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All the King’s Men

Author: Robert Penn Warren First published: 1946, by Harcourt, Brace, and Company WARNING: Plot spoiler This book might just deserve the recognition of being considered one of the greatest novels ever written. It is a masterpiece in every way—masterful in its style, execution, breadth, depth, “realism,” and even plot—conceived and bequeathed to us in the [...]

The Member of the Wedding

Author: Carson McCullers First published: 1946, by Houghton Mifflin What I say to people about Carson McCullers is that when you walk down a street with Carson McCullers, you walk down a street with Carson McCullers. McCullers leaves no proverbial leaf unturned, no detail unnoticed, and given the rich Southern people, places, and events that [...]