Since Jane Yolen has an impressive catalogue of books, it is hard to believe that her first work was not published until 1963. Having written books of poems, fiction, and non-fiction for children, young adults, and adults alike, Yolen would seem to have...

Jane Yolen is one of the most prolific contemporary writers of children's stories. Since 1963, she has written well over sixty books, including poetry collections, realistic stories, animal tales, ABC books, and fantasies. Her special talents, however, l...

Robert Coover. Grove, 1996. 86 pp. $18.00. Last year, Robert Coover marked the thirtieth anniversary of his first novel with John's Wife, a huge, sprawling narrative tracing dozens of characters over thirty years or so of their town's and our country's history....

R. Crumb, Joyce Carol Oates, et al., get behind the music THE ROSE&THE BRIAR Edited by Scan Wilentz and Greil Marcus Norton, 406 pp., $26.95 As hard as it might be to create a poignant folk song that stands the test of...