Books & Guides
From time to time, The Merc publishes its seasonal newsletter, The Literarian, and books related to its literary programs or collections. These books include the following:
How to Organize a Steinbeck Book or Film Discussion Series. Written by Susan Shillinglaw and Harold Augenbraum, published by San Jose State University and The Mercantile Library of New York under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. 2002. Free to libraries; $5.00 for all others. Available only from the Library.
U.S. Latino Literature: A Critical Guide for Students and Teachers Edited by Harold Augenbraum and Margarite Fernandez Olmos and published by Greenwood Press under the auspices of The Mercantile Library. 2000. $49.95.
ISBN 0-313-31137-4.
Available from the Press, on-line services, or from Greenwood Press.
Edmund Wilson: Centennial Reflections Edited by Lewis Dabney from transcripts of talks delivered at The Mercantile Library of New York and Princeton University, and published by the Library in association with Princeton University Press. 1997. $12.00. ISBN 0-691-01671-2. Available in bookstores and on-line services.
The Latino Reader: An American Literary Tradition from 1542 to the Present
Edited by Harold Augenbraum and Margarite Fernandez Olmos, published by Houghton Mifflin in 1997. $16.00.
ISBN 0-395-76528-5. Available at most bookstores.
Bendíceme, América: Latino Fictions of the United States
Edited by Harold Augenbraum, Terry Quinn and Ilan Stavans. 1993. $5.00. Available only from the Library.
Growing Up Latino: Reflections on Life in the United StatesEdited by Harold Augenbraum and Ilan Stavans, published by Houghton Mifflin, 1993. $15.00. ISBN 0-395-66124-2. Available at most bookstores
Latinos in English: A Selected Bibliography of Latino Writers of the United States Edited by Harold Augenbraum. Published by The Mercantile Library of New York, 1992. $7.00. Available only from the Library.
