The Secret of the Hardy Boys
The Secret of the Hardy Boys (2005)Leslie McFarlane and the Stratemeyer SyndicateBy Marilyn S. GreenwaldThe author of the Hardy Boys Mysteries was, as millions of readers know, Franklin W. Dixon....
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A Poet’s Prose (2005)Selected Writings of Louise BoganBy Mary KinzieAlthough best known as a master of the formal lyric poem, Louise Bogan (1897- 1970) also published fiction and what would now be...
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Testaments (2005)Two Novellas of Emigration and ExileBy Danuta MostwinPolish émigrés have written poignantly about the pain of exile in letters, diaries, and essays; others, more recently, have...
View ArticleAbsent Man
Absent Man (2005)The Narrative Craft of Charles W. ChesnuttBy Charles DuncanAs the first African-American fiction writer to achieve a national reputation, Ohio native Charles W. Chesnutt (1858—1932) in...
View ArticleZane Grey
Zane Grey (2005)Romancing the WestBy Stephen J. MayOne of the century’s most enduring American writers, Zane Grey left a legacy to our national consciousness that far outstrips the literary...
View ArticleThe Midwestern Pastoral
The Midwestern Pastoral (2006)Place and Landscape in Literature of the American HeartlandBy William BarillasThe midwestern pastoral is a literary tradition of place and rural experience that celebrates...
View ArticleThe Complete Stories of Paul Laurence Dunbar
The Complete Stories of Paul Laurence Dunbar (2007)Edited by Thomas Lewis Morgan and Gene Andrew JarrettThe son of former slaves, Paul Laurence Dunbar was one of the most prominent figures in American...
View ArticleUpdike in Cincinnati
Updike in Cincinnati (2007)A Literary PerformanceEdited by James SchiffFor two spring days in 2001, John Updike visited Cincinnati, Ohio, engaging and charming his audiences, reading from his fiction,...
View ArticleThe Collected Novels of Paul Laurence Dunbar
The Collected Novels of Paul Laurence Dunbar (2009)Edited by Herbert Woodward Martin, Ronald Primeau and Gene Andrew JarrettAt long last, critics, scholars, and lovers of fiction can experience the...
View ArticleLiterary Cincinnati
Literary Cincinnati (2011)The Missing ChapterBy Dale Patrick BrownThe history of Cincinnati runs much deeper than the stories of hogs that once roamed downtown streets. In addition to hosting the...
View ArticleThe Ghost of Monsieur Scarron
The Ghost of Monsieur Scarron (2013)By Janet LewisThis historical novel is the third and final book in American poet and fiction writer Janet Lewis’s Cases of Circumstantial Evidence series, based on...
View ArticleThe Trial of Sören Qvist
The Trial of Sören Qvist (2013)By Janet LewisOriginally published in 1947, The Trial of Sören Qvist has been praised by a number of critics for its intriguing plot and Janet Lewis’s powerful writing....
View ArticleThe Wife of Martin Guerre
The Wife of Martin Guerre (2013)By Janet LewisIn this new edition of Janet Lewis’s classic short novel, The Wife of Martin Guerre, Swallow Press executive editor Kevin Haworth writes that Lewis’s story...
View ArticleCases of Circumstantial Evidence
Cases of Circumstantial Evidence (2013)By Janet LewisThis is the first digital version of Cases of Circumstantial Evidence, a collection of three historical novels by noted American writer Janet Lewis....
View ArticleA Spy in the House of Love
A Spy in the House of Love (2013)By Anaïs NinAlthough Anaïs Nin found in her diaries a profound mode of self-creation and confession, she could not reveal this intimate record of her own experiences...
View ArticleUnder a Glass Bell
Under a Glass Bell (2013)By Anaïs NinAlthough Under a Glass Bell is now considered one of Anaïs Nin’s finest collections of stories, it was initially deemed unpublishable. Refusing to give up on her...
View ArticleThe Novel of the Future
The Novel of the Future (2014)By Anaïs NinIn The Novel of the Future, Anaïs Nin explores the act of creation — in film, art, and dance as well as literature — to chart a new direction for the young...
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