From: Nina Lindsay <linds_na>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 16:21:56 -0800 (PST)

On Sat, 3 Mar 2001, Jonathan Hunt wrote:


That's a really interesting observation. I was very aware, doing the reading for the award over the year, that the non-fiction that tends to get good exposure is what you call "expository" ... more particularly, historical (isn't almost all non-fiction "expository"; even scientific books, which I'm assuming is what you're comparing these to?). It's easier for those of us used to looking at quality of writing as evidenced in setting and plot to see these rise to the top.

I think of MY SEASON WITH PENGUINS as more scientific journal than memoir though...

Nina



Nina Lindsay, Children's Librarian Oakland Public Library, CA linds_na at oaklandlibrary.org
Received on Sat 03 Mar 2001 06:21:56 PM CST