But it’s when discussion of the American Dream gets closer to home that her West Virginia students light up. “One thing ...

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One hundred years ago, a young midwesterner-turned-Ivy-Leaguer enlisted in the military during World War I, hoping to die in ...

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

It’s been 100 years since The Great Gatsby was first published, and its legacy is still deeply woven into the fabric of New York City and Long Island. From its inspiration on the Gold Coast to its ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel is emblematic of the jazz age and the Roaring '20s. Annie Murray, the rare books and special collections librarian at the University of Calgary, shares insights about the ...

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

Flagboy Giz tracks the entire history "We Outside," a song that began as a Mardi Gras hit and turned into a New Orleans ...

Great literature sets unrealistic expectations for mere mortals. Laura Piani’s debut balances reality with the effervescent ...