Literature

Actor Titus Welliver will present the award at Saturday’s star-studded ceremony on the University Park Campus.

It’s a bit of a paradox, USC Dornsife’s Emily Anderson notes: Readers often look like they’re all alone, and yet, “you’re with these characters, you’re with the author, you’re in another world.”

The English professor’s novel James offers a searing retelling of a Mark Twain classic — and has now earned fiction’s highest honor.

VIDEO: The Bard — born April 23, 1564 (more or less) — passed away centuries ago, so why is his work still relevant? Faculty members from the USC School of Dramatic Arts explain.

USC scholars explain how the classic A Christmas Carol shaped and preserved the beloved winter holiday.

The celebrated author and Distinguished Professor of English earns one of the literary world’s top honors for his reimagining of a classic American tale.

The author and USC Dornsife professor explores how political discourse misses the mark on the mixed-race experience in the United States.

Looking for a good read? Faculty members from the USC Rossier School of Education have these suggestions.

The USC Dornsife Professor Emerita’s influential writing emphasized the importance of post-war and contemporary writers.

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