American literature News

It's tempting to think you know the real Kurt Vonnegut. He revealed so much of himself during his lifetime, in his personal essays and in the autobiographical bits of his novels. But five years after his death, there's still much more to learn.

Late in John Irving's "In One Person", the hero, Bill Abbott, hears another character describe his father as someone who “does know how to tell a story – even if it's always the same story.” These days, it's a fitting description of Irving himself.

LOS ANGELES – It’s one of the most acclaimed American novels of the past thirty-five years, and its oafish, overweight, over-educated antihero has become iconic. So why hasn’t “A Confederacy of Dunces” been made into a movie yet?

If Jane Austen, who authored some of classic literature's most famous love stories, (i.e. Pride and Prejudice) were alive today, what would she make of our quest for romance today? Lori Smith, an Austen scholar and adorer gives readers a new insight.

NEW YORK – Death doesn't always stop great writers from publishing their new material. Not even Kurt Vonnegut. So it goes.

Chicago - Film critic Roger Ebert shocked and angered many of his 300,000 followers on Twitter when talking about the latest version of Huck Finn and censorship. His choice to use the 'N word' in his tweet incited criticism from the blogosphere.