Edward Hoagland, a contributing editor of the Scholar, is the author of many books of essays, travel, and ficiton. His most recent novel is In the Country of the Blind.
Edward Hoagland
On Kindness
Almost everybody wants to be thought of as kind, if only as a strategy
by Edward Hoagland | Wednesday, December 01, 2021
A Country for Old Men
Having reached the shores of seniority himself, the author finds a surprising contentment in the eyes of his fellow retirees
by Edward Hoagland | Monday, December 01, 2008
Miles from Nowhere
On a return trip to the wilderness of British Columbia, the author revisits a rough and exquisite landscape
by Edward Hoagland | Thursday, June 01, 2006
Made for You and Me
This land has contained our best and worst impulses
by Edward Hoagland | Monday, December 03, 2018
On Gratitude
How a simple thank you can lift the spirits
by Edward Hoagland | Wednesday, March 07, 2018
Haste Makes Waste
Which figures of speech will survive, and which will vanish?
by Edward Hoagland | Monday, March 05, 2018
The Mysteries of Attraction
Its many splendors do not only include the carnal: animate, inanimate … love it all
by Edward Hoagland | Monday, September 07, 2015
On Prayer
I’ve never tried it, but I suspect the world could use a lot more of it
by Edward Hoagland | Monday, June 06, 2016
On Friendship
The intimacies shared with our closest companions keep us anchored, vital, and alive
by Edward Hoagland | Friday, December 07, 2012
Spaced Out in the City
by Edward Hoagland | Tuesday, June 01, 2010
The Gravity of Falling
Having hurtled through the American century, we are distracted and confused. But can we find our way again?
by Edward Hoagland | Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The Broken Balance
The poet Robinson Jeffers warned us nearly a century ago of the ravages to nature we now face
by Edward Hoagland | Saturday, March 01, 2008
The Glue Is Gone
The things that held us together as individuals and as a people are being lost. Can we find them again?