{"id":11118,"date":"2019-04-03T11:08:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T18:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/?p=11118"},"modified":"2019-04-03T11:11:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T18:11:14","slug":"new-directions-in-american-lit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/new-directions-in-american-lit\/","title":{"rendered":"New Directions in American Literature: Recommended Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Looking for a great, new book to read? Take a suggestion from Puget Sound English majors!<\/p>\n

In the fall semester, students in ENGL 383: Post-1965 Ethnic Literature compiled recommended reading lists for new or recent literary works inspired by the themes, topics, and aesthetic or structural dimensions of American literature covered in the course. Using contemporary, professional book reviews appearing in major newspapers, magazines and journals, students selected noteworthy titles to be purchased by the library.<\/p>\n

These fictional works engage a wide range of voices and perspectives, represent unique and innovative approaches to storytelling, and incorporate a variety of styles that are sure to appeal to adventurous readers. Topics include queer speculative fiction, speculative fiction and structures of power, ethnic supernaturalism, alternative histories, satire, and multiple consciousness in novels of color.<\/p>\n

To find your next great read, see the full list of titles below or check out the display at the main entrance of Collins Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Americanah<\/em> by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie<\/td>\nFortitude Smashed<\/em> by Taylor Brooke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Curved Horizon<\/em> Taylor Brooke<\/td>\nLet’s Play White<\/em> by Chesya Burke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open City<\/em> by Teju Cole<\/td>\nThe Round House<\/em> by Louise Erdrich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midnight Robber<\/em> by Nalo Hopkinson<\/td>\nDread Nation<\/em> by Justina Ireland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welcome to Braggsville<\/em> by T. Geronimo Johnson<\/td>\nMapping the Interior<\/em> by Stephen Graham Jones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salt Fish Girl<\/em> by Larissa Lai<\/td>\nOn Such a Full Sea<\/em> by Chang-Rae Lee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dear Cyborgs<\/em> by Eugene Lim<\/td>\nSeverance<\/em> by Ling Ma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Song of Achilles<\/em> by Madeline Miller<\/td>\nLittle Fires Everywhere<\/em> by Celeste Ng<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Shadow Speaker <\/em>by Nnedi Okorafor<\/td>\nThe Buddha in the Attic <\/em>by Julie Otsuka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In the Present Tense<\/em> by Carrie Pack<\/td>\nPast Imperfect <\/em>by Carrie Pack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conjugating Hindi<\/em> by Ishmael Reed<\/td>\nThe Plot against America<\/em> by Philip Roth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frankenstein in Baghdad<\/em> by Ahmed Saadawi<\/td>\nWe the Animals<\/em> by Justin Torres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky <\/em>by Lesley Nneka Airman<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

– By Katy Curtis, Humanities Librarian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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