Don’t Break the Chain
My oldest brother gave me a small golden retriever puppy calendar for Christmas. So thoughtful. [...]
A History of Recognition: Part I
The American Writers Museum is the newest institution recognizing talent and trends in American literature. [...]
Forgotten American Classics (The Orchard)
Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson – we are all familiar with the names in [...]
The Poetry of I: Crash Course on Confessional Poetry
What’s Happening In The Late 1950s-60s? Amid such cultural revelations as the Hula Hoop, LEGOs, [...]
The Hollywood Censorship of Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams is one of many American writers featured in our recently opened virtual exhibit, [...]
Why We Should All Read Sui Sin Far
A century before Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, and Gish Jen, Sui Sin Far wrote [...]
Roger Ebert
When my husband and I were newly married, our favorite date nights involved dinner and [...]
Why We Should All Read Charles Chesnutt
Today, we take a closer look at the life and works of Charles Chesnutt. You [...]
Boston: The Birthplace of American Literature
Emerson. Thoreau. Longfellow. Hawthorne. James. Alcott. These names bring to mind classic American literature and [...]
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Stories Behind Classic Book Covers (The Catcher in the Rye)
Although the old mantra “Don’t judge a book by its cover” would have us believe [...]
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