THE DAILY SCHOLAR ARCHIVES

The Complete Reading Lessons

Our favorite writers name a book they prize above all others and tell us why.

The Complete Zinsser on Friday

A blog about writing, the arts, and popular culture from William Zinsser, beloved author of On Writing Well.

The Complete Writing Lessons

Poets, novelists, essayists, journalists, and scholars recall a piece of advice or an experience that was most helpful to their writing career.

The Complete Epiphanies

A blog about the stories that nourish and sustain us, and the small miracles of everyday life, from Brian Doyle.

The Complete Life in Transition

A blog about a person, and a culture, in flux, from Diana Goetsch.

The Complete Neutral Ground

A blog about the city of New Orleans from Wayne Curtis, author of And a Bottle of Rum and The Last Great Walk.

The Complete Science Frictions

A blog about science by Priscilla Long, the author of The Writer’s Portable Mentor: A Guide to Art, Craft, and the Writing Life.

The Complete All Points

A blog about American culture by William Deresiewicz, author of the book Excellent Sheep, based on his beloved essay “The Disadvantages of an Elite Education.”

The Complete Psycho Babble

A blog about psycholinguistics by Jessica Love, a science writer and editor at Northwestern University.

The Complete ‘On Science’

A blog about the new, the odd, and the wonderful by Josie Glausiusz, who has written about every topic known to science, from physics to furry animals.

The Complete Class Notes

A blog about the art of teaching by Paula Marantz Cohen, a novelist and distinguished professor of English at Drexel University.