american-literature
Statue of renowned Nebraska author Willa Cather unveiled in U.S. Capitol
Cather began her writing career in Pittsburgh, where she worked as a journalist and teacher for a decade.
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These high school ‘classics’ have been taught for years. Are their days numbered? | Opinion
Does a new generation of students require a new generation of literary classics?
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When Black kids, shut out from the whitewashed world of children’s literature, took matters into their own hands | Opinion
The Brownies’ Book, the Defender Junior and the children’s sections of other African American weeklies gave Black children a space to tell their stories, express their anxieties and assert their ambitions.