In 1976, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich published an essay in American Quarterly about the lives of ordinary women in colonial New England. She remarked that “well behaved women seldom make history”, and from the pages of a scholarly journal, a pop culture slogan emerged. This new book examines the lives of three decidedly extraordinary women: the fifteenth-century writer […]
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UP TOP TITLE: Maps of the Imagination
When Peter Turchi’s book was first published in 2004, it was met with several ponderous raves. Now, with the release of the paperback, we’d like to contribute a few. First, it can be safely said that this book defies categorization, but it’s a rewarding journey. The basic premise is as follows: maps allow us to navigate the world and literature […]
UP TOP TITLE: Why We Read What We Read
While we realize that the question inherent in Why We Read What We Read may not be foremost on the average American’s list of daily concerns, we can’t think of a better title with which to launch FeatureBook.com, here on the first day of September, 2007. We’d wager, too, that the issue of ‘who reads […]