A Feeling for Books by Janice A Radway

A Feeling for Books by Janice A Radway

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A history of the Book-of-the-Month Club from its founding in 1926, which suggests that the books recommended by the club have been instrumental in forming literary taste in America and in defining the desires of the middle class. The author also reflects on the role of the club in her own life.

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A Feeling for Books by Janice A Radway

A history of the Book-of-the-Month Club from its founding in 1926, which suggests that the books recommended by the club have been instrumental in forming literary taste in America and in defining the desires of the middle class. The author also reflects on the role of the club in her own life.
Janice A. Radway is Walter Dill Scott Professor of Communication and professor of American studies and gender studies at Northwestern University and author of Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature.
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ISBN 13 9780807848302
ISBN 10 0807848301
Title A Feeling for Books
Author Janice A Radway
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
Year published 1999-08-31
Number of pages 448
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.