literature

Contemporary Black writers are authors creating in the present moment, building on a long lineage while engaging current cultural, political, and social realities. They write ac...

The Mark Twain Award recognizes outstanding literature for young adult readers, named for the iconic American writer. This guide explains how the award works, how nominees are s...

The River Is Waiting is a character-driven novel by Wally Lamb that examines how personal history, family dynamics, and quiet moments of decision shape a life. Centered on women...

Hareton Wuthering Heights is a central figure in Emily Brontë’s novel, serving as both a victim of circumstance and a symbol of potential redemption. This evergreen profile e...

The creature in Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus does not have a given first name in the text. In the original story, the scientist Victor Fra...

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein , Elizabeth Lavenza is Victor Frankenstein’s childhood companion, later his fiancée, and the maternal figure of his younger brother William....

Bandersnatch is a fictional creature of unsettling appearance and aggressive behavior introduced by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass. This lexical entity has transcend...

Dorothy is the central protagonist of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its many adaptations, most notably the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. As a young K...

The question “why did Ruth have to die” arises from a pivotal moment in a beloved story where her death is framed not as shock value but as a structural and thematic require...

Elphaba is the green-skinned heroine of The Wizard of Oz franchise, originating in L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and later popularized by the 1939 MGM...