Before the Independence Day fireworks this week, try this short quiz on America’s popular books published during the ...

The United States is a country as rich as it is varied, with a history that is inevitably complex and a culture that influences the whole world. In these circumstances, it is not surprising to find ...

Journalist Terence Smith reflects on decades of reporting on American presidents, wars On our bookshelf tonight, NewsHour's old friend and former longtime media correspondent Terence Smith's ...

Bruce Lisman is selling a trove of 18th and 19th-century American books and rarities. His collection offers a rare look into the foundations of American literature.

American literature, arising from the inchoate beginnings of the nation, has had its share of prophets. Perhaps because the nation itself has its share of sins against which its prophets railed.

No summary, however brief, of American literature and the Catholic Faith could omit to mention T. S. Eliot (1888-1965), albeit only a passing and cursory mention in this case; nor could it fail to ...

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 ...

African American literature’s prowess resides in its capacity to transform personal experience into universal truth. When Ralph Ellison wrote on invisibility, he wasn’t just describing the ...

Columnist, author, and linguist Richard Lederer spent about six months writing his latest book, “American History for Everyone.” That was a lot longer than it’s typically taken him to write ...