My colleagues and I felt this way over the past few months as we undertook the challenging, thrilling task of assembling a list of the great American novels—136 works of fiction that we consider ...

The book is also a healthy reminder of the contemporary stakes of Native American history. This is not a subject that is distant from our world. Like several of these other books, “Our History ...

When looking for the best in contemporary romance, look no further than Emily Henry. With an impressive number of hits under her belt ( Beach Read, Happy Place, and Book Lovers, just to name a few), ...

And yet for too long there has not been a volume that provides an account of the breadth and depth of queer American literature. This landmark volume provides the first expansive history of this ...

In the fall of 2023, C-SPAN partnered with the Library of Congress to produce the series, Books That Shaped America. The series explored key works from American history that have had a major ...

A History of American Puritan Literature is a collaborative effort to create not a singular literary history, but a series of interlocked new histories of American puritan literature. ‘Teachers of ...

Check out our list of the best books of 2022 ... about in documentaries and period films. Half American is a must-read for any history buff or anyone trying to learn about the lesser-known ...