
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
Surrounded by the fabled Midwestern niceness, these characters aren't willing to smooth things over for social ease
Gather your friends and challenge heteronormative romantic ideals!
Neel Patel on writing his book to fight against societal expectations
The author of ‘Whiskey When We’re Dry’ started writing about American violence after witnessing a school shooting
Curtis Sittenfeld, author of “You Think It, I’ll Say It,” demolishes the myth of the uncultured heartland
Gish Jen investigates the effect of Western cultural influence on storytelling and identity
It’s time to give up the mistaken idea that the heartland is a cultural wasteland
A who influenced who look at the history of Western poetry
Kai Thomas, author of "In the Upper Country," recommends books that center the Black experience in the 1800s