In a rare interview, Eudora Welty, one of America's most beloved authors, talks about the events in her life that inspired her penetrating stories.
September/October 1997
Features
Meeting Miss Welty
A writer remembers the days he spent in Alabama almost two decades ago with his favorite Southern author.
New American Blues
In his forthcoming book, a writer recounts how a poor family's love of literature connected them to their community.
The Wendy Weil Literary Agency
Despite a long list of powerful clients, Weil likes to keep her office small and traditional.
Words of Power: Native American Writers
The last decade has seen the emergence of new Native American writers with roots in an ancient oral tradition.
WritersCorps: Not Just Another Artists-in-the-Schools Program
Sixty professional writers work as residents at community organizations in the Bronx, San Francisco, and Washington D. C.
Pleasure or Punishment: Hearing a Poet Read
Since a poetry reading can't help being a performance, it ought to be good theater.
An Interview With Eudora Welty
In a rare interview, Eudora Welty, one of America's most beloved authors, talks about the events in her life that inspired her penetrating stories.
A Desk of One's Own
The British Library Reading Room, where Ghandi, Yeats, and Virginia Woolf came to work, is moving to a new home with computerized catalogs, streamlined desks, and a restaurant.
News and Trends
Adrienne Rich Turns Down National Medal for the Arts
Rich refuses award given by the President of the United States.
Congress Continues to Struggle Over NEA
House of Representatives votes to strip NEA of all funding; Senate disagrees.
NEA Literature Director Resigns
Gigi Bradford goes from the NEA to the Center for Arts and Culture.
Rare First Books on View at New York Public Library
Exhibit at NY Public Library displays first books by American authors.
Houghton Mifflin Launches New Paperback Line
Mariner Books, Haughton Mifflin's new trade paperback line.
Decency Act Ruled Unconstitutional
Supreme Court rules the "Communications Decency Act" unconstitutional.
Mary Crow Named Colorado Poet Laureate
Mary Crow.
Literary Presses Form New Alliance
Nine nonprofit literary publishers form the Literary Publishers' Alliance.