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In the Shadow of the American Dream
by David Wojnarowicz“He could leave toothmarks on the memory … Many who have encountered him on the page or on the wall can still admire the raw passion, intelligence, and transforming energy…
Grove New American Theatre
by Michael Feingold“[Ethyl Eichelberger] is…a rare and idiosyncratic comic spirit . . . [He] punctured pretension while retaining his sense of the ridiculous.” –The New York Times…
The Titled Americans
by Elisabeth Kehoe“Both a remarkable achievement and a real treat . . . written with elegance. . . . American and British readers interested in genealogy and the world of social connections…
Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month
Every April, National Arab American Heritage Month is observed to recognize the rich history, tradition, and achievements of Arab American artists, writers, leaders, and more. This year, we’re celebrating with…
Authors to Read During Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and to celebrate, we’re looking back on ten remarkable memoirs, novels, and story collections…
Elena Castedo
…youths of American literature add the protagonist of Elena Castedo’s enchanting debut novel.” “the best of American and Latin American [literature] combined, a delightful and disarming novel in which aspects…
The Unknown Night
by Glyn Vincent“The best book yet written about this neglected and fascinating American painter. . . . Vincent does an excellent job of providing context for the events of Blakelock’s life, making…
The Earth Shall Weep
by James Wilson“A sweeping, well-written, long-view history of American Indian societies . . . a trustworthy telling of a sad epic of misunderstanding, mayhem, and massacre.” –Kirkus Reviews (starred)…
Dagoberto Gilb
…literature but of the American Southwest. It also created a populist stir among those interested in the virtually abandoned American working-class, and made Gilb a voice of labor and unionism,…
Michael Wolfe
…to Mecca. I went on my own. The experience was transformative. I spent about three years writing a book about this journey: The Hadj: An American’s Pilgrimage to Mecca, which…
