This week we read Ana Menendez's "Celebrations of Thanksgiving: Cuban Seasonings," a meditation on the relationship between food and cultural assimilation.

This week we read Ana Menendez's "Celebrations of Thanksgiving: Cuban Seasonings," a meditation on the relationship between food and cultural assimilation.

This week's selection is Phillip Roth's "You Can't Tell a Man By the Songs He Sings."

This week's selection is Phillip Roth's "You Can't Tell a Man By the Songs He Sings."

This week's selection is "Paul's Case", Willa Cather's story of a teenager frustrated with his dull life.

This week's selection is "Paul's Case", Willa Cather's story of a teenager frustrated with his dull life.

This week's selection is Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron", a vision of a dystopian America in which "all men are created equal" is taken to extremes.

This week's selection is Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron", a vision of a dystopian America in which "all men are created equal" is taken to extremes.

This week's selection is Mary McCarthy's "The Unspoiled Reaction," about a children's puppet show that goes hilariously wrong.

This week's selection is Mary McCarthy's "The Unspoiled Reaction," about a children's puppet show that goes hilariously wrong.

This week's selection: "The New Englander" by Sherwood Anderson, a tale of regionalism and repression.

This week's selection: "The New Englander" by Sherwood Anderson, a tale of regionalism and repression.