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The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger: A Story of Time, Loss, and Love

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Holly Beth Anderle

Guilt and Transgression in Roger Malvin's Burial: The Tragedy of Miscalculation

In: Colonial American Fiction

By: Christopher Mansour

Heavens to Betsy by Beth Pattillo: Book Review of Funny Romantic Novel

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Michelle Pannecoucke

Nathaniel Hawthorne and Sophia Peabody: Author of The Scarlet Letter's Courtship and Marriage

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Vickie Britton

Nathaniel Hawthorne's Roger Malvin's Burial: The American Gunfighter and Heroic Identity

In: Colonial American Fiction

By: Christopher Mansour

Themes in Sister Carrie: Theodore Dreiser Connects Money and Morality

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Eva Gordon

Book Review: Glass People: Gail Godwin’s Novel of a Stifled Housewife Trying to Break Free

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Eva Gordon

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

Austenland Book Review: Travel Back In Time to England's Regency Era

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Beth Hinds

Magic Watery Moment in Beloved: An Unexpected Interlude in Toni Morrison's Novel

In: African-American Fiction

By: Kathy Hahn

The Bodwins' At Yo Service: One Family’s Decor is a Model of Disrespect

In: African-American Fiction

By: Kathy Hahn

The Origin of Rip Van Winkle: Washington Irving’s Classic American Folktale Had Antecedents

In: Classic American Fiction

By: John K. Davis

Morrison Similar Characters Different: Stereotyping is the Reader’s Fatal Flaw

In: African-American Fiction

By: Kathy Hahn

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

Truman Capote's A Thanksgiving Visitor: Capote's Second Tale of Buddy and Miss Sook

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Amanda Flinner

Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory: Capote Revisits Childhood in Classic Tale of Unlikely Friendship

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Amanda Flinner

Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer; Sex, Lust, Art: Controversial Novel Detailing Sexual Experiences Sparks Discussions

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Yahan Wu

The Rise of the American Gunfighter: Nathaniel Hawthorne's Roger Malvin's Burial

In: Colonial American Fiction

By: Christopher Mansour

The New Face of American Literature: Classics to Modern: The Past and the Present

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Cresta McGowan

The Sound of Sleigh Bells: A Novel by Cindy Woodsmall

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Kelley Huston

The Road – Book Review: Love Survives the Apocalypse in Cormac McCarthy's Novel of Survival

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Laura Bernell

Casualties & Warriors; Celie and Dana: African-American Females Survive in Kindred & The Color Purple

In: African-American Fiction

By: Kathy Hahn

Kindred Shades of Gray; Octavia Butler's Kindred: Black and White Can Not be Denied

In: African-American Fiction

By: Kathy Hahn

The Bell Jar: A Review Of Sylvia Plath's Only Novel

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Sara Carroll

Literature Review – Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451: Dystopic American Literature on Censorship, Reality TV

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Feature Writer Nicholas Morine

Polygamy in Popular Culture: From Big Love to The 19th Wife

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Stephanie Whitelock

Bohjalian's Midwives – Birth, Death, and Magic: A Home Birth Gone Horribly Wrong

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Rebekah Richards

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

Across the Endless River: A Review and Publication Details of Thad Carhart's Newest Novel

In: Colonial American Fiction

By: Lindsey Mason

Lesbian Love in The Color Purple: Importance of Sexual Intimacy Overstated

In: African-American Fiction

By: Kathy Hahn

The Short Stories of Albert Maltz: Classic Examples of American Protest Literature

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Admassu Kebede

'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt: A Critical Review of the Novel

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Alexandra Szydlowska

The Code of the West ín Louis L'Amour Novels: Examples of Cowboy Character and Ethics

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Timothy Fowler

Literature Review, William Gibson – Neuromancer: Establishing the Cyberpunk Genre, Dark Noir Science Fiction

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Feature Writer Nicholas Morine

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

Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund – Blaize Clement: Author of Curiosity Killed the Cat Pleases Pet Owners, Mystery Fans

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Bonnye Good

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

With Flame and Sword - Book Review: History, Adventure, and Love in 11th Century England

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Tiff Coe

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

What to Read After Kostova's The Historian: Where to Find More Great Historical Mystery Novels

In: American Fiction (general)

By: David Tubbs

Book Review – Into the Beautiful North: Luis Alberto Urrea’s Dual Portrait of Mexico and America

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Michelle Bailat-Jones

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton: A 21st Century Feminist Criticism

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Holly Anderson

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

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

Return of the Cosmic Banditos: A.C. Weisbecker's Long Out of Print Cult Sensation is Back

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Sean Costa

Jennifer Chiaverini Writes A Quilter's Holiday: Not Yet Released Elm Creek Quilts Novel by Madison Author

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Feature Writer Christine Eirschele

A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner: Plot Summary of Faulkner’s Short Story

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Jeris Swanhorst

The Best Short Stories of Vladimir Nabokov: "Signs and Symbols" and the Great Short Fiction of Nabokov

In: Modern American Fiction

By: William Litton

Review of The Big Girls: An Ambitious, Thought-Provoking Tale of Fate and Coincidence

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Deborah Mack

The Best Short Stories of Leonard Michaels: "City Boy" and the Early Short Fiction of Leonard Michaels

In: Modern American Fiction

By: William Litton

The Condition by Jennifer Haigh: A Contemporary Novel About Secret Family Relationships

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Feature Writer Martha R. Gore

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

S.E Hinton on Writing The Outsiders & Others. Author Reminisces About Being Allowed on Set During Filming.

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Jennifer Laidlaw

The Best Short Stories: Best of the B-Sides in American Short Fiction

In: Modern American Fiction

By: William Litton

Classism in My Kinsman, Major Molineux: A Study in Repression in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Work

In: Colonial American Fiction

By: Christopher Mansour

Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Reviewing a 19th Century Creepy Classic

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Roberta Laurie

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Gilman Perkins: A Review of Gilman's Classic Tale of Psychological Terror

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Roberta Laurie

Five Novels With an Earthquake in the Plot: Fictional Quakes Occur in Different Settings and Time Frames

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Marie Brannon

Jack Ketchum: American Horror Novelist and Recipient of Bram Stoker Award

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Jayne Pupek

Playing House – A fascinating & Disturbing Read: A Novel by Frederica Wagman

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Kelley Huston

Nathaniel Hawthorne's My Kinsman Major Molineux: Paradigms of Power and Majesty

In: Colonial American Fiction

By: Christopher Mansour

Emerson Redefines the Concept of Reason: "Nature" Essay Conflates Ideas of Intuition, Faith, and Imagination

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Angela Zito

Playing House – A Book Review: A Major Literary Force From Fredrica Wagman

In: American Fiction (general)

By: My Nguyen

Book Review – A Daughter's Inheritance Review: The Intricately Crafted First Instalment of the Broadmoor Legacy

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Nicole Barlow

A&P by John Updike Study Guide: Overview and Analysis of Updike’s Short Story

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Jeris Swanhorst

Ambrose Bierce: A Writer Forged by the Civil War

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Kristin Hanneman

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

The Hope of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall: An Ada's House Novel

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Kelley Huston

Knowledge is Misery in The Giver by Lois Lowry: Ignorance Keeps Pain Out of Utopian Societies

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Nadia Santiago

Cathedral by Raymond Carver Study Guide: Overview and Analysis of Carver's Short Story

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Jeris Swanhorst

Blue Shadows Farm by Wisconsin Writer Jerry Apps: Fictional Story of a Civil War Veteran Homesteading a Family Farm

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Feature Writer Christine Eirschele

"Landstrike" Aims for Hollywood: New Book Realistically Details a Hurricane Hit to New York

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Devan Stuart

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

The San Francisco Beat Writers: The Other Poets, Activists and Literary Artists of the Beat Movement

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Jennifer Berube

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

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

John Kennedy Toole: An Appreciation of the Author of A Confederacy of Dunces

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Paul Comeau

Childhood Portrayed in Miller and Salinger: Inside The Heads of Boys: "Bulldog" and "The Laughing Man"

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Eva Gordon

The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver: A Review of The Poisonwood Bible Author's Latest Work

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Lindsey Mason

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

The Reed College Beat Writers: The Other Poets, Activists and Literary Artists of the Beat Movement

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Jennifer Berube

The First New York Beat Writers: The Other Poets, Activists and Literary Artists of the Beat Movement

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Jennifer Berube

The Beat Generation in New York: The Other Poets, Activists and Literary Artists of the Beat Movement

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Jennifer Berube

The Women Behind Kerouac and Ginsberg: The Inspiration, Muses, Great Loves and Losses of the Original Beats

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Jennifer Berube

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

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

H. P. Lovecraft on the Web: This New Technology May be His True Ticket to Immortality

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Larry Latham

Disappearances in the Stories of Ambrose Bierce: Chilling Tales of the Unexplained in Late 19th Century America

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Michelle White

Zelda Fitzgerald: The Passion of Madness

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Paula Marie Deubel

When the Soul Mends by Cindy Woodsmall: Sisters of the Quilt Book 3

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Kelley Huston

When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall: Sisters of the Quilt Book 2

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Kelley Huston

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

When the Heart Cries by Cindy Woodsmall: Sisters of the Quilt, Book One

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Kelley Huston

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

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

The Names Says It All About Don DeLillo: A Celebrated American Novelist's Forgotten Masterpiece

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Douglas Nordfors

The Giver by Lois Lowry Provokes Thought: A Young Adult Novel Provides Insight for All Ages

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Wendy Roltgen

Theme in Jack London's To Build a Fire: Man v. Nature in London’s Short Story

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Jeris Swanhorst

Ayn Rand's Timeless Writing Style: Writings From Novel Atlas Shrugged

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Feature Writer Patricia Faulhaber

Atlas Shrugged Delivers Timeless Message: Big Business Versus Big Government

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Feature Writer Patricia Faulhaber

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