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    December 1-2, 2012: Chilly Crowd-sourcing

    NOVEMBER 30, 2012 3:05PM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff i'd love your thoughts on, winter in american culture, movies, american literature, crowd-sourced posts

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    November 28, 2012: American Winter, Part Three

    NOVEMBER 28, 2012 9:44AM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff we should read, winter, american literature, fireside poets, john greenleaf whittier

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    Invite to Dec 7 BlogTalkRadio Interview With Robert Sheppard

    NOVEMBER 25, 2012 5:40AM

    By Robert Sheppard


    Topics: great american novel, english literature, day of infamy, pearl harbor sneak attack, decline of the west, rise of china, global balance of power, world literature, american literature, world war 3 novel, the great global novel

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    November 27, 2012: American Winter, Part Two

    NOVEMBER 27, 2012 9:45AM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff that's wintry, storytelling, american literature, ethan frome, edith wharton

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    Theodore Dreiser: The Writer Who Couldn't Write

    OCTOBER 29, 2012 8:08AM

    By Con Chapman


    Topics: theodore dreiser, american literature

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    October 30, 2012: AmericanSpooking, Part 2

    OCTOBER 30, 2012 11:42AM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff that scares me, american literature, horror, scary stories

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    October 12, 2012: Columbus Day Alternatives, Part Five

    OCTOBER 12, 2012 3:36PM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff you should check out, anthologies, american literature, native american literature, siobhan senier

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    October 10, 2012: Columbus Day Alternatives, Part Three

    OCTOBER 10, 2012 5:06PM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff we should read, native americans, ethnic authenticity, american literature, william justin harsha, sarah winnemucca

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    October 3, 2012: Up in the Air, Part Three

    OCTOBER 3, 2012 3:41PM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff we should better remember, american literature, modernist authors, asheville, thomas wolfe

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    September 7, 2012: Fall Forward, Part Four

    SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 10:14AM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff i'd love your thoughts on, american literature, millenialism, jeremiad, hope, book in progress

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    September 6, 2012: Fall Forward, Part Three

    SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 12:10PM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff i need your help with, american literature, immigrant writers, online exhibitions, american writers museum

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    August 29: Books That Shaped American Studier, High School

    AUGUST 29, 2012 12:52PM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff that has shaped me, experimental literature, american literature, trout fishing in america, richard brautigan

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    August 12, 2012: Crowd-Sourcing Americans Abroad

    AUGUST 12, 2012 9:26AM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff we should think about, satire, american literature, travel, tourists, americans abroad

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    August 2, 2012: Two Small Boys

    AUGUST 2, 2012 10:19AM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: relationships we should remember, american literature, american siblings, william james, henry james

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    Invite to Aug 1 BlogTalkRadio Interview of Robert Sheppard

    JULY 12, 2012 4:40AM

    By Robert Sheppard


    Topics: spiritus mundi novel by robert sheppard, robert sheppard, spiritus mundi, occupy wall street, occupy wall street novel, united nations parliamentary assembly, united nations parliamentary assembly novel, author interview, novel interview, literary interview, american literature, american literature interview, new voices in american literature, best new american novels, best new british novels, best new voices in british literature, world war three novels, best new world war three novels, the great global novel, the great world novel, the great international novel, books, fiction, belief/religion, movies, politics

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    July 10, 2012: American Studies Beach Reads, Part Two

    JULY 10, 2012 12:42PM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff you should read, beach reads, american literature, poetry, langston hughes

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    June 4, 2012: America is For Lovers, Part 1

    JUNE 4, 2012 10:03AM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff we should celebrate, american literature, exemplary marriages, james parton, fanny fern

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    May 7, 2012: American Studies Insights, Part One

    MAY 7, 2012 12:02PM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff we should think about, my antonia, the awakening, my teaching, american literature

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    May 5-6, 2012: Great Historical Fiction, Part 5

    MAY 6, 2012 10:13PM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff we should read, jeffrey eugenides, margaret atwood, david bradley, michael shaara, e.l. doctorow, historical novels, american literature

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    May 4, 2012: Great Historical Fiction, Part 4

    MAY 4, 2012 9:41PM

    By Ben Railton


    Topics: stuff we should read, hawaii, james michener, historical fiction, american literature

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