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March 29, 2025

Speeches & Writing of John Quincy Adams in Library of America

March 29, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Speeches & Writing of John Quincy Adams in Library of America

A well-annotated new collection of the writings of John Quincy Adams

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March 29, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
David Waldstreicher, Library of America, John Quincy Adams, American literature
March 20, 2023

The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley by David Waldstreicher

March 20, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley by David Waldstreicher

A new biography of the Revolutionary Era poet.

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March 20, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley, Phillis Wheatley, David Waldstreicher, American poetry, American literature, Steve Donoghue, history, black history, 2023
January 31, 2023

Tough Guy: The Life of Norman Mailer by Richard Bradford

January 31, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Tough Guy: The Life of Norman Mailer by Richard Bradford

A contentious new biography of the author of “Tough Guys Don’t Dance”.

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January 31, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
Richard Bradford, Tough Guy: The Life of Norman Mailer, Norman Mailer, biography, American literature, Steve Donoghue, 2023
November 06, 2021

Burning Boy by Paul Auster

November 06, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Burning Boy by Paul Auster

Prominent author Paul Auster turns a writer’s eye on canonical author Stephen Crane.

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November 06, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
Burning Boy, Stephen Crane, Paul Auster, American literature, biography, American biography, Steve Donoghue
July 07, 2020

Cross of Snow by Nicholas Basbanes

July 07, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Cross of Snow by Nicholas Basbanes

A bestselling author turns his attention to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the great American poet of the 19th century, now largely forgotten.

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July 07, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Poetry
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nicholas Basbanes, biography, American literature, American poetry, Steve Donoghue
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