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Thomas C. Foster

Thomas C. Foster

Thomas C. Foster is an American author and professor of English, best known for his book How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines (2003), which became a widely used introduction to literary analysis in high school and college classrooms.

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Iskusstvo ctenia. Kak ponimat' knigi

Iskusstvo ctenia. Kak ponimat' knigi

with Tomas Foster

How to Write Like a Writer: A Sharp and Subversive Guide to Ignoring Inhibitions, Inviting Inspiration, and Finding Your True Voice

How to Write Like a Writer: A Sharp and Subversive Guide to Ignoring Inhibitions, Inviting Inspiration, and Finding Your True Voice

2022
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor: Critical Thinking in the Age of Bias, Contested Truth, and Disinformation

How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor: Critical Thinking in the Age of Bias, Contested Truth, and Disinformation

2020
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor: A Smart, Irreverent Guide to Biography, History, Journalism, Blogs, and Everything in Between

How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor: A Smart, Irreverent Guide to Biography, History, Journalism, Blogs, and Everything in Between

2020
Reading the Silver Screen

Reading the Silver Screen

2014
Reading the Silver Screen: A Film Lover's Guide to Decoding the Art Form That Moves

Reading the Silver Screen: A Film Lover's Guide to Decoding the Art Form That Moves

2014
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids

How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids

2013
12 Common Core Essentials: Literature: Selections from New and Classic Books for the English Language Arts Standards for Middle and High School

12 Common Core Essentials: Literature: Selections from New and Classic Books for the English Language Arts Standards for Middle and High School

2013

with Harper Academic and Barbara Kingsolver

Twenty-five Books That Shaped America

Twenty-five Books That Shaped America

2011
Twenty-five Books That Shaped America: How White Whales, Green Lights, and Restless Spirits Forged Our National Identity

Twenty-five Books That Shaped America: How White Whales, Green Lights, and Restless Spirits Forged Our National Identity

2011
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised

How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised

2003
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

2003
How to Read Literature Like a Professor

How to Read Literature Like a Professor

2002