The Nobel Prize in Literature stands as one of the world's most respected appreciation, which, in the words of Alfred Nobel's will, presents authors every year, who produce "the most outstanding tasks ...

Which older novels, plays and poems by African American writers are being — or should be — rediscovered? By Adam Bradley Artwork by Dominic Chambers and Tajh Rust Adam Bradley, a T writer, is a ...

For many, Arab-American literature offers a personal window into the rich cultural heritage, traditions, and experiences of Arab-Americans not readily accessible in American popular culture. The scope ...

This story is part of Lit City, our comprehensive guide to the literary geography of Los Angeles. Here’s a story I used to tell myself: I moved to Los Angeles to get away. From winter, for one thing, ...

American poet Louise Glück won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for her “candid and uncompromising” work – she’s the first American woman to win the major award in 27 years. She joins a ...

James E. Miller Jr. made his scholarly reputation with studies of American authors ranging from Walt Whitman to T.S. Eliot, and he brought the country's literary tradition to life for three decades of ...

One of the most pervasive themes in American literature is “the search for identity.” Our earliest authors celebrated literary characters who separated from family, ancestry, and the past to head west ...

In the nineteen-thirties and forties, young book critics on the make used to crowd outside the office of Malcolm Cowley, the literary editor of The New Republic, in the hopes of his attention.