Critical Companion to John Steinbeck

Critical Companion to John Steinbeck
Author: Jeffrey D. Schultz
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2005
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 1438108508

Celebrates the American writer who in his works confronted and explored the social fabric of the United States in the early 20th century. More than 500 entries include synopses of his novels, short stories, and nonfiction; descriptions of his characters, details about family, friends, and associates.

Choice

Choice
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2001
Genre: Academic libraries
ISBN:

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck
Author: Luchen Li
Publisher: Dictionary of Literary Biograp
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Discusses the life and writings of American novelist and short-story writer John Steinbeck. Includes information on stage and screen adaptations of his works, critical assessments of his writing, and the Steinbeck centennial.

Reading with Oprah

Reading with Oprah
Author: Kathleen Rooney
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781557288738

Adored by its fans, deplored by its critics, Oprah's Book Club has been at the center of arguments about cultural authority and literary taste since it began in 1996. Reading with Oprah explores the club's revolutionary fusion of books, television, and commerce and tells the engaging and in-depth story of the OBC phenomenon. Kathleen Rooney combines extensive research with a dynamic voice to reveal the club's far-reaching cultural impact and its role as crucible for the clash between "high" and "low" literary taste. Comprehensive and up-to-date, the book covers the club from its inception in 1996, through the Jonathan Franzen contretemps, the surprising suspension in 2002, and, after the club's return in 2003, the progression from "great books" to memoir. New material includes an extensive look at the James Frey scandal and Oprah's turn to contemporary fiction, including The Road and Middlesex. Through close examination of Winfrey's picks and personal interviews with book club authors and readers, Rooney demonstrates how the club that Barbara Kingsolver calls "one of the best possible uses of a television set" has, according to Wally Lamb, "gotten people of all ages to read, to read more, and to read widely."

America's Heartland Remembers

America's Heartland Remembers
Author: David J. Marcou
Publisher: Sept 12 Books
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

This is a collection of photos, poetry and prose, created by artists from the La Crosee, Wisconsin area. Biographies of the contributors are included.