Digital Publishing for the English Community
Last semester, for one of my English courses I read The Vegetarian by Han Kang. The novel was originally published in 2007 in South Korea, Kang’s home country, and later translated into English in 2015, where a year later Vegetarian became the first Korean novel to win the Man Booker International Prize. Deborah Smith, the Read More …
Joshua Miller is a professor in the University of Michigan’s English department. This semester I know he is teaching English 362, a course on 21st century U.S. novels, but I had the opportunity to learn more about how his background in English led him to where he is today, as well as other fun tidbits Read More …
“Memory is a funny thing. When I was in the scene, I hardly paid it any mind. I never stopped to think of it as something that would make a lasting impression, certainly never imagined that eighteen years later I would recall it in such detail. I didn’t give a damn about the scenery that Read More …
In 1979, the Dawn Treader Bookshop planted its humble roots in a basement down East Liberty Street in Ann Arbor. There, the founder and present-day owner Bill Gilmore sold the books he’d owned. The business expanded from Gilmore selling books to taking in books, and over time Dawn Treader migrated across the street into its Read More …
Academic writing at a university level can be a daunting task. Whether it’s forming a strong thesis statement, organizing evidence to support a claim, or learning proper MLA format, constructing an academic essay remains an integral part of a college curriculum. Writing pushes students to communicate and argue effectively, but also to develop their own Read More …
