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Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest

by Andy Oler

A Midwest mapped through literature and memory

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A Midwest mapped through literature and memory

Edited by Andy Oler, this anthology gathers 72 original short essays about places in Midwestern literature and the lives and work of writers including Toni Morrison and Willa Cather. Its contributors consider how regional stories shape—or echo—the experience of living in a place, bringing together personal reflections with questions of shared identity and belonging. The collection treats geography as more than a backdrop: locations become points of connection between literary work, individual memory, and the broader idea of the Midwest.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Midwestern literature and regional identity
  • Readers who enjoy creative nonfiction in short essay form
  • Readers exploring the connections between place, memory, and literature

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Midwestern place and regional identityLiterature and lived experienceMemory and belonging

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Book overview

How do the stories we tell about Midwestern places influence or reflect our experiences? How is the literature of a place or a region relevant to the people who live there? In this expansive anthology, Andy Oler collects 72 original short essays by a diverse array of contemporary writers. Each explores locales in Midwestern literature relevant to the life and work of literary figures and canonical authors such as Toni Morrison and Willa Cather. Lingering in these places in both body and mind, the contributors contemplate the resonances and desires nurtured by their chosen location. Together, the essays take readers on an odyssey that maps our inner longing to connect across vast landscapes. A singular collection of creative nonfiction, Lingering Inland plumbs the personal and collective essence that binds Midwesterners together through words and places.
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