Tag: Weekly Reader
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Guide celebrates Northern Appalachian cultures
Northern Appalachia is one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth with a broad range…
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Collection of essays explores longing in working-class America
At the age of 14, Lydia Paar joined the American workforce. Throughout the years, Paar…
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Collection of short stories follows characters through journeys in new territories
In “Japa and Other Stories,” Iheoma Nwachukwu draws inspiration from his own experiences as a…
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Book of interviews shares tips and techniques of great American journalism
In “Stories Can Save Us,” journalist Matt Tullis explores how the best reporters and writers…
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Collection of essays explore the role of food in American literature
“Significant Food” builds a textual analysis and criticism that chews on the role and prominence…
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Book provides comprehensive guide on salamanders of the eastern United States
In “Salamanders of the Eastern United States,” ecologists Larry Wilson, Whit Gibbons and Joe Mitchell…
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Book of essays explores self-perceptions and self-imposed expectations of women
In “Old Enough,” 21 women creatives write about the experience of aging. With several women…
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Memoir details author’s search for self amidst competing identities
Early in Brooke Champagne’s childhood, her Ecuadorian grandmother strictly confined the girl’s present and future.…
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Biography offers an in-depth examination of the life and career of Sir James Wright
In “From Empire to Revolution,” Greg Brooking investigates the life and conflicted career of Sir…
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Book analyzes the cultures and history of cats
In “Feline Cultures,” Éric Baratay uses testimonies written between the middle of the 18th century…
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Book of poems considers the cultural nuances of the private-versus-public paradox
In “cue,” Siwar Masannat wrestles with intimacy and distance through a collection of poems. Through…
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Novel explores love and mercy through dual timelines and perspectives
In “Beware the Tall Grass,” Ellen Birkett Morris tells the stories of the Sloans, a…
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Book details the unhealthy relationship between hustle culture and work
In “Never Not Working,” Malissa Clark debunks the widely-held belief that to compete with other…
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Author explores a realm of possibilities in sci-fi novel
“Presence” tells the story of Treasure Island, a humanly made island in the San Francisco…
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