Literature

Today’s romance novels spotlight women in control, writes Diane Winston of USC Dornsife’s School of Religion.

About 150,000 people came to what has become the largest literary and cultural festival in the nation. See our favorite photos from a fun-filled weekend.

The two-day festival on the University Park Campus will feature several USC faculty members and students.

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.