Immigrant struggle; alienation, loneliness and frustration; stories that caused a sensation in the 1920s.

A former writer for the "Village Voice," the author–in a series of essays––makes the argument for re-visiting and celebrating-- The...

Revolutionary Mexico at the beginning of the 20th century from the viewpoint of its citizens, and American expatriates.

Nightlife in Europe; bullfights in Spain, and disillusionment after the conclusion of World War I.

The original version of "To Kill a Mockingbird" before the intervention of the author’s editor.

The 1930s adventures of an immigrant Norwegian family in San Francisco that inspired the play, I Remember Mama.

A “conventional” wife and mother catapults into a successful garden columnist; winner of the 1995 Pulitzer Prize.

Depression, near-suicide, and success; Sinatra, Berlin, Monroe; The Patty Duke Show, I Dream of Jeannie, and a late-in-life writing career...

Acclimating to widowhood and dating; lunches and coffees; and inexpungable loneliness; by the author of Up the Sandbox.

Isadora Wing’s sexual adventures continue; the sequel to Fear of Flying.

In 1952, congress accused the playwright of having ties to the Communist party. Forced to testify, she refused to incriminate...

A group of girls who formed friendships at Radcliffe in the 1950s, reunite.