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Moloka'i by Alan Brennert – Book Review: A Saga of Tragedy and Spirit

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Feature Writer Francine Brokaw

Book Review: Happiness Sold Separately: Lolly Winston's First Novel – The Story of a Difficult Marriage

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Bhavya Dabas

Mark Twain Born in Missouri: Famous Author Predicted His Own Death

In: American Fiction (general)

By: John Kirshon

Kim Mclarin: Writer of novels that speak to the heart and soul

In: African-American Fiction

By: Margaret Auguste

Review of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee: Rebecca Miller's Tale of Love, Secrets and Betrayal

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Feature Writer Elizabeth Gregory

Finding the Best Book for the Readers You Love: Good Books Make Perfect Holiday Gifts from One Reader to Another

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Kathlin F. Sickel

The Power of a Moment in Time: One Hour Makes the Difference in Life and Living

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Cresta McGowan

The Haunted Mind as Psychodrama: Hawthorne's Vision of the Last Judgment

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Christopher Mansour

Anita Shreve's The Pilot's Wife: One of the Best Books for the Holidays

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Melissa Morelli Lacroix

A Brief History of Pulp Fiction: Popular Literature From Dime Novels to Celebrity Magazines

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Marilyn Michaud

Patrick Dennis Lightens Holidays With Humor: Banish Stress: Laugh With Auntie Mame and the Joyous Season

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Teresa Knudsen

Review of Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut: World War II Classic Novel Slaughterhouse 5 Analysis and Themes

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

The Influence of Death on Poe's Works: How Poe's Personal Demons Affected His Writing

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Apostolos Kostoulas

Opening The Door: An Author Spotlight on E.B. White and His More Austere Writings

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Cresta McGowan

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Haunted Mind: Surrealism and the Psyche

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Christopher Mansour

Time and Space in The Haunted Mind: Hawthorne's Journey of the Soul

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Christopher Mansour

River Jordan Breathes Life Into Southern Tales: Nashville Author Writes From a Place of Magical Reality and Faith

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Tony Simmons

The Life O'Reilly by Brian Cohen – Book Review: High Drama Unfolds In This Mesmerizing Tale

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Feature Writer Francine Brokaw

Best John Grisham Books: The Master of the Law Thriller's Greatest Works

In: American Fiction (general)

By: David Tubbs

A Gift For William Styron Admirers: The Suicide Run Provides Great Insight Into His Writing Career

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Douglas Nordfors

Book Review –The Sunflower by Richard Paul Evans: A Story of Love and Adventure

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Bhavya Dabas

Once a Runner, By John L. Parker, Jr. Hailed as the Best Novel Ever Written About Running

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Mike Perricone

Don't Sell the Short Story Short: Fascinating Reads That Pack a Pint-sized Punch

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Cresta McGowan

Huge Evokes Big Comparison: James W. Fuerst's New Novel Harkens Back to The Catcher in the Rye

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Douglas Nordfors

Edwidge Danticat: Writing, Living and Exploring the Haitian Experience

In: African-American Fiction

By: Margaret Auguste

Book Review – Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen: Rich Brushstrokes of Life in a Traveling Circus

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Cheryn Tan

The Beloved Waters: Toni Morrison's Writing Flows With Symbolism

In: African-American Fiction

By: Kathy Hahn

The Beloved Trees: Mankind Shames Nature's Pride in Toni Morrison's Beloved

In: African-American Fiction

By: Kathy Hahn

The Sweetgum Ladies Knit for Love: A Novel by Beth Pattillo

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Kelley Huston

The Storm by Kate Chopin Study Guide: Summary and Themes in Chopin's Short Story

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Jeris Swanhorst

The Last Leaf: An O. Henry Story About Old New York

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Feature Writer Jeffrey Willett

"Bartleby the Scrivener" and Silent Speech: Bartleby’s Reticence and Melville’s Refusal to Explain His Story

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Rebekah Richards

The Lure of Blankness in Bartleby the Scrivener: Bartleby, The Narrator, and Critical Responses

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Rebekah Richards

SpendMore Time With Your Family Through Reading: Book Review of How to Start a Mother Daughter Book Club

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Christine Musser

Snapshots: 20th Century Mother–Daughter Fiction: Review of the Short Essay Wicked Girl

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Christine Musser

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane Book Review: The Salem Witch Trials Get Retold

In: American Fiction (general)

By: David Tubbs

Playing House By Fredrica Wagman: A Review of the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Edition

In: American Fiction (general)

By: Feature Writer Krista Sadlers

Lucy Gray and the Genius Loci: A Haunting Poem About the World of Wordsworth

In: Classic American Fiction

By: Susan Hunsinger

Christopher Moore's Fool – A Review: The Jester Surpasses the Master

In: American Fiction (general)

By: David Tubbs

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

The Return of Barbara Kingsolver: Beloved Author of Poisonwood Bible and More Returns With The Lacuna

In: Modern American Fiction

By: Alicia Zadrozny

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: Dreiser's Classic Novel 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: Feature Writer 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: Feature Writer 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

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