ENGL 247 American Ethnic Literature

Why books?

Fig. 2. Sperr, Percy Loomis. "Selecting Books." NY Public Library Visual Materials. nd. Web. Dec. 2012. 

Why Books?

Books may be primary or secondary sources. While primary sources are those by your author, secondary sources are about your author and their work.

Use e-books, print books and book chapters to research your plays, short stories and novels. 

Books may offer:
  • An in-depth study of a topic
  • A wide-reaching overview of a topic
  • Analysis and/or opinion
  • Collections of essays and viewpoints by multiple critics
  • History
  • Leads to additional resources and information

The ebooks and print books on this page are all from Holman Library's collection. Please use them just as a start. You will find other useful sources in our collection. Use the search box on this page to find them.

Sample Books for Literary Analysis

Scroll through boxes below for an introduction to books that might help you analyze your course literature - or use the search box to the right to find more.

Native American Literature - sample books

Middle Eastern Literature - select related books

Latinx Literature - select related books

African American Literature - select related books

Asian American Literature - select related books

Find Books in Holman Library

Find print and e-books in Holman Library.

Search the catalog by keyword and limit to books with the menu on the left.

  • Select View Online to find only ebooks.

Books include works by your author and about your author's works.

Sample Books: Cisneros

Baldwin: select related books

Beyond our collection: Interlibrary Loan

Using the Interlibrary Loan Service

InterLibrary Loan: No library has it all! But the InterLibrary Loan (or ILL) is a service offered by Holman Library for borrowing books and articles from other libraries. InterLibrary Loan requests are free to current GRC students, faculty and staff.

For your research, it is important to search many places.
  • First, start with the books and articles available through the Holman Library.

  • Then, If you find books and articles that the Library does NOT have access to, just request them through Interlibrary Loan.

  • Using Interlibrary Loan increases the amount of resources available to you and helps you become a more thorough researcher.

Note:
  • Books and other items that require mailing may take 1-2 weeks.

  • Articles and other digital items may arrive within 2-5 days. Use your email as your contact info and the article will be sent directly to you.

If you need help filling out this form, call the library reference desk at (253) 931-6480.

Other places you can search...

Use the links below to look for books, articles and more beyond our collection:

For more help

For additional help finding and using digital and print books, check out this  research guide devoted just to books!