literature

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Sonia McSwain, originally from San Luis Obispo, is a senior at the University of California, San Diego, where she studies English literature with a minor in communication.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Back in grad school, I imagined that maybe I’d write a bestselling novel, and maybe it would be adapted for the screen, and maybe my tombstone would read: She contributed very serious literature to civilization.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

In “This Dark Night,” Ms. Lutz, a professor literature at Pennsylvania State University, deploys flash and elegance when tracing the wellsprings of her subject’s genius to their sources.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Last month, more than 100 authors at the Bollore-owned Grasset publishing group, home to some of the biggest names in French literature, said they would leave after the ousting of its long-time CEO.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

In what seemed even to me a doomed and Pyrrhic gesture, I switched to English literature without telling my parents.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt