by Site Owner | Feb 26, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs
Early Female Artist Edited by Gail Levin University of Nebraska Press, $44.95, 304 pages Women artists of the early 20th Century struggled to be viewed as equals to male artists; since they were viewed more in connection with their husband’s careers and never taken...
by Site Owner | Feb 25, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Classics, Short Stories
Required Reading By Tillie Olsen University of Nebraska Press, $17.95, 154 pages Best known for Tell Me a Riddle, a collection of four connected short stories published in 1961, writer Tillie Olsen left a brief but indelible print on the American literary landscape....
by Site Owner | May 7, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History
Homestead Act, families were obliged to rely wholly on the earth itself By Nancy Plain University of Nebraska Press, $16.95, 113 pages, Making the most of what you have is a broad platitude, but rarely allows fewer options than 19th century pioneer...
by michaeld | Mar 14, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Short Stories
Sin Can Be Good… By Karen Brown University of Nebraska Press, $17.95, 194 pages At first I was stumped at why I had a hard time reading through these stories because I really enjoyed Karen Brown’s writing. I thought it was because I didn’t like the...