North American Lit

North American Literature

The compilation of literary works written or composed by North American authors.

Indigenous Oral Traditions

The storytelling traditions of Native American cultures that significantly contributed to the early literary landscape of North America.

European Colonization

The period in which European explorers and settlers arrived in North America, bringing new waves of literature and shaping the literary traditions of the region.

Detective Fiction

A genre of literature, including novels and short stories, in which a mystery or crime is solved.

Historical Novel

A novel that is set in a specific period of history and incorporates historical events and characters.

Letter

A written message exchanged between individuals.

Mystery

A literary genre that emphasizes mysterious happenings or the investigation of unknown events.

Novel

A sustained work of prose fiction, typically longer in length.

Pastoral

A literary work that presents the shepherd life in a conventionalized manner.

Romance

A tale of love and chivalric adventure, often presented in verse or prose.

Short Story

A brief work of prose fiction, usually consisting of between 500 and 10,000 words.

Mark Twain

The pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens, a prominent American author known as "The Father of American Literature."

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

An American author known for his exploration of the American Jazz Age, with his most famous work being "The Great Gatsby."

Edgar Allan Poe

An American writer known for his macabre and Gothic tales

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

A novel often considered "the great American novel," written by Mark Twain and narrated by the protagonist

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

An 1851 novel by Herman Melville, telling the story of Captain Ahab's quest for vengeance against the giant white sperm whale

Native Son

A novel by Richard Wright, depicting the story of Bigger Thomas, a black youth living in poverty in Chicago's South Side in the 1930s.

Chelsea Abdullah

A Kuwaiti-American writer known for the fantastical Sandsea Trilogy.

Diane Ackerman

An American poet, essayist, and naturalist known for her explorations of the natural world in her works of nonfiction.

Ryland Adams

An American YouTuber and podcast host known for his channel and podcast, "The Sip."

Ibra Ake

A Nigerian-American artist known for his work as a writer on the show "Atlanta" and as a director on Beyonce's visual album, "Black is King."

Arlene Alda

An American musician, photographer, and writer

Paul Alexander

An American lawyer and polio survivor, known for being the last person living in an iron lung and author of the book "Three Minutes for a Dog:My Life in an Iron Lung."

Camila Alire

An American librarian and the first Hispanic president of the American Library Association (ALA).

Samuel Longhorne Clemens

Also known by this pen name. He wrote “The adventures of Tom Sewyer”. Is also know as “The father of American Literature

The Great Gatsby

Most famous piece by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

The Raven

Famous Piece by Edgar Allan Poe

Herman Melville

Wrote the 1851 novel titled Moby Dick or The whale

Richard Wright

Wrote the Novel “Native Son”