Unearthed Steinbeck Short Story Isn’t at All Like ‘Grapes of Wrath’ The quintessentially American author wrote pieces for a Paris newspaper in the 1950s.

In “The Grapes of Wrath,” John Steinbeck captures the suffocating dust storms and drought that plagued the Great Plains during the 1930s. “All day the dust sifted down from the sky, and the next day ...

What’s your favorite book?” I was asked the other day, a simple question that is calculus-difficult to answer.

With stellar performances by Theron, Sissy Spacek, Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson, “North Country” is based on a groundbreaking lawsuit brought by women miners at Minnesota’s Eveleth Mines in ...

Ross and Graham explained that Cole, then an emerging jazz artist, asked Troup to finish the tune for an upcoming recording ...

“The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty” is densely layered, containing countless rewards for anyone as ...

Mr Rizwan Habib, who stole money as a child to feed his mother's drug habit and spent close to 21 years in jail across seven ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defined his rule and Iran’s place in the world through his hostility to Israel and the US. Last ...

The Pearl indeed is up there with Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden and of Mice and Men as John Steinbeck's great works – and in ...

The List of Last Chances by Christina Myers is a heartfelt road trip novel that follows an unlikely friendship. When 39-year-old Ruthie heads off on a cross-country drive from Vancouver to St. John’s ...

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