Willa cather

The Selected Letters of Willa Cather, despite the author's wish for her correspondence to remain unpublished, finally sees the light of day this month. The editors of the book, Andrew Jewell and Janis Stout, take us inside the private life of a great American writer.

Alex Ross on how Nebraska’s landscape inspired the great American novelist Willa Cather.

Others of Cather’s books are sadder than “O Pioneers!,” but this is the one that stabs you through the heart.

The hardscrabble origins and unique vision of novelist Willa Cather – Eric Banks

The Song of the Lark | Willa Cather Archive

Next year will mark the centennial of Willa Cather’s “My Ántonia,” a work esteemed by generations of Nebraskans.

"Remembered for her depictions of pioneer life in Nebraska, Willa Cather established a reputation for giving breath to the landscape of her fiction. Sensitive to the mannerisms and phrases of the people who inhabited her spaces, she brought American regions to life through her loving portrayals of individuals within local cultures." From the Willa Cather Archive at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. #Willa_Cather, #American_Literature, #Read_more_women

This year, 2018, marks the 100th year anniversary of Willa Cather's 'My Ántonia', which is considered to be a classic nowadays.

View all Willa Cather content on the American Masters website.

Willa Cather?s Spirit Lives On! Willa Cather, writing at the Shattuck Inn at the foot of Mt. Monadnock. Edith Lewis photo A National Celebration of Willa Cather in Jaffrey, NH October 19-20, 2018 and the 100th Anniversary of her best selling classic American novel, My ntonia Come celebrate Cather in words, places, ...