The Writer's Presence: A Pool of Readings

DONALD MCQUADEis professor of English and former dean of undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley; he currently serves as Vice Chancellor of University Affairs. A past chair of CCCC, he has directed the writing programs at Berkeley and at Queens College, CUNY, and has published widely on American literature, American culture, and composition theory and practice. With his daughter Christine, he is coeditor ofSeeing & Writing, now in its third edition from Bedford/St. Martin's. ROBERT ATWANfounded theBest American Essaysseries, for which he serves as series editor. His essays and reviews have appeared in theNew York Times, theLos Angeles Times, Atlantic Monthly, andKenyon Review. For Bedford/St. Martin's, he has editedTen on Ten: Major Essayists on Recurring Themes; Our Times: Readings from Recent Periodicals, now in its fifth edition,America Now: Short Readings from Recent Periodicals, now in its sixth edition, andConvergences, now available in its second edition.McQuade, Donald is the author of 'The Writer's Presence: A Pool of Readings', published 2006 under ISBN 9780312433864 and ISBN 0312433867.