This resource contains more than 20,000 critical essays from over 500 literary journals and 2,300 scholarly and critical books, including 700 titles published by Bloom's Literary Criticism and Facts On File. Also included in the database: hundreds of streaming videos and more than 13,000 biographies, 45,000 character entries, and 5,000 synopses of literary works.
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Definitive online source for editorially reviewed critical analyses, brief plot summaries and information on over 1,500 notable authors.
Articles
The Invention of Wings Reading GroupsReading Group Guide
Introduction to The Invention of Wings
About Sue Monk Kidd
A Conversation with Sue Monk Kidd
Discussion Questions
Videos
Sue Monk KiddVideos:
#1- Sue and Oprah Winfrey sat down in 2014 for a revealing conversation on The Invention of Wings, including an exclusive reader Q&A.
#2- Short clip- What Sue’s characters are in search of in The Invention of Wings.
#3- Short clip- How Sue approached writing a slave’s story in The Invention of Wings.
#4- Short clip- One of the most mysterious experiences a reader can have and the true power of fiction.
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