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Illustration: Library of America- books that remind Americans of a shared experience. (UCR/Rick Donato))

ELECTIONS: What Americans still have in common

Author Susan Straight identifies 1,001 novels that highlight the American experience across generations and cultures.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | October 15, 2024 | Social Science / Education
Girl experiencing social anxiety

Clinical psychologist’s book addresses largely ignored problem: social anxiety

Only half of individuals with social anxiety ever seek treatment, says author Thomas E. Brown

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 23, 2024 | Health
The Shinnery by Kate Anger. Book cover

Family secret inspires new novel by UC Riverside’s Kate Anger

A story about coming-of-age, betrayal, and revenge, ‘The Shinnery’ is inspired by the author’s family history and a trial that shook 1890s Texas.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | August 30, 2022 | Arts / Culture
 “Academic Outsider: Stories of Exclusion and Hope” cover.

Personal stories on sexual abuse, self-worth, and academia 

Associate Professor Victoria Reyes published her new book, “Academic Outsider: Stories of Exclusion and Hope.”

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | August 17, 2022 | Social Science / Education
"Forbidden City" cover

‘Forbidden City’ shines light on Mao Zedong’s dancing girls

Vanessa Hua’s latest novel "Forbidden City" explores the little-known history and influence of the teenage revolutionaries in Chairman Mao’s inner circle

By Jessica Weber | May 18, 2022 | Arts / Culture
Author Susan Straight leans on her fence next to her fence library.

Good fence libraries make good neighbors

UCR author Susan Straight’s fence library continues to serve a Riverside community disproportionately affected by the coronavirus

By Jessica Weber | August 19, 2020 | Arts / Culture
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Afrofuturist comics and writing ‘in a time of great calamity’

Nalo Hopkinson and John Jennings to discuss their recent graphic novels and the importance of black speculative fiction at June 25 event

By Jessica Weber | June 19, 2020 | Arts / Culture
Book cover for "In the Country of Women" and photo of author Susan Straight

Author Susan Straight featured in Alta Asks Live

Straight joined writer and critic Heather Scott Partington for a live chat about writing, teaching, and calling Riverside home

By Jessica Weber | April 30, 2020 | Arts / Culture
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Quarantine Reads

Nineteen UCR authors offer their top picks for books to read while sheltering in place

By Jessica Weber | April 20, 2020 | Arts / Culture
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Renowned mystery writer Walter Mosley to headline UC Riverside’s 43rd annual Writers Week

The 43rd annual Writers Week, California’s longest-running free literary event, is heading to UC Riverside, bringing a diverse array of emerging and established authors to the Inland Empire Feb. 10-14.

By Jessica Weber | January 22, 2020 | Arts / Culture

‘In the Country of Women’ celebrates the ‘love of thousands’

Straight’s new memoir, published Aug. 6, extols the strength and resiliency of six generations of women

By Jessica Weber | August 5, 2019 | Arts / Culture
Ginnifer Goodwin and Angela Fairly in "I Am Somebody's Child"

New movie aims to foster change in a broken system

“I Am Somebody’s Child,” a film based on UCR alumna Regina Louise’s memoir about growing up in foster care, premieres April 20 on Lifetime

By Jessica Weber | April 18, 2019 | Arts / Culture
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Join UCR faculty and alumni at the LA Times Festival of Books

Attend panel discussions and book signings featuring UCR writers at the USC campus April 13-14.

By Jessica Weber | April 8, 2019 | Arts / Culture
Mojave Desert

Being ‘Other’ in America

When Nora Guerraoui receives word her father has been killed in an apparent hit-and-run, she is forced to return to the small California desert town she left behind and contend with the many memories she’s tried to forget. So sets the stage of “ The Other Americans,” the latest novel...

By Jessica Weber | April 1, 2019 | Arts / Culture
Cover of "God's Will for Monsters"

UCR poet wins 2018 American Book Award

There was a time when Rachelle Cruz, M.F.A. ’12, had all but given up on getting her poetry collection published. A 10-year labor of love, she recalled sending out “ God’s Will for Monsters” 20-25 times before taking a two-year break from her attempts. As a last-ditch effort, Cruz submitted...

By Jessica Weber | October 30, 2018 | Arts / Culture

New poetry collection explores life’s questions, great and small

RIVERSIDE, Calif. ( www.ucr.edu) — How do you encapsulate several decades of your life? That was the question for Maurya Simon, professor emerita in the Department of Creative Writing and professor of the Graduate Division at the University of California, Riverside, while putting together her newest book, “ The Wilderness...

By Jessica Weber | May 1, 2018 | Arts / Culture

A mother’s greatest nightmare: Susan Straight broaches school shootings

As of March 8, there have been 14 school shootings so far this year. Since the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., 756 copycat threats have been made targeting schools across the country. For author Susan Straight — and many others around the nation...

By Jessica Weber | March 19, 2018 | Arts / Culture
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