A Wasteland of Contradictions: The California Dreams of Nathanael West
From The Literary Traveler Archive: By Jim Tejani El Centro, California lies sixty miles inside the Arizona border in Imperial County. This formidably-named milieu can…
Tag: American Literature
Literary Recipe Great Gatsby Lemon Cakes
By Hannah White I took him into the pantry where he looked a little reproachfully at the Finn. Together we scrutinized the twelve lemon…
5 Books to Add to Your 2021 Reading List
By Hannah White 2020—an unprecedented year—is coming to a close. Though this year has been filled with uncertainties, one thing that has kept me grounded…
Literary Halloween – Part I: 5 Costumes with Character
By Jessica Monk Halloween, I confess: I’ve failed you. My costumes have been offbeat, inappropriate, and dangerously conceptual. Being a literature graduate, it’s what’s expected…
Literary Halloween – Part II: 10 Couples Costumes for Book Lovers
By Amanda Festa Couples costumes can be hard to pull off. They require the perfect mix of chemistry, good humor, and thinly veiled innuendo. And…
Thoreau’s Other Waters: The Concord River
When reading Thoreau for the first time, a reader might assume that the writer is speaking aloud his mind, giving a voice to his innermost…
50 Shades of Belle du Jour: Sex, Writing, and Making Movies
Article and Illustration by Haley Houseman Despite the pearl-clutching that occurred when Fifty Shades of Grey appeared on our cultural radar, erotica has been mainstream for…
Literary Destination: The Fitzgerald Museum in Montgomery, Alabama
When we imagine F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda, we tend to think of them in some New York ballroom, sipping champagne and dancing…
So, You Liked The Great Gatsby – What’s Next?
By Jack Callahan Was The Great Gatsby your introduction to the work of F. Scott Fitzgerald? Did you like it so much that you want…
A Zelda Fitzgerald Reading List
By Caitlin O’Hara Why does Zelda Fitzgerald continue to hold our attention 65 years after her death? Yes, she was beautiful, artistic, volatile, and often…