Literary Critic and Book Reviewer

Ann Stapleton

5 articles 2006–2012

Ann Stapleton is a writer who contributed literary essays and book reviews to The Weekly Standard between 2006 and 2012. Her pieces explored the lives and works of notable authors, including Eudora Welty and William Saroyan, with a particular focus on American literature and literary biography.

A Natural Poet

November 26, 2012 · Ann Stapleton, Magazine, poetry

Lover he was, unlonely, yet alone—

Saroyan Turns 100

February 25, 2008 · Ann Stapleton, Magazine, Books and Arts

"I  do not know what makes a writer, but it is probably not happiness," wrote the Fresno-born Armenian-American author and playwright William Saroyan, who died in 1981.

A Family Tragedy

August 13, 2007 · Ann Stapleton, Magazine, Books and Arts

The Septembers of Shiraz

Eudora in Love

September 4, 2006 · Ann Stapleton, Magazine, Books and Arts

Eudora Welty

Miami Rhapsody

January 23, 2006 · Ann Stapleton, Magazine, Books and Arts

Queen of the Underworld