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African American authors African American authors Correspondence Authors, American Authors, American 20th century Correspondence Authors, American 20th century Diaries Beat generation Ginsberg, Allen 1926-1997 Correspondence Kerouac, Jack 1922-1969 Correspondence Lindbergh, Anne Morrow 1906-2001 Correspondence Lindbergh, Anne Morrow 1906-2001 DiariesHughes, Langston
Summary: Presents a collection of letters exchanged over the course of four decades between poet Langston Hughes and his mentor, Carl Van Vechten, offering an incisive look at current events and issues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.5209 HUGBaldwin, James
Summary: The story of the friendship between writer Baldwin and editor Stein describes the early days of their life-long companionship in their North Bronx high school and their shared literary endeavors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: One World 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 BALHughes, Langston
Summary: "This unprecedented collection of Langston Hughes's letters is arranged by decades, with helpful interstitial material and notes throughout to guide us through Hughes's journey in all its aspects: literary, personal, political, practical. His correspondents include such luminaries as Carl Van Vechten, Blanche Knopf, Ezra Pound, Countee Cullen, Paul Robeson, and Richard Wright. The letters tell...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HUGHES, LANGSTON HUGBerry, Wendell
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.5 LINBradbury, Ray
Summary: Bradbury scholar and biographer Jonathan R. Eller offers the first sustained look at Ray Bradbury's life in letters from his late teens to his ninth decade. Bradbury's correspondence was far-reaching--he interacted with a rich cross section of 20th-century cultural figures, writers, film directors, editors, and others who simply wanted insights or encouragement from a writer who had enriched...
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Publisher / Publication Date: illustrations, portraits 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRADBURY, RAY BRALindbergh, Anne Morrow
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.5 LINWilder, Laura Ingalls
Summary: The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder is a vibrant, deeply personal portrait of this revered American author, illuminating her thoughts, travels, philosophies, writing career, and dealings with family, friends, and fans as never before.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WILCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WILCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B WILDER WILBurroughs, William S.
Summary: Presenting a glimpse into the private life of the misunderstood writer, this collection of letters from the 1960s and 1970s reveals the era in which Burroughs became an influential artistic and cultural leader beyond the literary world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 816.54 BURLindbergh, Anne Morrow
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1972
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.5 LINVonnegut, Kurt.
Summary: A compilation of personal correspondence written over a sixty-year period offers insight into the iconic American author's literary personality, his experiences as a German POW, his struggles with fame, and the inspirations for his famous books.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 VONCapote, Truman
Summary: Spanning his entire life, this collection of private letters by the acclaimed author includes Capote's correspondence with such notables as David O. Selznick, Edith Sitwell, Cecil Beaton, Christopher Isherwood, and Bennett Cerf.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 CAPPancake, Breece D'J
Summary: The Collected Breece D'J Pancake brings together the original landmark book, several story drafts and fragments, and a selection of Pancake's letters to offer an unprecedented picture of his life and art. Among the unfinished stories are fragments from Pancake's two planned novels. The letters document his relationship with writers such as Peter Taylor, John Casey, James Alan McPherson, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2020
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Summary: Though Jane Bowles published only one novel, one play, and a handful ofstories, her genius for spare prose and vivid dialogue had an outsized influence onher contemporaries. Tennessee Williams called her "the most important writer ofprose fiction in modern American letters"; for John Ashbery she was "one of thefinest modern writers of fiction in any language." Now, on the occasion of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library Of America 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 BOWHanff, Helene.
Summary: A collection of letters depicting the twenty-year relationship between American author Helene Hanff and the employees of a London bookshop.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1990
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.52 CRAKerouac, Jack
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 KERKerouac, Jack
Summary: The first collection of letters between the two leading figures of the Beat movement. Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg are the most celebrated names of the Beat Generation, linked together not only by their shared artistic sensibility but also by a deep and abiding friendship, one that colored their lives and greatly influenced their writing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KEROUAC, JACK KERBukowski, Charles
Summary: "Charles Bukowski's stories, poems, and novels have left an enduring mark on our culture. In this collection of correspondence--letters to publishers, editors, friends, and fellow writers--the writer shares his insights on the art of creation." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015