Alex Haley |
a U.S. author celebrated for his pulitzer prize-winning work of historical fiction, Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976), a publication whose subsequent television broadcast adaptation spawned a national discussion about race and race relations (b.1921--d.1992). |
anonym |
an unnamed person or publication. [1/2 definitions] |
bimonthly |
a publication that appears once every two months. [1/3 definitions] |
blue book |
an official U.S. government publication, such as a report or register, often with a blue cover. [1/3 definitions] |
book review |
a publication, or page or section thereof, devoted to such reviews, esp. of newly published books. [1/2 definitions] |
bulletin |
a publication that appears at regular intervals, esp. one issued by an academic organization. [1/2 definitions] |
content1 |
(usu. pl.) the topics or chapters of a book or other document or publication. [1/6 definitions] |
contribute |
to write for publication. [1/2 definitions] |
contributor |
one who, along with others, provides written material for publication in a magazine, book, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
copyreader |
one who edits and prepares newspaper copy for typesetting and publication. |
copywriter |
one who writes text for publication or broadcast, esp. for advertisements. |
corrigendum |
(pl.) a list in a book or other publication of errors discovered after printing, with their corrections. [1/2 definitions] |
edit |
to supervise the preparation of (material) for publication. [1/4 definitions] |
editor |
a person who reads and corrects materials for publication. [1/2 definitions] |
editor in chief |
the editor who has the final authority to make policy decisions and supervises the other editors at a publishing house or on a specific publication. |
expurgate |
to purge (a book or the like) of material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
extra |
an edition of a newspaper that is added to a regular publication schedule. [1/4 definitions] |
fact checker |
someone whose job it is to verify the accuracy of facts in a text before publication. |
Festschrift |
(sometimes l.c.) a publication of writings or essays done by friends, colleagues, or admirers as a tribute to a scholar. |
format |
the overall appearance and design of a publication. [1/5 definitions] |
fortnightly |
a publication that is issued once every two weeks. [1/3 definitions] |