In tracking pieces of great American literature from the 19th-21st century, we can identify an overwhelming sense of the loss of true purpose, disembodiment, and dislocation that is rather fitting ...

A daring visual approach powers a gorgeous film about an ugly chapter in history.

The Great American Read is made possible by the Anne Ray Foundation and public television viewers. Additional engagement funding for The Great American Read is made possible by CPB.

The Great American Read was an eight-part series with viewer participation to select America’s favorite novel, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels. It investigated ...

The Searchers is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision Western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le ... and one of the greatest and most influential films ever made.

The book is strange, wise, funny and profound and widely considered to be one of the greatest American novels. 2. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (736 pages) This Man Booker Prize shortlisted ...

The book is strange, wise, funny and profound and widely considered to be one of the greatest American novels. 2. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (736 pages) This Man Booker Prize shortlisted ...

enlightening and influential young-adult books, in chronological order beginning in the 1800s Firekeeper's Daughter ...

Here's when and where to find the Friends of the Erie County Library's low-cost book sales in 2025, including the Great American Book Sale.