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Anchor Texts: Annotations from Chapters Three - Eight of 'Country Place' by Ann Petry

Violence, Surveillance, and Mrs. Gramby

Feb 6

Anchor Texts: Introducing 'Country Place' by Ann Petry and Annotating Chapters 1-2

Let's read more Ann Petry together!

Jan 30

18:33

7 books to read after 'The Street' by Ann Petry

Classic novels in conversation with Ann Petry's 'The Street'

Dec 19, 2025

Anchor Texts: Questions and Reflections on 'The Street' by Ann Petry

Let's discuss the bold ending of 'The Street' by Ann Petry and look ahead to what's coming up in our Anchor Texts book club.

Dec 2, 2025

Anchor Texts: Annotations from Chapters Six-Eight of 'The Street' by Ann Petry

Stunning prose, psychoanalytic theory, and a YA pairing for 'The Street" by Ann Petry

Nov 21, 2025

Anchor Texts: Annotations from Chapter Three of 'The Street' by Ann Petry

I love making text-to-text connections while I read. Here are two passages I marked, which texts they are connected to, and a link to our video book…

Nov 16, 2025

Anchor Texts: Close Reading 'The Street' by Ann Petry, Chapter One

I'm walking you through my annotations page by page.

Nov 5, 2025

16:37

Anchor Texts: Ann Petry's Quiet Legacy and 1940's Literary Noir

Introducing Ann Petry and her wildly successful debut 'The Street' with historical context, literary background, and lots of academic links.

Oct 24, 2025

Anchor Texts: A quarterly practice for a grounded reading life

Join me for a year of connecting the literary dots.

Sep 9, 2025

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