After resuscitating Faulkner and ushering Kerouac’s ‘On The Road,’ an editor gets the spotlight

As consulting editor for publishing house Viking Press in the ‘40s, Cowley resuscitated William Faulkner’s career at a time ...

American Literature Owes a Great Debt to This 20th-Century ‘Insider’

By championing now-essential writers like William Faulkner, Malcolm Cowley helped remake the U.S. literary canon.
The New Yorker

The Man Who Helped Make the American Literary Canon

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the country’s literature was widely considered provincial. Then Malcolm Cowley set ...
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Voices of Change: How the 2025 National Book Awards Reflect a New Era in American Literature

The books honored in 2025 remind us that literature’s greatest power lies in its ability to change who gets to speak—and who ...
Daily Camera

Opinion: F. Willis Johnson: African American literature matters

This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, in this reflective season, we find ourselves at a crossroads that would be ...
The Harvard Crimson

So You Want to Read Arab-American Literature

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 scope ...
The New York Times

Building a New Canon of Black Literature

Which older novels, plays and poems by African American writers are being — or should be — rediscovered? By Adam Bradley Artwork by Dominic Chambers and Tajh Rust Adam Bradley, a T writer, is a ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Commentary: African American literature matters

This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, in this reflective season, we find ourselves at a crossroads that would be ...