Americana

A harsh but truthful look that shows why people had to look for the greener grass in America.

A gorgeous book of poetry from Walt Whitman.

It's one of the best known and well written novels of race and friendship. beautiful.

Emily Dickinson was actually apparently pretty awful, but her poetry is infamous.

I first saw this film as a child and it stayed with me. A book that every human should read. Then watch the movie for Oprah!

A beautiful coming-of-age novel set in just one famous borough of NYC.

An enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom.

Not written by a woman, but about one of the most famous women in literate history.

Let us not forget those who built what is one of the most powerful nations in the country, with her own sweat.

A tragic love story, a great downfall. It's the Gossip Girl of the beginning of the 20th century.

One of the first feminist pros, exploring what it meant to be a woman, to be her. A definite read.