American Fiction

Feature Writer: Melissa Howard

From Harriet Beecher Stowe to Jack Keruoac or from Little Women to Catcher in the Rye, American Fiction has enough great literature to appease the most avid intellectual or introduce the novice gently to the American voice. Do you wish for something a bit lighter? We can introduce you writers from Zane Gray to Stephen King.

We have reviews of the Great American Novel, short stories and forgotten gems from the past. We will keep you up-to-date with author biographies, interviews, and the story behind the story.

American literary soil is rich; let us introduce you to the worker’s of that soil and their products.

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Melissa Howard

Jul 21, 2008

Review: The Other Side of the Sun

In: Modern American Fiction

L'Engle writes about finding where you belong in this novel about a young British girl who moves to the Deep South to live with her fiancé's family. more...

Jul 12, 2008

Review: Some Wildflower in My Heart

In: American Fiction (general)

The disagreeable yet forthright narrator in Jamie Langston Turner's book Some Wildflower in My Heart makes the nearly trite subject of the novel believable and endearing. more...

Jul 4, 2008

Autobiography in Little Women

In: Classic American Fiction

A close look at the characters in Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women reveals the relational structure of the author's own life. more...

Jun 27, 2008

Review of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

In: Classic American Fiction

Louisa May Alcott wrote her classic novel Little Women to make money. However, her practical purpose for writing the book doesn't diminish its charm for today's reader. more...

Jun 21, 2008

Berenice by Edgar Allan Poe

In: Classic American Fiction

The synopsis of one of Edgar Allan Poe's most violent short stories, Berenice, reveals the writer's ability to imply extreme violence without actually depicting it. more...

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Mark Twain made the cover of Time Magazine's Annual Making of America Issue.

Time Magazine pays tribute to Twain as a humorist and crusader in its annual Making of America Issue. The articles include "The Seriously Funny Man," "Mark Twain: Our Original Superstar," and "Man of the World. " The on-line version of Time includes a series of fourteen portraits of Twain through the years that are thoroughly enjoyable.

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