The other listened to the MP3 – my self-described “awesome author-narrated audio” – and he had a few comments about that. I could see that he was afraid of “hurting the writer’s feelings,” but I encouraged [...]
New & Noteworthy Books

NewPages New & Noteworthy Books is a regularly updated page where we list books received for listing and review consideration. If you want to browse a variety of independent, university and small press titles as well as literary imprints, then bookmark this page and make it a regular visit to keep up with what's new and noteworthy. Good reading starts here!
How to Use the CLEAR Process in Your Writing

Writing materials that intend to sell the reader on a product or service can do well to use CLEAR process, coupled with a powerful writing software. In contrast to more overt sales letters, this process involves convincing the readers of a product's merits by way of detailed explanations of features and benefits, without the hyperbole so common in the former.
Ways To Work From Home

When you are not wanting to get up the next day to go to work you know that your going to want to know jobs to do while you work from home. You might have been told that you cannot do any jobs that are like this, but you will want to realize that they do exist and are ones that you could do from your house without having to go back to that complaining boss anymore. One way that you can work from home is going to be by having an internet marketing company. You might think that this is not going to be a way to make money, but your going to find that you can make money by using this method and...
Matthew Quick Keynote Speech

“When you say you want to write a novel when you’re 17, people think it’s cute,” Mr. Quick said. “When you’re 32 years old and you’re living with your in-laws, especially if you are a man in America and you’re not making any money, people make you feel like you’re committing a crime.” Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook, from his keynote speech at the 23rd Annual Betty Curtis