by Deb B. | Feb 20, 2018 | News
“. . . forever out of magic to all the grime and sweat and violence of the city, the unceasing city, the million-footed city, and into America.” Thomas Wolfe’s life and art were marked not only by the provincial towns of his youth but also by great cities of...
by Deb B. | Aug 16, 2017 | News
Dear Thomas Wolfe Society Members, It was delightful to see many of you in Indianapolis last month for the thirty-ninth meeting of The Thomas Wolfe Society. Seeing Genius and hearing the analyses of the film as well as all the excellent papers, enjoying the theatrical...
by Deb B. | Apr 22, 2017 | News
Dear Wolfe Friends, I look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis, where Wolfe arrived on the Southwestern Limited on his way to Purdue University to deliver his May 19, 1938, “Writing and Living” lecture. During this annual conference–our first in the...
by Deb B. | Jan 28, 2017 | News
“Journeys in the Life and Work of Thomas Wolfe” “It was his first journey to a strange place alone. Eliza packed an old valise carefully, and stowed away a box of sandwiches and eggs. He went away at night. As he stood by his valise, washed, brushed,...
by Deb B. | Jan 11, 2017 | News
Dear Wolfeans, “If only Thomas Wolfe could see us now…” If you attended the 2016 Thomas Wolfe Lecture in Chapel Hill a few weeks ago, you heard this refrain in my remarks. It was a lovely October 4th day in 2016 on a vibrant college campus, and...
