American Books

About a year ago, Massachusetts architect David Handlin embarked on an experiment to give his reading “purpose and focus.” He committed to reading…

Last month, Bryan Adams announced the release of his thirteenth studio album, Get Up, and now, EW is excited to premiere the music video for…

When a work of fiction or nonfiction captures the attention—and wallets—of American readers, it speaks volumes about the nation s cultural climate…

Whenever I think of the word gatekeeper, a little film clip from The Wizard of Oz starts up in my head, where the fearsome palace guard denies…

(Excerpt from Chapter One) Here are ten very common sayings that will help you understand ten key American cultural values. I call them the…

By David Handlin About a year ago I put an end to my indiscriminate reading habits. I resolved to read, at least for the time being, only American…

Latin American literature consists of the oral and written literature of Latin America (and the Caribbean) in several languages, particularly…

We were on safari in the Kruger region this August when we came upon one of the Styx lionesses with her young cub and a sub-adult female all…

“Millennials: We lost the genetic lottery. We graduated high school into terrorist attacks and wars. We graduated college into a recession and…

The American Book Awards Program respects and honors excellence in American literature without restriction or bias with regard to race, sex…

Penguin Classics (2); Harper Collins; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Simon and Schuster; Picador Toni Morrison and Jane Austen are among the most-read…