New Books In Literary Studies

Readers of all ages know E. B. White’s work. Charlotte’s Web is the first book many children are read aloud. Elements of Style remains an essential reference book. Almost everyone has a favorite writing by White: his legendary essays; his humorous New Yorker captions and columns; his short stories about New York City; Stuart Little; The Trumpet of the Swan. Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016) is the first illustrated biography of this great American literary icon. Using her signature collage technique and in prose worthy of White himself, award-winning children’s book creator Melissa Sweet brings to life the writer, reporter, poet, animal lover, and doting father. His personal letters, photographs, and family memorabilia, all beautifully woven together with Sweet’s detailed artwork, help capture the essence of the man himself, not just his accomplishments. Melissa Sweet has illustrated nearly 100 children’s books from board books to picture book