INTERVIEWS
Whale of a Tale: John Bryant Uncovers the “Darkness Underneath the Surface” of American Writer Herman Melville
American novelist, short story writer, and poet, Herman Melville (1819-1891) is best known for his masterpiece Moby-Dick and his shorter works Typee, “Bartleby,” “Benito Cereno,” and
In Search of Steinbeck: William Souder Takes a “New Look” at the “Complex and Imperfect” Life of Acclaimed Novelist John Steinbeck
Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, John Steinbeck (1902–1968) was one of America’s most influential and prolific writers of the 20th century. Many of
Raphael Salkie: How Noam Chomsky’s “calm, provocative, and unflinching voice” helps us handle challenges of the 21st century
American linguist, philosopher, and political activist, Noam Chomsky (December 7, 1928) is one of the world’s most respected, though highly controversial thinkers. He
A Novelist and a Fabulist: Carl Rollyson Separates Fact from Fiction in William Faulkner’s Life
American author William Faulkner (1897-1962) became famous for his novels set in the American South, often in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. In 1949,
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Becoming Shakespeare: The Unlikely Afterlife That Turned a Provincial Playwright into the Bard
Unlike most biographies, this one begins not with the birth, but with the death of its subject. Not
Boyle: Between God and Science
Bring up Isaac Newton in a conversation and you’ll probably hear the story of the apple. But the
Healing the Broken Mind: Transforming America’s Failed Mental Health System
Joining the chorus of voices in the health care debate, an issue that has continued to dominate the
Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years
How can you fit a complex life into a single book? Some biographies are so replete with research
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The Cat’s Out of the Bag: What do Erwin Schrödinger and T. S. Eliot have in common?
At first glance, a Nobel Prize-winning Austrian physicist and American-born poet stand as far apart as science and literature
Immortal Beloved: Beethoven’s Music is Still Bringing Joy
It is said that before composing, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) had a habit of dipping his head in
In Memoriam Scott Donaldson, biographer, critic, and scholar of American literature
The Paris Husband, published by Simply Charly in 2018, explores one of the key events in Ernest Hemingway’s
Simply Charly Ranks Among Top 100 Education Blogs
Teach100, a resource to help educators and those in the field of education find the most relevant blogs
