Virginia Faulkner — Willa Cather Champion, with Brad Bigelow

Send us Fan Mail Virginia Faulkner had no family ties to that other famous Faulkner, but she is connected to another icon of classic American literature. A young flapper who made an authorial splash with the New York literati (earning comparisons to a young Dorothy Parker), Faulkner later switched gears, devoting the second half of her life to shaping The University of Nebraska Press into a powerhouse publishing institution. Her dedication to scholarship on Willa Cather helped solidify Cather in the pantheon of great American writers. We’re joined for this discussion by neglected books champion Brad Bigelow, whose biography Virginia Faulkner: A Life in Two Acts was recently published by Bison Press. Mentioned in this episode: Virginia Faulkner: A Life in Two Acts by Brad Bigelow 2026 Pilgrimage Reading Group Purchase the Pilgrimage Series by Dorothy Richardson Neglected Books website Friends and Romans by Virginia Faulkner Willa Cather A House is Not a Home by Polly Adler University of Nebraska Press My Hey Day (The “Princess Tulip” Stories) by Virginia Faulkner Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott Eugene Meyer Bernice Slote Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 59 on Gertrude Trevelyon Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 116 on Dorothy Richardson Lost Ladies of Lit Ep Support the show For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com

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Virginia Faulkner — Willa Cather Champion, with Brad Bigelow is an episode from Lost Ladies of Lit by Amy Helmes & Kim Askew.

This episode is 41:39 long.

This episode was published on Jan 6, 2026.

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