Robin Williams (writer) explained

Robin Patricia Williams
Birth Date:9 October 1953
Birth Place:Berkeley, California
Occupation:Non-fiction writer; graphic designer; teacher; lecturer on Shakespeare
Period:1989 – present
Genre:Non-fiction
Subject:Computers; graphic design; Shakespeare

Robin Patricia Williams (born October 9, 1953)[1] is an American educator who has authored many computer-related books, as well as the book Sweet Swan of Avon: Did a Woman Write Shakespeare?. Among her computer books are manuals of style The Mac is Not a Typewriter and numerous manuals for various macOS operating systems and applications, including The Little Mac Book.[2] [3] [4]

Biography

Williams was born in Berkeley, California. She grew up in San Jose and Fremont, California and graduated from Washington High School in Fremont. After high school, she worked in hospitals and then traveled to Europe for two years. She moved to Santa Rosa, California to attend a graphic design program at Santa Rosa Junior College, and began teaching graphic design at the college in 1981.[5] In 2011, she received an MA degree from Brunel University, London, in Shakespeare Authorship studies, and in 2014 she completed a doctoral dissertation for the same university; her doctorate is on the history (and future) of reading Shakespeare—out loud and in community, with an emphasis on editorial practice.

Williams is a graphic designer, typographer, author, college instructor, and lecturer. She began writing in the 1980s, after teaching graphic design and a course about the Mac computer at a California community college.[6] She has taught Shakespeare at Santa Fe Community College and leads the Shakespeare Close Readers reading and discussion groups about individual plays.[7] She has been a leader in the New Mexico Internet Professionals Association and the Santa Fe Mac Users Group.[8] [9] She is a founder of the Mary Sidney Society[10] and iReadShakespeare.[11] [12]

She has three children she raised as a single mother, including while working as a part-time instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College.

Writings

She has written, designed, indexed, and produced more than seventy computer-related books, and by 2005, many of her books had been translated into twenty-three languages. Some of her early works include The Little Mac Book and The Mac is Not a Typewriter.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] By 2002, The Little Mac Book had published its eighth edition.[18] By 2005, she had published 51 books about Mac computers.[19]

Williams has spent years studying William Shakespeare,[20] [21] and in 2006 issued her book Sweet Swan of Avon: Did a Woman Write Shakespeare? in which she presented evidence in support of the theory that the writer Mary Sidney is the author of Shakespeare's work.[20] [22] [23] [24] [25] Mary Sidney was first proposed as an authorship candidate as part of a group theory by Gilbert Slater in 1931.[26] [27]

Bibliography

Books

Williams is creating a line of Shakespeare plays called the Readers' Editions, edited and designed specifically for reading aloud in a Shakespeare reading group,[28] independently published as part of iReadShakespeare.org.

Williams has written more than 70 books, published by Peachpit Press, Berkeley, CA.[29]

Titles by Williams, Robin (writing alone under that name, except as noted).

Titles by Williams, Robin, writing with Tollett, John (and, as noted, others).

With Cohen, Sandee.

With Steve Cummings:

With Dave Mark:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's Who in the West . 27 . Marquis-Who's Who . 1999 . 9780837909240 . 905.
  2. LeVitus . Bob . The essential Mac library . . June 1993 . 9 . 6 . 16 February 2022 . ZDNet.
  3. News: Marriott . Michel . For Macintosh Users, the Little How-To Book That Grew . 16 February 2022 . . July 30, 1998.
  4. News: Engst . Adam . The PC is not a typewriter . 16 February 2022 . . February 10, 1992.
  5. http://www.ratz.com/robin/toc.html "Robin Williams"
  6. News: Steinberg . David . Author self-published first of successful computer books . . November 4, 2001. ProQuest.
  7. Web site: Close Readers. 2017. 2017-12-24.
  8. Web site: Santa Fe Mac Users Group. SFMUG. 2007. 2007-12-16.
  9. Web site: SFMUG. Robin Williams. 2007. 2007-12-16.
  10. Web site: The Mary Sidney Society. 2006. 2007-12-16.
  11. Web site: iReadShakespeare. 2015. 2017-12-24.
  12. Web site: John Tollett. Url's Internet Cafe. 2014-10-01.
  13. News: Shannon . L R. . For Giving, Shelves of New Advice . . December 4, 1990. ProQuest.
  14. News: Shannon . L.R. . Advice to the Shopworn . . February 23, 1993. ProQuest.
  15. News: von Biel . Victoria . Resources -- The Little Mac Book by Robin Williams / The Mac Is not a Typewriter by Robin Williams . . December 1990. ProQuest.
  16. News: Lawrence . Stevens . Window Shopping -- The Mac Is not a Typewriter by Robin Williams / The Little Mac Book by Robin Williams . . March 1991 . 182. ProQuest.
  17. News: Mossberg . Walter S . Personal technology: Gentle guides to cracking open computers' mysteries . . December 16, 1993. ProQuest.
  18. News: Kusel . Denise . Only in Santa Fe: The other Robin Williams speaks out . . April 14, 2002. ProQuest.
  19. News: Van Cleve . Emily . Santa Fean's manuals have worldwide following . . November 27, 2005. ProQuest.
  20. News: Trujillo . Ana Marie . Author: Woman Wrote Shakespeare . 17 February 2022 . . March 14, 2007.
  21. News: Underwood . Anne . Was the Bard a Woman? . . June 28, 2004. EBSCOhost.
  22. News: Meriam . Mary . Was Mary Sidney Really William Shakespeare? . 16 February 2022 . . April 25, 2013.
  23. Waller . Gary . Robin P. Williams. Sweet Swan of Avon: Did a Woman Write Shakespeare? . Sidney Journal . January 2006 . 24 . 1 . 81–84 . 17 February 2022 . Sidney Society.
  24. News: Nott . Robert . Maybe Shakespeare was an Avon lady . 17 February 2022 . . June 2, 2006.
  25. News: Rutledge . Josh . A Bard by any other sex .. Scholar suggests the author of 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Hamlet' was a woman . 17 February 2022 . . June 21, 2006.
  26. Book: Hannay . Margaret . Kinnamon . Noel J . Brennan . Michael . The Collected Works of Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke: Poems, translations, and correspondence . 1998 . Clarendon Press . 978-0-19-811280-8 . en.
  27. Book: Hudson . John . John Hudson (Shakespeare scholar) . Shakespeare's Dark Lady: Amelia Bassano Lanier The Woman Behind Shakepeare's Plays? . 15 March 2014 . Amberley Publishing Limited . 978-1-4456-2166-1 . en.
  28. Web site: iReadShakespeare—out loud and in community!.
  29. Web site: Robin Williams. Peachpit Press. 2007. 2007-12-16.
  30. Patton . Carol . The Little Mac Book, Leopard edition: Peachpit press . . April 2008 . 44 . 5 . 16 February 2022.
  31. News: Kapica . Jack . The Little Mac Book: Panther Edition . . October 1, 2004. ProQuest.
  32. Andrews . Brad . Book reviews -- The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams . Technical Communication . August 1995 . 42 . 3 . 512 . Society for Technical Communication. ProQuest.
  33. News: Davidow . Ari . Livelihood -- The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams . . Winter 1995. ProQuest.
  34. News: John . Hugh . Publish and be praised -- The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams . . March 24, 1995. ProQuest.
  35. Kuang-Hsia . Liu . The non-designer's design book . Journal of Textbook Research . December 2012 . 5 . 3 . 143–156. ProQuest.
  36. News: Yelland . Philippa . Keeping it simple; BOOK REVIEW . . April 20, 2004. ProQuest.
  37. The Robin Williams Mac OS X Book: Jaguar Edition: Peachpit press. (new products) . . March 2003 . 39 . 3 . 16 February 2022.
  38. News: Computer Bestsellers . 16 February 2022 . . December 18, 2000.
  39. News: Engst . Tonya . Robin Williams Shows Who's Boss . 16 February 2022 . . May 2, 1994.
  40. Corder . Mary C. . Reviewed Work: The Mac Is Not a Typewriter. 2nd ed. by Robin Williams . Technical Communication . February 2005 . 52 . 1 . 81–82 . 17 February 2022 . Society for Technical Communication. 43089170 .
  41. Taylor . Conrad . Book Review: The Mac is Not a Typewriter . Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine . December 1, 2003 . 26 . 4 . 179. Taylor & Francis.
  42. Gillespie . Thom . Easy iBook/ Mac OS 9 for Dummies/ SAMS Teach Yourself the iBook in 24 Hours... (Book Review) . . March 1, 2000 . 125 . 4. EBSCOhost.
  43. Jennings . Ann S. . Reviewed Work: Robin Williams Design Workshop by Robin Williams, John Tollett . Technical Communication . February 2002 . 49 . 1 . 100–102 . 17 February 2022 . Society for Technical Communication. 43088912 .
  44. Hudak-David . Ginny . Reviewed Work: The Non-designer's Web Book. 2 nd ed. by Robin Williams, John Tollett . Technical Communication . November 2001 . 48 . 4 . 17 February 2022 . Society for Technical Communication. 43090472 .
  45. News: Shannon . L.R. . Help for Picturing Pictures on Screen . . August 1, 1995. ProQuest.
  46. Tennant . Robert L. . Reviewed Works: JARGON, AN INFORMAL DICTIONARY OF COMPUTER TERMS by Robin Williams, Steve Cummings; THE NEW HACKER'S DICTIONARY. 2nd ed. by Eric S. Raymond; THE COMPUTER GLOSSARY: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED DESK REFERENCE by Alan Freedman . Technical Communication . November 1994 . 41 . 4 . 726–728 . 16 February 2022 . Society for Technical Communication. 43089758 .
  47. News: Shannon . L.R. . For Desktop Advice, A Publishing Wizard . . September 14, 1993. ProQuest.
  48. News: Engst . Tonya . Web Authoring with Robin Williams . 16 February 2022 . . November 18, 1996.

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