If there are two things that John Steinbeck does really well it’s being able to describe a time and landscape in American history and combine that with an incredibly strong observation of human emotio… more →
inside bookspublicroad wrote 5 hours ago: While my mom drove my sister and me to Mesa Verde, to Yellowstone, to Rocky Mountain National Park a … more →
stevenhartwriter wrote 15 hours ago: Caustic Cover Critic interviews Mick Wiggins, whose lovely cover designs for the Penguin Classics ed … more →
ncowie wrote 18 hours ago: Go here to view a short video that discusses the characters in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and M … more →
Robin Mizell wrote 1 day ago: The topic of old books and magazines came up during an enjoyable, multi-threaded debate sparked by P … more →
Linda Aragoni wrote 4 days ago: Of the top ten bestselling novels for 1939, five are still super reading today. Two of the five are … more →
CeliaSue wrote 6 days ago: The Victorian Inn, Best Western, is in walking distance from the historic Cannery Row (John Steinbec … more →
mchakrabarti wrote 1 week ago: I’ve been reading a lot this summer. So far I’ve reread The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Ki … more →
stpincers wrote 1 week ago: The end of July moves steadily towards the center of the radar screen and with it comes a darting bo … more →
Scott W. Smith wrote 1 week ago: “During the 1920s, at the height of his fame and literary power, Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) wa … more →
coastroad wrote 1 week ago: California Literature, think foremost: John Steinbeck. Think: Steinbeck. Monterey. Salinas. … more →
Ray Anselmo wrote 2 weeks ago: Sometime, when you think you’re in a bit of a spot, you need a little bit of perspective. You … more →
statetheatrenj wrote 2 weeks ago: Part of my job as University Liaison consists of engaging the Rutgers community in all things State … more →
tashalutek wrote 2 weeks ago: A bit of inspiration for high school students who eventually may have to write a book report of one … more →
coastroad wrote 2 weeks ago: Can you dig this condor + wave poster from the Pacific Coast? Beautiful! Love the palette. Hipnic … more →
Janeite Deb wrote 3 weeks ago: The Steinbeck Bear Flag Cafe manuscript I posted on here did not sell at the Bloomsbury Auction on J … more →
Pierre K. wrote 3 weeks ago: I got a lot of time to spend in public transports these days. I randomly found this novel at home a … more →
morningaftershow wrote 3 weeks ago: Finally finished John Steinbeck’s East of Eden. Only took me forever to get through it! Now I … more →
lacienciacohete wrote 3 weeks ago: Reading East of Eden there are, of course, many passages of genius that I stumble upon, but so far n … more →
Gretta wrote 3 weeks ago: The problem with me, when it comes to literature, is that there are so many books I want to read. Th … more →