Cormac McCarthy's iconic novel Blood Meridian is one of the greatest works of American literature ever, but has somehow evaded a film adaptation.

This was true for several books, perhaps, but why did this one breach the ceiling and enter the conversation of the Great American Novel? On the surface, “The Great Gatsby” is about a poor ...

Any books that you might consider for the title Great American Novel? It’s a frequent game in the book world, this Great American Novel contest. I have never been one to participate. Writing ...

The Economist ’s Culture section often reviews great novels, American and not. Examples include a review of a pair of books by Richard Ford and Colson Whitehead and one of a novel by Barbara ...

Books Great American Novelist James McBride’s latest books don’t look like the usual contenders for the title. That’s precisely why they speak to our moment.

Ryan Ruby on the reissue of the Indiana poet Marguerite Young’s novel “Miss MacIntosh, My Darling,” and what makes the Great American Novel.

The Great American Read was an eight-part series with viewer participation to select America’s favorite novel, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels. It investigated ...

Monday I went to the Wortham Center in Houston for Jonathan Franzen's sold-out reading. I couldn't wait to hear something from his new novel, Purity, for reasons that are a little impure: Critics ...

It’s a frequent game in the book world, this Great American Novel contest. I have never been one to participate. Writing books is hard enough and most writers are more focused on selling books ...

What really makes “The Great Gatsby” one of the Great American Novels is how it explores the hopelessness and unattainability of the American Dream, at least for the majority.