Search Results for: American
Wash
by Margaret Wrinkle…the painful inheritance and implications of such a horrendous moment in American history. . . . Wash is both redemptive and affirming.” —Major Jackson, The New York Times Book Review…
Lonesome Traveler
by Jack Kerouac“Kerouac’s work represents the most extensive experiment in language and literary form undertaken by an American writer of his generation.” –Ann Douglas “ ‘ ’ ”…
Before the End, After the Beginning
by Dagoberto GilbA raw, honest, and personal new collection of stories from acclaimed storyteller Dagoberto Gilb, “an important voice in American fiction.” (Annie Proulx)…
Central America Inside Out
by Tom Barry“A thorough, well-documented . . . investigation of the extend and consequences of North American government and business influence over Central American politics and economics.” –Kirkus Reviews…
The Lincoln Miracle
by Ed AchornThe vivid, behind-the-scenes story of perhaps the most consequential political moment in American history—Abraham Lincoln’s history-changing nomination to lead the Republican Party in the 1860 presidential election
The Devil Is Here in These Hills
by James GreenFrom a celebrated labor historian, the definitive chronicle of the fight for freedom by West Virginia coal miners, an important chapter in American history.
Barry Gifford
…the National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Library Association. David Lynch’s film based on Gifford’s novel Wild at Heart won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival…
The Refugees
by Viet Thanh Nguyen…the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, The Refugees is a collection of stories imbued with Nguyen’s extraordinary gift for writing, exploring questions of home, family, immigration, and the American experience….
Grove at Home: November 8-14
…last week’s election, in an extraordinary essay published by the New York Review of Books, Shawn ruminates on the development of American politics, and American political rhetoric, in the years…
Sightseeing
by Rattawut Lapcharoensap“Lapcharoensap is a commanding, animated tour guide, and a lot more than that–he can write with the bait and the hook of genuine talent. . . . [He] has a…
