7 Books Set in Indiana, Heartland of the Midwest
Deborah E. Kennedy, author of "Billie Starr’s Book of Sorries," recommends books by Hoosier State writers
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11 Books About Midwesterners Who Aren’t Trying to Be Nice
Surrounded by the fabled Midwestern niceness, these characters aren't willing to smooth things over for social ease
Nov 11 2020 - Rachel Mans McKenny
The New Literature of the Midwest
Recent books about the heartland go beyond nostalgia to look towards the future
Jan 30 2019 - Cameron Shenassa
‘If You See Me, Don’t Say Hi’ Is a Midwestern Indian Americana that Eschews Stereotypes
Neel Patel on writing his book to fight against societal expectations
Oct 19 2018 - JR Ramakrishnan
Do Sophisticated Midwesterners Exist?
Curtis Sittenfeld, author of “You Think It, I’ll Say It,” demolishes the myth of the uncultured heartland
Jul 6 2018 - Becca Schuh
Stop Dismissing Midwestern Literature
It’s time to give up the mistaken idea that the heartland is a cultural wasteland
Dec 13 2017 - Sonya Huber
Body and Soul: Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
Nov 6 2015 - Liana Imam
10 Memoirs and Essay Collections by Black Women
These contemporary books illuminate the realities of the world for Black women in America
Nov 29 2023 - Alicia Simba
My Spite Could Fill a Museum
Three poems by Maya Jewell Zeller
Nov 15 2023 - Maya Jewell Zeller
An Epidemic of Loneliness In A Constantly Connected World
Athena Dixon unpacks the different forms of loneliness in "The Loneliness Files"
