literature

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Sonia McSwain, originally from San Luis Obispo, is a senior at the University of California, San Diego, where she studies English literature with a minor in communication.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

When the subject of literature came up, Monroe seemed compelled to play to ditzy expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

One West Point cadet expressed this viewpoint in his jubilee speech, asking the audience: “What fifty years have ever witnessed greater improvements in science, literature, and politics?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Last month, more than 100 authors at the Bollore-owned Grasset publishing group, home to some of the biggest names in French literature, said they would leave after the ousting of its long-time CEO.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Fanny was a tall, slender, brown-haired girl, educated in literature and politics and, at age twenty, her father’s favorite.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson