Latest Contributing Articles
Nov 6, 2009
The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger: A Story of Time, Loss, and Love
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Holly Beth Anderle
Nov 6, 2009
Guilt and Transgression in Roger Malvin's Burial: The Tragedy of Miscalculation
In: Colonial American Fiction
By: Christopher Mansour
Nov 5, 2009
Heavens to Betsy by Beth Pattillo: Book Review of Funny Romantic Novel
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Michelle Pannecoucke
Nov 5, 2009
Nathaniel Hawthorne and Sophia Peabody: Author of The Scarlet Letter's Courtship and Marriage
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Vickie Britton
Nov 4, 2009
Nathaniel Hawthorne's Roger Malvin's Burial: The American Gunfighter and Heroic Identity
In: Colonial American Fiction
By: Christopher Mansour
Nov 3, 2009
Themes in Sister Carrie: Theodore Dreiser Connects Money and Morality
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Eva Gordon
Nov 3, 2009
Book Review: Glass People: Gail Godwin’s Novel of a Stifled Housewife Trying to Break Free
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Eva Gordon
Nov 3, 2009
Lady of the Roses Book Review: Sandra Worth's Unique Look Into England's War of the Roses
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Beth Hinds
Nov 3, 2009
Austenland Book Review: Travel Back In Time to England's Regency Era
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Beth Hinds
Nov 3, 2009
Magic Watery Moment in Beloved: An Unexpected Interlude in Toni Morrison's Novel
In: African-American Fiction
By: Kathy Hahn
Nov 3, 2009
The Bodwins' At Yo Service: One Family’s Decor is a Model of Disrespect
In: African-American Fiction
By: Kathy Hahn
Nov 2, 2009
The Origin of Rip Van Winkle: Washington Irving’s Classic American Folktale Had Antecedents
In: Classic American Fiction
By: John K. Davis
Nov 2, 2009
Morrison Similar Characters Different: Stereotyping is the Reader’s Fatal Flaw
In: African-American Fiction
By: Kathy Hahn
Nov 1, 2009
Willa Cather's Childhood in Red Cloud, Nebraska: Cather's Early Years Inspired My Antonia, O Pioneers, Paul's Case
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Vickie Britton
Oct 30, 2009
Truman Capote's A Thanksgiving Visitor: Capote's Second Tale of Buddy and Miss Sook
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Amanda Flinner
Oct 30, 2009
Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory: Capote Revisits Childhood in Classic Tale of Unlikely Friendship
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Amanda Flinner
Oct 29, 2009
Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer; Sex, Lust, Art: Controversial Novel Detailing Sexual Experiences Sparks Discussions
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Yahan Wu
Oct 28, 2009
The Rise of the American Gunfighter: Nathaniel Hawthorne's Roger Malvin's Burial
In: Colonial American Fiction
By: Christopher Mansour
Oct 27, 2009
The New Face of American Literature: Classics to Modern: The Past and the Present
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Cresta McGowan
Oct 27, 2009
The Sound of Sleigh Bells: A Novel by Cindy Woodsmall
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Kelley Huston
Oct 25, 2009
The Road – Book Review: Love Survives the Apocalypse in Cormac McCarthy's Novel of Survival
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Laura Bernell
Oct 24, 2009
Casualties & Warriors; Celie and Dana: African-American Females Survive in Kindred & The Color Purple
In: African-American Fiction
By: Kathy Hahn
Oct 24, 2009
Kindred Shades of Gray; Octavia Butler's Kindred: Black and White Can Not be Denied
In: African-American Fiction
By: Kathy Hahn
Oct 23, 2009
The Bell Jar: A Review Of Sylvia Plath's Only Novel
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Sara Carroll
Oct 23, 2009
Literature Review – Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451: Dystopic American Literature on Censorship, Reality TV
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Nicholas Morine
Oct 21, 2009
Polygamy in Popular Culture: From Big Love to The 19th Wife
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Stephanie Whitelock
Oct 20, 2009
Bohjalian's Midwives – Birth, Death, and Magic: A Home Birth Gone Horribly Wrong
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Rebekah Richards
Oct 20, 2009
Three Novels With a Hoax in the Plot: A Retired Sea Captain, a British Royalty Wannabe and a Cheating Wife
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Marie Brannon
Oct 19, 2009
Across the Endless River: A Review and Publication Details of Thad Carhart's Newest Novel
In: Colonial American Fiction
By: Lindsey Mason
Oct 18, 2009
Lesbian Love in The Color Purple: Importance of Sexual Intimacy Overstated
In: African-American Fiction
By: Kathy Hahn
Oct 18, 2009
The Short Stories of Albert Maltz: Classic Examples of American Protest Literature
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Admassu Kebede
Oct 16, 2009
'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt: A Critical Review of the Novel
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Alexandra Szydlowska
Oct 15, 2009
The Code of the West ín Louis L'Amour Novels: Examples of Cowboy Character and Ethics
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Timothy Fowler
Oct 15, 2009
Literature Review, William Gibson – Neuromancer: Establishing the Cyberpunk Genre, Dark Noir Science Fiction
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Nicholas Morine
Oct 14, 2009
Review of July, July by Tim O'Brien: A Poignant, Yet Suspenseful Page-Turner About a Class Reunion
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Deborah Mack
Oct 13, 2009
Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund – Blaize Clement: Author of Curiosity Killed the Cat Pleases Pet Owners, Mystery Fans
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Bonnye Good
Oct 11, 2009
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Its Origins: Washington Irving’s Halloween Ghost Story of the Headless Horseman
In: Classic American Fiction
By: John K. Davis
Oct 10, 2009
With Flame and Sword - Book Review: History, Adventure, and Love in 11th Century England
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Tiff Coe
Oct 9, 2009
On Anne Bradstreet's "The Flesh and the Spirit": A Text-Based Passage Analysis of Bradstreet's Famous Poem
In: Colonial American Fiction
By: Angela Zito
Oct 8, 2009
What to Read After Kostova's The Historian: Where to Find More Great Historical Mystery Novels
In: American Fiction (general)
By: David Tubbs
Oct 8, 2009
Book Review – Into the Beautiful North: Luis Alberto Urrea’s Dual Portrait of Mexico and America
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Michelle Bailat-Jones
Oct 7, 2009
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton: A 21st Century Feminist Criticism
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Holly Anderson
Oct 7, 2009
Joe Hill; Winner Bram Stoker Award; Best Fiction: Son of Stephen King Writes Best Seller – Heart Shaped Box
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Jayne Pupek
Oct 7, 2009
Book Review of Homeland by Barbara Hambly: Fictional Intimate Tale of Two Women During the American Civil War
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Bonnye Good
Oct 6, 2009
Return of the Cosmic Banditos: A.C. Weisbecker's Long Out of Print Cult Sensation is Back
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Sean Costa
Oct 6, 2009
Jennifer Chiaverini Writes A Quilter's Holiday: Not Yet Released Elm Creek Quilts Novel by Madison Author
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Christine Eirschele
Oct 5, 2009
A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner: Plot Summary of Faulkner’s Short Story
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Jeris Swanhorst
Oct 5, 2009
The Best Short Stories of Vladimir Nabokov: "Signs and Symbols" and the Great Short Fiction of Nabokov
In: Modern American Fiction
By: William Litton
Oct 5, 2009
Review of The Big Girls: An Ambitious, Thought-Provoking Tale of Fate and Coincidence
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Deborah Mack
Oct 5, 2009
The Best Short Stories of Leonard Michaels: "City Boy" and the Early Short Fiction of Leonard Michaels
In: Modern American Fiction
By: William Litton
Oct 5, 2009
The Condition by Jennifer Haigh: A Contemporary Novel About Secret Family Relationships
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Martha R. Gore
Oct 4, 2009
Book Review of Pat Conroy's South of Broad: Charleston Takes Center Stage in Conroy's Latest Novel
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Kristi Gray
Oct 4, 2009
S.E Hinton on Writing The Outsiders & Others. Author Reminisces About Being Allowed on Set During Filming.
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Jennifer Laidlaw
Oct 2, 2009
The Best Short Stories: Best of the B-Sides in American Short Fiction
In: Modern American Fiction
By: William Litton
Oct 1, 2009
Classism in My Kinsman, Major Molineux: A Study in Repression in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Work
In: Colonial American Fiction
By: Christopher Mansour
Sep 30, 2009
Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Reviewing a 19th Century Creepy Classic
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Roberta Laurie
Sep 30, 2009
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Gilman Perkins: A Review of Gilman's Classic Tale of Psychological Terror
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Roberta Laurie
Sep 30, 2009
Five Novels With an Earthquake in the Plot: Fictional Quakes Occur in Different Settings and Time Frames
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Marie Brannon
Sep 30, 2009
Jack Ketchum: American Horror Novelist and Recipient of Bram Stoker Award
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Jayne Pupek
Sep 29, 2009
Playing House – A fascinating & Disturbing Read: A Novel by Frederica Wagman
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Kelley Huston
Sep 28, 2009
Nathaniel Hawthorne's My Kinsman Major Molineux: Paradigms of Power and Majesty
In: Colonial American Fiction
By: Christopher Mansour
Sep 25, 2009
Emerson Redefines the Concept of Reason: "Nature" Essay Conflates Ideas of Intuition, Faith, and Imagination
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Angela Zito
Sep 25, 2009
Playing House – A Book Review: A Major Literary Force From Fredrica Wagman
In: American Fiction (general)
By: My Nguyen
Sep 25, 2009
Book Review – A Daughter's Inheritance Review: The Intricately Crafted First Instalment of the Broadmoor Legacy
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Nicole Barlow
Sep 23, 2009
A&P by John Updike Study Guide: Overview and Analysis of Updike’s Short Story
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Jeris Swanhorst
Sep 23, 2009
Ambrose Bierce: A Writer Forged by the Civil War
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Kristin Hanneman
Sep 22, 2009
The Ghosts in the Stories of Henry James: The Jolly Corner, The Turn of the Screw and Other Works
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Vickie Britton
Sep 21, 2009
The Hope of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall: An Ada's House Novel
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Kelley Huston
Sep 19, 2009
Knowledge is Misery in The Giver by Lois Lowry: Ignorance Keeps Pain Out of Utopian Societies
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Nadia Santiago
Sep 17, 2009
Cathedral by Raymond Carver Study Guide: Overview and Analysis of Carver's Short Story
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Jeris Swanhorst
Sep 15, 2009
Blue Shadows Farm by Wisconsin Writer Jerry Apps: Fictional Story of a Civil War Veteran Homesteading a Family Farm
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Christine Eirschele
Sep 14, 2009
"Landstrike" Aims for Hollywood: New Book Realistically Details a Hurricane Hit to New York
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Devan Stuart
Sep 12, 2009
Dorothy Parker's But the One On the Right: Point of View in a Short Story by Dorothy Parker
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Jeris Swanhorst
Sep 12, 2009
The San Francisco Beat Writers: The Other Poets, Activists and Literary Artists of the Beat Movement
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Jennifer Berube
Sep 11, 2009
Review of Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper: Does a Child Have the Right to Make Their Own Medical Decisions?
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Julie Ackendorf
Sep 11, 2009
In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien: Themes of War and Mystery in O’Brien’s Novel
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Jeris Swanhorst
Sep 9, 2009
John Kennedy Toole: An Appreciation of the Author of A Confederacy of Dunces
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Paul Comeau
Sep 8, 2009
Childhood Portrayed in Miller and Salinger: Inside The Heads of Boys: "Bulldog" and "The Laughing Man"
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Eva Gordon
Sep 8, 2009
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver: A Review of The Poisonwood Bible Author's Latest Work
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Lindsey Mason
Sep 7, 2009
A Look At The Art of Racing in the Rain: Garth Stein's Entertaining Novel About Denny Swift and Enzo The Dog
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Mckenzie Cassidy
Sep 7, 2009
The Reed College Beat Writers: The Other Poets, Activists and Literary Artists of the Beat Movement
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Jennifer Berube
Sep 7, 2009
The First New York Beat Writers: The Other Poets, Activists and Literary Artists of the Beat Movement
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Jennifer Berube
Sep 7, 2009
The Beat Generation in New York: The Other Poets, Activists and Literary Artists of the Beat Movement
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Jennifer Berube
Sep 7, 2009
The Women Behind Kerouac and Ginsberg: The Inspiration, Muses, Great Loves and Losses of the Original Beats
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Jennifer Berube
Sep 7, 2009
The Women Behind Burroughs, Kerouac and Cassady: The Inspiration, Muses, Great Loves and Losses of the Original Beats
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Jennifer Berube
Sep 5, 2009
Paul's Case by Willa Cather-An Analysis: Cather's Most Significant Short Story About Spirituality VS Reality
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Vickie Britton
Sep 4, 2009
H. P. Lovecraft on the Web: This New Technology May be His True Ticket to Immortality
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Larry Latham
Sep 4, 2009
Disappearances in the Stories of Ambrose Bierce: Chilling Tales of the Unexplained in Late 19th Century America
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Michelle White
Sep 3, 2009
Zelda Fitzgerald: The Passion of Madness
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Paula Marie Deubel
Sep 2, 2009
When the Soul Mends by Cindy Woodsmall: Sisters of the Quilt Book 3
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Kelley Huston
Sep 2, 2009
When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall: Sisters of the Quilt Book 2
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Kelley Huston
Sep 2, 2009
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton: The Spooky Colliding with the Everday in Turn-of-the-Century America
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Michelle White
Sep 2, 2009
When the Heart Cries by Cindy Woodsmall: Sisters of the Quilt, Book One
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Kelley Huston
Sep 2, 2009
Review of Wally Lamb's I Know This Much Is True: Trying to Understand Schizophrenia in Your Identical Twin
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Nadine Visagie
Sep 1, 2009
Jack Kerouac and the Other Original Beat Writers: The Cultural Movement That Came to be known as the Beat Generation
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Jennifer Berube
Sep 1, 2009
The Names Says It All About Don DeLillo: A Celebrated American Novelist's Forgotten Masterpiece
In: Modern American Fiction
By: Douglas Nordfors
Aug 31, 2009
The Giver by Lois Lowry Provokes Thought: A Young Adult Novel Provides Insight for All Ages
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Wendy Roltgen
Aug 30, 2009
Theme in Jack London's To Build a Fire: Man v. Nature in London’s Short Story
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Jeris Swanhorst
Aug 27, 2009
Ayn Rand's Timeless Writing Style: Writings From Novel Atlas Shrugged
In: American Fiction (general)
By: Patricia Faulhaber
Aug 27, 2009
Atlas Shrugged Delivers Timeless Message: Big Business Versus Big Government
In: Classic American Fiction
By: Patricia Faulhaber
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