Joseph Smith achieved a remarkable degree of success and influence.
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A new illustrated collection gives Americans a mythology worth loving.
On recovering basic literacy, stateside and across the pond.
On a little-remembered writer Trump supporters would love.
How “Mark Twain” got his start.
“Thank God for being an American.”
If you’re making a list, you’ve already lost.
Schools should treat children and our literary legacy with equal respect.
The 50th anniversary of a classic adventure novel provokes reflection on a romantic yet gritty aspect of modern warfare.
Reject the fiction of perfection for the messiness of the world outside your head.
The war in Ukraine is not an excuse for russophobic iconoclasm.
An English literature professor describes how he came to love teaching Freshman Comp.
