#americanliterature
Finished reading: #RollOfThunderHearMyCry by #MildredDTaylor

1.26.26 → 2.2.26

Wouldn’t be surprised if this book was banned in Florida.

#AmericanLiterature
#AfricanAmericanLiterature
#novel
#booksky
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
She challenged expectations and became a legend.
Our new edition of The Coquette brings back Hannah Webster Foster’s remarkable novel with rare historical commentary and fresh editorial context.
Read why this novel still resonates: p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/w...
#booksky #AmericanLiterature
February 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"Mr. Fear", Lawrence Raab
Diamine - Golden Honey
Filoplanner tr52gsm B6 chonk
Dryad Pens "pocket prototype V1" Red and brass

The title "Mr. Fear" reminded me of a song by the same name by Siamés - related?

#poem #lawrenceraab #americanliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 AM
"Parts of a Tune", W.S Merwin
Toms studio No. 3 Neptune
Leuchtturm a5 standard
Montegrappa Ducale Emperador Brown

"some of the words they come back to him now
he smiles hearing them come and go"

#poem #wsmerwin #americanliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
January 29, 2026 at 5:03 AM
"One of Us Two", Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Dominant Industry - Early Spring
leuchtturm, close up on midori cream
twsbi eco

In close up on better papers, you can see the colours. The shimmer is fine but dense.

#poetry #ellawheelerwilcox #americanliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
January 28, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Finished reading: #UpFromSlavery by #BookerTWashington

1.16.26 → 1.25.26

Mr. Washington would be so disappointed in American race relations in 2026.

#AmericanLiterature
#autobiography
#NonFiction
#novel
#SlaveNarrative
#booksky
January 25, 2026 at 10:29 PM
A free and fearless spirit—one who made few concessions to convention.

#paulbowles #americanliterature #americanwriter #americancomposer
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Gold Fever! Deadly Cold! And the Amazing True Adventures of Jack London in the Wild

In 1897, the California native went to the frozen North looking for gold. What he found instead was the great American novel

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gold...

#JackLondon #Writer #AmericanLiterature #Booksky
Gold Fever! Deadly Cold! And the Amazing True Adventures of Jack London in the Wild
In 1897, the California native went to the frozen North looking for gold. What he found instead was the great American novel
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:11 PM
If you want to know if someone’s a good person, just mention Old Dan and Little Ann and see how they react.

#englishteacher #Americanliterature
January 24, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Nicholas A. Basbanes's "Cross of Snow" is the 1st major literary #biography on #AmericanPoet & translator #HenryWadsworthLongfellow in 50 years & traces the tragedies & achievements of his life, w new material & a fresh look at #Longfellow 's 2nd wife Fanny

#AmericanLiterature #Poetry #biographies
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM
More than 200 years after his birth, Poe endures because he understood how stories work and why they unsettle us.

Follow the page for more daily history posts!

#EdgarAllanPoe #LiteraryHistory #OnThisDay #AmericanLiterature #GothicFiction
January 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Finished reading: #Passing by #NellaLarsen

1.12.26 → 11.15.26

One of my absolute favorites from the #HarlemRennaisance

#AmericanLiterature
#BlackLiterature
#booksky
January 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Author of the Year: 2018

The most significant author who died in 2018.

Philip Roth (1932-2018)

#AuthorOftheYear
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#PhilipRoth
#Portnoyscomplaint
#Americanliterature

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portnoy...
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Touch Me, Stanley Kunitz
BPC Fire Hydrant
Leuchtturm a5 standard
Ians handmade Pens tiger myrtle

"What makes the engine go?
Desire, desire, desire.
The longing for the dance
stirs in the buried life.
One season only,
and its done."

#poem #stanleykunitz #americanliterature #fountainpensandink
January 14, 2026 at 2:41 AM
"Loose Hooks", F.S. Yousaf
Laban - Hera Dark Green
passport TR
Laban 325 Wisteria

I love the slow warmth it evokes, of having someone else move into a life (and house) that was never expected nor built to last.

#poem #fsyousaf #americanliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
January 13, 2026 at 1:14 AM
A Prayer in My Sickness" James Wright
#KittyInkpot - The Clouds Bring In Autumn Colours
B7 natural , tomoe river (passport)
@just-turnings.bsky.social slim sailor <14k B> Poisoned Chalice

#jameswright #americanliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
January 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM