Literature is fragile. It serves no obvious purpose. But it is also as close to immortal as any cultural endeavor has ever ...

It’s difficult to know where to start or finish in any discussion of the connection between American literature and the Catholic Faith. The whole topic is fraught with complexity, as is the ...

For College of Arts, Sciences & Education English Assistant Professor Mark Kelley, there’s nothing as exhilarating as being out on the water—the feeling of freedom, the vastness, the intrigue of the ...

The Nobel Committee has been handing out the Nobel Prize in Literature since 1901. It has been awarded to 119 individuals, 12 ...

THE first three volumes of Mr. Stedman’s Library of American Literature 1 cover the colonial and revolutionary times down to the adoption of the Constitution. It may seem surprising that three large ...

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 ...

This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, in this reflective season, we find ourselves at a crossroads that would be ...

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 ...

NPR's Eyder Peralta talks with Regie Cabico, co-organizer of this year's Asian American Literature Festival that's holding events in Washington, D.C., after the Smithsonian cancelled a larger event.

ONE fact about our literature has not received adequate attention, — the fact that it had no childhood. In its beginnings it was the record of a people who had long passed the age of play and dreams, ...

Over 1,000 artists and writers have signed a letter demanding the “immediate resignation” of Asian Pacific American Center Acting Director Yao-Fen You. A photo from the 2019 iteration of the Asian ...

The Smithsonian Institution’s Asian Pacific American Center abruptly canceled this year’s Asian American Literature Festival weeks before it was scheduled to begin. The center added a blue and white ...