SAMLA 2019
Conversations with Neil Simon
Neil Simon (1927–2018) began as a writer for some of the leading comedians of the day—including Jackie Gleason, Red Buttons, Phil Silvers, and Jerry Lewis—and he wrote for fabled television programs ...
Something Inside So Strong
In 1922, Mildred Pitts Walter was born in DeRidder, Louisiana, to a log cutter and a midwife/beautician. She became the first member of her family to go to college, graduating in 1940. Walter moved to ...
Comics, Trauma, and the New Art of War
Conflict and trauma remain among the most prevalent themes in film and literature. Comics has never avoided such narratives, and comics artists are writing them in ways that are both different from and ...
Connecting Histories
The Francophone Caribbean boasts a trove of literary gems. Distinguished by innovative, elegant writing and thought-provoking questions of history and identity, this exciting body of work demands scholarly ...
Conversations with Robert Morgan
Robert Morgan (b. 1944) is one of the most distinguished writers in southern and Appalachian literature, celebrated for his novels, poetry, short fiction, and historical and biographical writing, totaling ...
Gothic for Girls
Winner of the 2019 Broken Frontier Award for Best Book on Comics
Today fans still remember and love the British girls’ comic Misty for its bold visuals and narrative complexities. Yet its unique history ...
Gothic for Girls
Winner of the 2019 Broken Frontier Award for Best Book on Comics
Today fans still remember and love the British girls’ comic Misty for its bold visuals and narrative complexities. Yet its unique history ...
Jeff Smith
First with his magisterial fantasy Bone to his mind-bending, time-warping sci-fi noir RASL, Paleolithic-set fantasy Tüki: Save the Humans, arthouse-styled superheroic miniseries Shazam!, and his latest ...
Jeff Smith
First with his magisterial fantasy Bone to his mind-bending, time-warping sci-fi noir RASL, Paleolithic-set fantasy Tüki: Save the Humans, arthouse-styled superheroic miniseries Shazam!, and his latest ...
The Order and the Other
In the mid- to late 2000s, the United States witnessed a boom in dystopian novels and films intended for young audiences. At that time, many literary critics, journalists, and educators grouped dystopian ...