Congratulations are in order for Dr. Kathleen Moore. Her book, Techniques, is scheduled to be released this month. What follows is a brief blurb on the text. Again, congratulations Dr. Moore on your recent professional accomplishment.

Kathleen Moore and Susie Lan Cassel are the authors of a new composition book, titled Techniques for College Writing: the Thesis Statement and Beyond, published by Wadsworth/ Cengage Publishers in October, 2009. In this book’s approach to writing, the thesis statement serves as a point of entry for clear, concrete guidance on how to write critically, thoughtfully, and coherently. The book is divided into three parts: Part I (Thinking Through the Thesis Statement) introduces all the basics for writing a paper—from thinking about audience and format to developing and supporting a thesis statement. Part II (Thinking Through Your Writing Assignment) looks closely at a variety of writing prompts and offers strategies to effectively meet their requirements. Part III (Writing Beyond the Composition Classroom) looks beyond the composition classroom to more specialized writing, such as writing a scientific paper, an informative paper, a research paper, and an interpretation of literature.