From Texas' Colleen Hoover to Maine's Stephen King, here are the most famous authors from every state.

Edda Fields-Black wanted to make her historical account of a Union Army raid led by Harriet Tubman on southern plantations and rice fields as authentic as ...

In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.

The Department of History's Edda Fields-Black has been named a recipient of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for her research on Harriet Tubman.

Edda Fields-Black is still processing the fact that she was awarded a 2025 Pulitzer Prize. “It’s just beginning to set in. It ...

There is a story Elaine Wrice, 74, had not heard while growing up as an African American. And, after more than 30 years of teaching and after earning her doctorate in education, she’s just now getting ...

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National Nurses Week offers opportunity to recognize 5 Black nurses whose resilience and innovation shaped healthcare despite ...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's books can offer bold, emotional perspectives on gender, culture, and family in stories that span ...

Mavis Gallant’s short stories are about people, especially women, who prefer to live on the social margins. I cherish one of them most of all.

The judges of the annual prize for female and nonbinary writers praised Lubrin's debut short story collection, Code Noir, for ...

The Met Gala returns Monday, May 5, drawing a bevy of A-list celebrities to the storied New York City museum for a night of ...