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White flights: race, fiction, and the American imagination
By Jess Row. 2019
Seven essays examining the connection between literature by white writers and the movement of white Americans into racially segregated communities.…
Topics include reparative writing, becoming aware of issues surrounding race, defining white writing, creation of white spaces, and multiracial identities. 2019Second volume featuring critical essays and reviews of works by French and European authors. Includes the prefaces James wrote for…
the New York Edition of his works, published in 1907-1909. Companion to Literary Criticism (DB 96662). 1984Literary essays and reviews of the 1920s & 30s: The shores of light ; Axel's castle ; Uncollected reviews (Library of America Edmund Wilson Edition #1)
By Edmund Wilson, Lewis M. Dabney. 2007
The first part of a two-volume collection of essays by the influential American critic and social chronicler includes pieces written…
during the 1920s and 1930s--an assortment of previously uncollected reviews and two books of literary criticism: The Shores of Light and Axel's Castle. 2007The book that made me: A Collection of 32 Personal Stories.
By Judith Ridge. 2017
Essays by popular children's authors reveal the books that shaped their personal and literary lives, explaining how the stories they…
loved influenced them creatively, politically, and intellectually. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2016Crazy brave: a memoir
By Joy Harjo. 2012
The first Native American poet laureate recounts her creative journey. Describes her early years in Oklahoma with an abusive stepfather,…
finding sanctuary in her imagination, spiritual life, and connection with the natural world. Some strong language. 2012Almost nothing: the 20th-century art and life of Józef Czapski
By Eric Karpeles. 2018
Biography of Polish painter Józef Czapski (1896-1993), best known for his work in the Kapist art movement and for being…
one of the few survivors of the Katyn massacre of 1940. Describes his early years and artistic influences, his experiences during World War II, and his lasting impact. Some violence. 2018Collection of critiques by renowned novelist Henry James (1843-1916). This first volume features his critical writings and appreciation of the…
works of famous authors, from Edgar Allan Poe to Nathaniel Hawthorne. Includes theoretical essays "The Art of Fiction" and "The Future of the Novel. 1984The Oxford companion to classical literature (Oxford Paperback Reference)
By M. C. Howatson. 2013
Reference work of alphabetical entries intended to give greater context to the literature of Ancient Greece and Rome. Entries include…
biographies of classical writers, individual works, literary styles, characters, themes, plot summaries, geographic references, historical figures, and more. 2011Deliverance: Mary Fields : first African American woman Star Route mail carrier in the United States : a Montana history
By Miantae Metcalf McConnell. 2016
The daring life of an emancipated slave who moved to the Montana wilderness. Recounts her efforts to improve living conditions,…
her plan to register to vote, and her work as a mail carrier. Some strong language. 2016Serious noticing: selected essays, 1997-2019
By James Wood. 2020
Twenty-eight critical essays and reviews covering topics in the arts originally published between 1997 and 2019. Topics covered include Keith…
Moon, Anton Chekov, Saul Bellow, Anna Karenina (DB 72059), Jane Austen, The Road (DB 63649), and Elena Ferrante. Strong language. 2019The life and loves of E. Nesbit: Victorian iconoclast, children's author, and creator of The railway children
By Eleanor Fitzsimons. 2019
A profile of Edith Nesbit, who is considered by many to be the first modern children's writer. In addition to…
this career, the author describes Nesbit's co-founding of the Fabian Society, her life as a socialite, and her prolific lecturing and writing about socialism. Draws on Nesbit's letters and archival research. 2019Outsiders: five women writers who changed the world
By Lyndall Gordon. 2019
An examination of the lives and work of five classic female novelists--Mary Shelley, Emily Bronte, George Eliot, Olive Schreiner, and…
Virginia Woolf. The author discusses how each writer formed her own identity, what they all had in common, and how that connects with readers throughout time. 2019Why poetry
By Matthew Zapruder. 2017
An award-winning poet argues for the accessibility of poetry and the importance of reading it for all people. Posits that…
the way many are taught to read poetry is the thing that hinders enjoyment. 2017Dante: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By Peter Hainsworth, David Robey. 2015
Analysis of the Italian poet's major works focuses on the Divine Comedy, exploring its relevance to its own time and…
the ways it still speaks to modern readers. Considers Dante's use of allegory, his inventive language, and his insights into human nature. 2015Reflections & refractions: thoughts on science-fiction, science, and other matters
By Robert Silverberg. 2016
Acclaimed writer of science fiction provides a collection of his essays on unique scientific ideas, characters, and the social context…
for science fiction. Some pieces examine the work of other great writers. This edition, expanded from the 1973 original, includes a section on writing science fiction. 2016A million fragile bones: a memoir
By Connie May Fowler. 2017
A woman reflects on the grief and loss that dogged her life from childhood and the ways those losses influenced…
her healing connection to nature. Describes the peace she found on Florida's Gulf Coast for sixteen years until the devastation of the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 2017Animal magnetism: my life with creatures great and small
By Rita Mae Brown. 2009
The author of animal-themed mystery series discusses the real animals she has known and modeled her protagonists after, including dogs,…
horses, birds, and cats. Discusses her late feline writing partner, Sneaky Pie Brown, who is credited with Wish You Were Here (DB 35425) and the rest of the Mrs. Murphy mysteries. 2009Sam Shepard: a life
By John J. Winters. 2017
A journalist examines the life and work of the award-winning playwright, actor, musician, poet, and novelist (1943-2017). Drawing from interviews…
and archives, covers not only his prolific and varied career, but also his difficult childhood and personal relationships. Some strong language. 2017The Oxford companion to fairy tales (Oxford Companions)
By Jack Zipes. 2015
A reference source containing over one thousand entries exploring the Western fairy-tale tradition, from medieval to modern. Includes information about…
stories, authors, artists, and many related topics. Entries address fairy tales' roles in film, art, opera, ballet, music, and advertising. Also features articles highlighting countries with strong fairy-tale traditions. 2015Arthur Conan Doyle: his life in letters
By Daniel Stashower, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jon Lellenberg, Charles Foley. 2008
To provide a clear picture of the personality and multifaceted life of the writer best known for his fictional character…
Sherlock Holmes, the editors selected letters from the long-locked-away correspondence with his much-admired mother Mary over fifty years, as well as missives to other family members and friends. Agatha Award. 2007