Category Archives: Blog
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, [...]
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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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Why We Should All Read Zitkala-Ša
Zitkala-Ša stands as one of many unique and pioneering American writers. Reading her work leads [...]
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Studs Terkel . . . One of a Kind
Louis “Studs” Terkel was born in the Bronx in 1912 to Russian-Jewish parents who relocated [...]
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Five Great American Short Stories
Short stories are often unfairly relegated to a rank below that of their novelistic cousins. [...]