Latest Contributing Articles
Nov 6, 2009
The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger: A Story of Time, Loss, and Love
By: Holly Beth Anderle
Nov 3, 2009
Book Review: Glass People: Gail Godwin’s Novel of a Stifled Housewife Trying to Break Free
By: Eva Gordon
Oct 27, 2009
The New Face of American Literature: Classics to Modern: The Past and the Present
By: Cresta McGowan
Oct 25, 2009
The Road – Book Review: Love Survives the Apocalypse in Cormac McCarthy's Novel of Survival
By: Laura Bernell
Oct 23, 2009
The Bell Jar: A Review Of Sylvia Plath's Only Novel
By: Sara Carroll
Oct 21, 2009
Polygamy in Popular Culture: From Big Love to The 19th Wife
By: Stephanie Whitelock
Oct 20, 2009
Bohjalian's Midwives – Birth, Death, and Magic: A Home Birth Gone Horribly Wrong
By: Rebekah Richards
Oct 20, 2009
Three Novels With a Hoax in the Plot: A Retired Sea Captain, a British Royalty Wannabe and a Cheating Wife
By: Marie Brannon
Oct 16, 2009
'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt: A Critical Review of the Novel
By: Alexandra Szydlowska
Oct 14, 2009
Review of July, July by Tim O'Brien: A Poignant, Yet Suspenseful Page-Turner About a Class Reunion
By: Deborah Mack
Oct 10, 2009
With Flame and Sword - Book Review: History, Adventure, and Love in 11th Century England
By: Tiff Coe
Oct 7, 2009
Joe Hill; Winner Bram Stoker Award; Best Fiction: Son of Stephen King Writes Best Seller – Heart Shaped Box
By: Jayne Pupek
Oct 6, 2009
Return of the Cosmic Banditos: A.C. Weisbecker's Long Out of Print Cult Sensation is Back
By: Sean Costa
Oct 6, 2009
Jennifer Chiaverini Writes A Quilter's Holiday: Not Yet Released Elm Creek Quilts Novel by Madison Author
By: Christine Eirschele
Oct 5, 2009
The Best Short Stories of Vladimir Nabokov: "Signs and Symbols" and the Great Short Fiction of Nabokov
By: William Litton
Oct 5, 2009
Review of The Big Girls: An Ambitious, Thought-Provoking Tale of Fate and Coincidence
By: Deborah Mack
Oct 5, 2009
The Best Short Stories of Leonard Michaels: "City Boy" and the Early Short Fiction of Leonard Michaels
By: William Litton
Oct 4, 2009
Book Review of Pat Conroy's South of Broad: Charleston Takes Center Stage in Conroy's Latest Novel
By: Kristi Gray
Oct 2, 2009
The Best Short Stories: Best of the B-Sides in American Short Fiction
By: William Litton
Sep 30, 2009
Jack Ketchum: American Horror Novelist and Recipient of Bram Stoker Award
By: Jayne Pupek
Sep 23, 2009
A&P by John Updike Study Guide: Overview and Analysis of Updike’s Short Story
By: Jeris Swanhorst
Sep 17, 2009
Cathedral by Raymond Carver Study Guide: Overview and Analysis of Carver's Short Story
By: Jeris Swanhorst
Sep 12, 2009
Dorothy Parker's But the One On the Right: Point of View in a Short Story by Dorothy Parker
By: Jeris Swanhorst
Sep 11, 2009
In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien: Themes of War and Mystery in O’Brien’s Novel
By: Jeris Swanhorst
Sep 9, 2009
John Kennedy Toole: An Appreciation of the Author of A Confederacy of Dunces
By: Paul Comeau
Sep 8, 2009
Childhood Portrayed in Miller and Salinger: Inside The Heads of Boys: "Bulldog" and "The Laughing Man"
By: Eva Gordon
Sep 4, 2009
H. P. Lovecraft on the Web: This New Technology May be His True Ticket to Immortality
By: Larry Latham
Sep 1, 2009
The Names Says It All About Don DeLillo: A Celebrated American Novelist's Forgotten Masterpiece
By: Douglas Nordfors
Aug 27, 2009
Review: How I Became a Famous Novelist: Steve Hely's Debut Novel is a Merciless Take on Publishing
By: Deborah Mack
Aug 25, 2009
Review of Plain Truth by Jodi Piccoult: Piccoult Delves into ‘Living Plain’ With This Dramatic Novel
By: Jenna Galley
Aug 25, 2009
Review of The Pact by Jodi Piccoult: Piccoult’s Love Story Meets the Courtroom
By: Jenna Galley
Aug 23, 2009
The Corrections Still Powerful: Franzen's Novel Holds Up
By: Colin Miner
Aug 21, 2009
Ms. Taken Identity by Dan Begley – Book Review: A Great Lad Lit Debut
By: Nikola Stepic
Aug 17, 2009
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead: African American Prep Comes of Age in the Summer of 1985
By: Martin G. Wood
Aug 12, 2009
Mysticism in Charles Baxter's Short Fiction: Themes in The Would-Be Father & Royal Blue Compared
By: Eva Gordon
Aug 8, 2009
Anagrams by Lorrie Moore: A Short Story Collection Disguised as a Novel
By: Eva Gordon
Aug 4, 2009
Four Fictional Antique Dealers: Novels Featuring Antiques and Dealers Who Sell Them
By: Marie Brannon
Jul 29, 2009
Slaughterhouse Five and the Art of Kurt Vonnegut: Questions for a Book Club Discussion of This American Novelist
By: Mary Rayme
Jul 21, 2009
Four Novels With Arkansas Characters or Settings: A Couple of Farmers, a Porn Addict and a Small Boy
By: Marie Brannon
Jul 17, 2009
Faster Than Kudzu – Joshilyn Jackson: Profile of the Author of Gods in Alabama and More Best-sellers
By: Tina Samuels
Jul 16, 2009
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime: A Character Analysis of Mark Haddon's Protagonist Christopher Boone
By: Rebecca Hersh
Jul 16, 2009
My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult: A Fiction Book Review
By: Maria Luisa Antonaya
Jul 13, 2009
Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey: A Gorgeous Mosaic of Life, Love, and Longing in Los Angeles
By: Martin G. Wood
Jul 12, 2009
Four Novels With Alaskan Characters or Themes: Tales of Espionage, Statehood, the Gold Rush and Prehistoric Alaska
By: Marie Brannon
Jul 11, 2009
Whores On The Hill: Review of Colleen Curran's Novel
By: Catherine Jozwik
Jul 8, 2009
Four Novels With Arizona Characters or Themes: A Socialite, a Military Man, a Prospector and an Impoverished Girl
By: Marie Brannon
Jul 1, 2009
Updike Novel Unravels Making of a Terrorist: Examines the Role of Mentors
By: Christine Carroll
Jun 30, 2009
Four Novels Set in Alabama: Themes of Christmas, Murder, Lesbianism, Racism
By: Marie Brannon
Jun 27, 2009
Four Novels With Afghan Characters or Themes: Fictional Accounts About Afghanistan and Its People
By: Marie Brannon
Jun 26, 2009
Book Review of The Lottery and Other Stories: Shirley Jackson's Sole Short Story Collection
By: Catherine Jozwik
Jun 25, 2009
The Shack by William Paul Young: Christian Novel From an "Accidental Author" Becomes Best-Seller
By: Jenny Evans
Jun 25, 2009
Prolific Joyce Carol Oates Shows Her Weakness: Dear Husband, Her New Story Collection, Offers Few Rewards
By: Douglas Nordfors
Jun 22, 2009
The Epic Forms in Eugenides' Middlesex: An Epic Novel for the 21st Century
By: Jenna Galley
Jun 22, 2009
The Time Traveler's Wife Review: Journey into Audrey Niffenegger’s Best Seller
By: Jenna Galley
Jun 15, 2009
Book Review of The Virgin Suicides: The Decay of Innocence In Jeffrey Eugenides' 1970s Suburbia
By: Catherine Jozwik
Jun 8, 2009
Enjoying Chicana and Latina Literature: Women Authors Worth Reading
By: Carmel Morse
Jun 7, 2009
Making the Case for Paul: A Review of Willa Cather's "Paul's Case"
By: Adam Burgess
Jun 4, 2009
The Novels of Louise Erdrich: An Introduction to Erdrich’s Fiction
By: Jeris Swanhorst
May 28, 2009
The Fourth State of Matter -- Jo Ann Beard: Beard Uses Metaphors and a Variety of Perspectives to Recount Event
By: John Hansen
May 28, 2009
Pictures at an Exhibition's Sparkling Surface: Sara Houghteling's Novel Has Some Missing Pieces
By: Douglas Nordfors
May 28, 2009
F. Scott Fitzgerald's, The Last Tycoon: Explorating the Writing Process Through the Unfinished Novel
By: Lee Ann Hodson
May 26, 2009
A Sudsy Children's Book for Adults: Tom Robbins' "B is for Beer" is a Treat
By: Colin Miner
May 25, 2009
Review of Jodi Piccoult's Handle With Care: Another Poignant Tale of Law and Love
By: Jenna Galley
May 25, 2009
A Review of Jodi Piccoult's Nineteen Minutes: One Act of Violence With Epic Consequences
By: Jenna Galley
May 23, 2009
Perspective, Perception and the Modern Novel: Character and Plot Development in 20th Century American Fiction
By: Lee Ann Hodson
May 23, 2009
Michael Cunningham – Flesh and Blood Book Review: Another Thought-Provoking Novel by the Author of The Hours.
By: Nikola Stepic
May 12, 2009
Philip Roth's Masterpiece 50 Years Later: Goodbye, Columbus is Still an Incredible Read
By: Colin Miner
May 11, 2009
Property by Valerie Wilson: Winner of the Orange Prize 2003
By: Tristania Currie
May 9, 2009
Kurt Vonnegut in Memoriam: Youth, Military Service, and Post-War Life
By: Paul Comeau
May 8, 2009
Illusion in Peter Cameron's Writing: Peter Cameron Uses Illusion to Develop Themes in His Writing
By: Pamela Mooman
May 7, 2009
Feminism in House on Mango Street: Sandra Cisneros writes feminist vignettes.
By: Christine Deakers
May 4, 2009
Looking forward to Elmore Leonard's Latest: Master of Mystery, Most Gifted Writer of DIalogue Pens Another
By: Colin Miner
Apr 29, 2009
Remembering Norman Mailer: 18 Months After his Death, Author of Deer Park and More Still Looms Large
By: Colin Miner
Apr 28, 2009
Veronica, by Mary Gaitskill – A Searingly Provoc: National Book Award Finalist's Crowning Achievement
By: My Nguyen
Apr 26, 2009
Poverty in George Saunders' Short Story Sea Oak: How Death Compels a Family to Grow
By: Cynthia Jones-Shoeman
Apr 24, 2009
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri: The Story of an Indian Family Coming to Terms With Life in America
By: Michael Mackey
Apr 22, 2009
Doctor's Debut Novel is Epic, Satisfying: Verghese Shows He Can Write Fiction as Well as Moving Non-Fiction
By: Colin Miner
Apr 21, 2009
Sui Sin Far's Wisdom of the New: Defending Pau Lin's Maternal Filicide
By: Jaclyna Perez
Apr 21, 2009
Book Review – Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao: Junot Diaz's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel
By: Elizabeth Bastos
Apr 21, 2009
American Wife Not Quite an American Classic: Still – Sittenfeld Dazzles
By: Colin Miner
Apr 20, 2009
Maxine Hong Kingston – No Name Woman: Kingston Attempts to Find a Personal Identity Through Her Aunt
By: John Hansen
Apr 20, 2009
Dan Brown's New Novel Coming September 15th: The Return of Robert Langdon
By: Colin Miner
Apr 20, 2009
Richard Price's Lush Life is a Lush Read: Bronx Trilogy Author's New Novel Beautiful but Flawed
By: Colin Miner
Apr 19, 2009
In Love With Jerzy Kosinski by Agate Nesaule: Author of A Woman in Amber Writes First Novel of Post War Survival
By: Christine Eirschele
Apr 19, 2009
Leanne Shapton's New Novel is Very Clever: But Not Quite Worth the Effort
By: Colin Miner
Apr 18, 2009
A Mercy is a Powerful Book: Toni Morrison Returns
By: Colin Miner
Apr 8, 2009
Post-Apocalyptic Survival in The Road: The Burden of Carrying the Fire in Cormac McCarthy's Novel
By: Delia Byrnes
Apr 7, 2009
Robin Hemley -- Reading History to My Mother: Hemley Uncovers His Mother's Disposition as a Writer
By: John Hansen
Apr 6, 2009
O'Connor's Everything That Rises Must Converge: Themes, Ideas, Symbolism and Irony in Race and Tolerance
By: Megan B. Wyatt
Apr 5, 2009
Brokeback Mountain Story to Screenplay Reviewed: Screenplay by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, Story by Annie Proulx
By: Steve Williams
Apr 3, 2009
Close Range By Annie Proulx Reviewed: Wyoming Stories From the Writer That Authored Brokeback Mountain
By: Steve Williams
Apr 3, 2009
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx Reviewed: A Gay Cowboy Love Story That Subverted Genres and Defied Stereotypes
By: Steve Williams
Apr 1, 2009
Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find": Motif of Old Southern Values as Evidenced by the Grandmother
By: Jaclyna Perez
Mar 29, 2009
Pico Iyer - Where Worlds Collide: Iyer Describes His Personal Experience With Los Angeles Airport
By: John Hansen
Mar 28, 2009
A Book Review of The Princess Bride: An Evaluation of William Goldman’s Enchanting Fairy Tale Novel
By: Jessica Scott
Mar 24, 2009
Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow: Free Verse Horror Novel about Free Roaming Werewolves
By: Martin G. Wood
Mar 21, 2009
Review of American Tabloid by James Ellroy: LA Noir Novelist Mines JFK Assassination
By: Susan Cunningham
Mar 20, 2009
The Spare Prose of No Country for Old Men: Cormac McCarthy's Rustic Literary Style
By: Delia Byrnes
Mar 17, 2009
Good Grief a Story of Love, Loss and Pralines: Despair, Courage, Humor Fill Novel About Life After Losing a Spouse
By: Heidi Toth
Mar 8, 2009
Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner: A Novel about Americans in Cuba Just Before Castro's Revolution
By: Christine Welter
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