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Their Eyes Were Watching God , by Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God follows Janie Crawford on her journey of self-discovery through three marriages, finally finding the kind of love she longs for when she meets and marries "the roustabout" Tea Cake in her early forties.

A 1937 novel set in Florida has been picked for this year's community reading project this fall, the Forsyth County Public Library announced yesterday.

African-American female authors Gwendolyn Brooks and Zora Neale Hurston published novels that show their characters overcoming hardships in a variety of ways.

Home : Features : Opinions : Urban Literature: Wish It Would Disappear Urban Literature: Wish It Would Disappear 12-Jun-2009 Written by: Ivory Sherman Honestly, Urban Literature is not even worth reading.

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper is trying a new approach with this year's One Book One Denver selection - he's letting people vote on what book they want to read from a list of 27 books that cater to almost every possible interest group, save those who would like to see a Colorado author selected.

Doug Watson portrays cowboy humorist and social commentator Will Rogers during the Kansas-Nebraska Chautauqua - "Bright Dreams, Hard Times: America in the Thirties." The Chautauqua included a series of historical and cultural events Thursday through Sunday in Ottawa.