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A Kingdom of Little Animals

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of microorganisms made possible the revolutionary advances in biology and medicine that continue to inform our Covid age

by Laura J. Snyder | Thursday, June 01, 2023

Tuning Up

Get Me Rewrite!

The relationship between a renowned author and a consummate editor can sometimes make for high drama

by Eric Wills | Thursday, June 01, 2023

Asturias Days

Laboring

by Clellan Coe | Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Read Me a Poem

“Huswifery” by Edward Taylor

Poems read aloud, beautifully

by Amanda Holmes | Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Smarty Pants Podcast

Music to Have Revelations To

Small Fools on the band’s brand of “cosmic bardcore”

by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, May 26, 2023

Article

The Sound of Wood and Steel

A new exhibition explores the guitar’s power and influence in American art and life

by Steve Yarbrough | Thursday, May 25, 2023

Asturias Days

Hokahey

by Clellan Coe | Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Read Me a Poem

“Keeping Quiet” by Pablo Neruda

Poems read aloud, beautifully

by Amanda Holmes | Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Smarty Pants Podcast

Lines from the Front

Carolyn Forché on a wartime anthology of Ukrainian poetry

by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, May 19, 2023
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A Kingdom of Little Animals

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of microorganisms made possible the revolutionary advances in biology and medicine that continue to inform our Covid age

by Laura J. Snyder

Book Reviews

Frontline Oracle

A new biography of America’s most beloved grunt reporter

by Elizabeth D. Samet

Article

Last Dance 

At a World War II internment camp, George Igawa entertained thousands of incarcerated Japanese Americans—while teaching a band of novices how to swing

by Julian Saporiti

Tuning Up

Get Me Rewrite!

The relationship between a renowned author and a consummate editor can sometimes make for high drama

by Eric Wills

Commonplace Book

Summer 2023

by Anne Matthews