american literature

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american literature

American writers

a collection of literary biographies

Wild tongues can't be tamed

15 voices from the Latinx diaspora
2024
"'In Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed,' bestselling and award-winning authors as well as up-and-coming voices interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. These fifteen original pieces delve into everything from ghost stories and superheroes, to memories in the kitchen and travels around the world, to addiction and grief, to identity and anti-Blackness, to finding love and speaking your truth. Full of both sorrow and joy . . . an essential celebration of this rich and diverse community"--Provided by publisher.
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Black boy joy

2023
A collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

The price of the ticket

collected nonfiction, 1948-1985
2021
"A . . . compendium of James Baldwin's . . . nonfiction work, calling on us 'to end the racial nightmare, and achieve our country'"--Provided by publisher.

A darker wilderness

Black nature writing from soil to stars
2023
"A vibrant collection of personal and lyric essays in conversation with archival objects of Black history and memory"--Provided by publisher.

Latino literature

an encyclopedia for students
2023
"An A-Z encyclopedia providing an overview of Latino literature and its myriad contributions to American cultures showcasing the diversity in modern Latino literary styles and narrative themes. Entries provide an introduction to the key figures and movements as well as general explanations of their significance for Latino literature"--Provided by publisher.

The American canon

literary genius from Emerson to Pynchon
2019
Contains writings that reflect on the ways American authors have influenced each other across more than two centuries.
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[Voron]

[poezii, opovidannia]
2019
Contains poems and short stories by Edgar Allan Poe.

Credo

the Rose Wilder Lane story
2019
A graphic novel biography of feminist founder of Libertarianism and an alleged cowriter of the "Little House on the Prairie" series, Rose Wilder Lane.

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