Alan Cheuse: American novelist, short‑story writer and longtime book critic Alan Cheuse Alan Cheuse (1940–2015) was an American novelist, short‑story writer, essayist and prominent radio book critic, known for teaching, reviews and bringing contemporary literature to…
Charles W. Chesnutt: African American Writer on Race, Passing, and the Postwar South Charles Chesnutt Profile of Charles W. Chesnutt, African American writer who examined race, racial passing, and post–Civil War Southern society through novels, stories, and essays including The Hou…