Literature and Creative Writing

Great Conversations series

The five volumes in the Great Conversations series bring together voices from past and present that we believe will stand the test of time. The series draws on recognizable classics as well as writing by contemporary masters. Yes, John Donne, Immanuel Kant, and Virgina Woolf. But also Raymond Carver, Alice Munro, and Jhumpa Lahiri.

The Seven Deadly Sins Sampler

Pride, envy, anger, sloth, greed, gluttony, and lust. Fourteen short story masterpieces selected for discussion and reflection. Authors include Flannery O'Connor, Raymond Carver, Edith Wharton, and Tobias Wolff.

Even Deadlier

The sequel to the Seven Deadly Sins Sampler ups the ante with fourteen more stories from Jim Shepard, Rose Tremain, Nadine Gordimer, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and others.

Reader's Guides to Literary Classics

A new series of guides to classic American novels and short stories.

Modern American Poetry

A collection that highlights more than 40 American poets.

Great Books K-12

The Read-Aloud program for grades K–1, Series 2 for grade 2 and Junior Great Books for grades 3–5 include children's classics, folk tales and fairy tales, poetry, and modern short stories from cultures around the world. Great Books for middle and high school students include a variety of texts for the language arts, social studies, science and world religions curriculum.

50th Anniversary Series

Modern and classic selections for discussion in nine themed anthologies.

Introduction to Great Books

Three student anthologies each containing twelve classic and modern works of philosophy, political science, sociology, psychology, and fiction.

Short Story Omnibus

This collection breaks new ground as a resource for the variety and richness the short story form has to offer. Thirty-nine selections, in four categories: short stories, sudden fiction, novellas, and graphic stories. These stories, spanning a century and a half, are among the greatest ever written. Complete with discussion questions and brief author biographies, the Short Story Omnibus is an ideal text for book groups as well as literature and creative writing courses.