English and Reading Resources

Fall 2019

The Odyssey

The Odyssey
by Homer

The epic tale translated by acclaimed scholar Peter Green.

Appalachian Reckoning

Appalachian Reckoning
by Anthony Harkins & Meredith McCarroll

A retort to J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy.

The Art of Voice

The Art of Voice
by Tony Hoagland

A guide to the principles and practice of poetic voice.

Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds

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

What We Talk About
When We Talk About Books
by Leah Price

Even with evidence that books are dying, Price offers fresh hope.

Shout

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

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

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

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.