English and Reading Resources
Fall 2019
The Odyssey
by Homer
The epic tale translated by acclaimed scholar Peter Green.
Appalachian Reckoning
by Anthony Harkins & Meredith McCarroll
A retort to J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy.
The Art of Voice
by Tony Hoagland
A guide to the principles and practice of poetic voice.
Magical Negro
by Morgan Parker
A poetical collection that tackles the interior and exterior politics of both society and self.
What We Talk About
When We Talk About Books
by Leah Price
Even with evidence that books are dying, Price offers fresh hope.
Shout
by Laurie Halse Anderson
A memoir in poetry by one of the most crucial activists for sexual assault survivors writing today.
The Writer’s Map
ed. by Huw Lewis-Jones
Writers and illustrators share their insights into the geographies they describe and the realms they inhabit.
Working Women in American Literature
ed. by Miriam S. Gogol
Eight essays on the subject of working women in late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth-century American literature.
Why They Can’t Write
by John Warner
Why we should kill the five-paragraph essay and what works when it comes to the writing skills of college students.