February 26, 2021, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Featured1Knopf archive reveals details about Lonely Crusade author Chester Himes Many writers and artists through history have developed their craft, and even published, while they were imprisoned. Among them is Chester Himes, an African American author who wrote about racism, prison life, and who is best known for his Harlem Detective series. Records related to Himes are found in the… read more
April 26, 2012, Filed Under: Research + TeachingFellows Find: Scholar explores connections between Langston Hughes and other black writers around the globe Shane Graham, Associate Professor of English at Utah State University, is the author of South African Literature after the Truth Commission: Mapping Loss (2009), and the principal editor of Langston Hughes and the South African Drum Generation: The Correspondence (2010). He has published articles in Modern Fiction Studies, Theatre Research… read more