Sept. 10, 2026
Reading Great Detective! An Adventure for Two People
Ready to embark on a literary adventure for two?!
Visit press.historyofliterature.com to order your copy of Great Detective! by Jacke Wilson, host of the History of Literature Podcast. Or if you're in the DC area, stop by Wonderland Books to take a look as you browse the delightful selection at this independent bookstore!
Episode 827: American Literature's War on Crime with Theodore Martin
The second half of the twentieth century was marked by an extreme increase in America's prison population, from roughly 250,000 inmates in 1940 to well over two million by 2008. At the same time, American readers were devouring mysteries, thrillers,…
Episode 826: Washington Irving with Phillip Lopate
At the time of Washington Irving's death, he was the most famous and widely praised American writer of his or any other era. But his reputation soon dwindled, and today he's known primarily as the author of just two stories ("The Legend of Sleepy Ho…
