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Library Journal Review

Not all is well in academe, as recent studies have shown. One problem is an oversupply of Ph.D.s, especially in the humanities, resulting in a new underclass of highly educated persons who find themselves either underemployed or going from one temporary teaching job to another. Such has been the experience of Hanna, who in this clever book tells of seeking a position teaching English in a glutted market, while trying to find a publisher for his manuscript ``The Gypsy Scholar'' (here finally published in an abridged version). The second half of the book provides, in equally witty prose, tips the reader won't find in such standard sources as Writer's Market. Letters of rejection to Hanna from a variety of publishers serve as a guide on matching manuscript with publisher. Recommended. Richard H.Quay, Miami Univ. Libs., Oxford, Ohio (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly Review

This memoir of a young Ph.D's experiences in the 1970s, as he sought, obtained and fulfilled teaching jobs at three religious colleges in Oklahoma, Kansas and western Pennsylvania, was rejected by many trade publishers before it finally was taken up by a university press. Well written, fast paced, funny and enjoyable, it deserves a sizable audience. Hanna paints a humorous picture of educational and social conditions in small colleges, struggles for a livelihood in academia, problems of appealing to jocks and other unwilling students of freshman English. Most delightful of all is his account of attempts to get his manuscript published. Readers of PW may recall his article ``Looking for a Publisher'' (Nov. 11, 1983), in which he cited the various responses he received from trade and university press editors. In this book he includes dozens of rejection letters,accompanied by ironic commentary. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved