Great Contemporary Novels
This morning, we woke up to a poll over at Publisher’s Weekly‘s blog, PWxyz, asking readers to identify the Great American Novel. Fun! While…
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What is a Contemporary Authors?
The parameters of both Contemporary and Postcolonial , the adjectives that preface the writers included within this section, are each astonishingly…
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Greatest Authors
I. “I have advice for people who want to write. I don’t care whether they’re 5 or 500. There are three things that are important: First, if you…
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Great works of American Literature
For 44 years, PBS’s Masterpiece franchise has brought high-end Britain TV programs to American audiences. While the ultra-successful Downton…
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MODERNISM American Literature
1. a response to sense of social breakdown -reaction to WW I -visual arts, Picasso, schooled as realist, became cubists, surrealism 2. sees…
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American Literature canon list
Last week, a member of the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto presented this dilemma: She had a Latino American high school student in one of her…
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Top American Literature
I am a freak for the American road trip. And I m not alone, as some of this country s best writers have taken a shot at describing that quintessentially…
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American Literature canon
Description: First published in 1974, MELUS features peer-reviewed articles, interviews and reviews encompassing the multi-ethnic scope of American…
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GREATEST American Literature
In 1974 the Pulitzer Prize for literature, the American version of the Man Booker, suffered a major upset. The judges read 100-odd submissions…
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List of novelists
The authors on the 2013 Granta list. L-R: Ned Beauman, Sunjeev Sahota, Naomi Alderman, Benjamin Markovits, Adam Thirlwell, Joanna Kavenna, Xiaolu…
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Top 100 American Literature
The African American Literature Book Club compiled a list of African-American children’s books with the aid of authors, power readers, and industry…
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Popular Books and authors
With so many distractions, it can be hard to interest kids in reading for pleasure. Some kids only read books by one author or in one genre…
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Beat Generation books
You got: Allen Ginsberg You’re one of the coolest, lovable, recognizable poets who ever lived. You’re solely responsible for fueling the fire…
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Modern Day authors
Every day we get up, drink a gallon of coffee, and head to the computer to see if today is the day we’ll actually accomplish something. Spoiler…
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African American in Literature
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, is a collection of poetry by Phillis Wheatley, the first African American woman ever to be published…
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