Our Editors include Sudip Bose, Bruce Falconer, Stephanie Bastek, Jayne Ross, and Ellie Eberlee.
Our Editors
Book Burnings in Chile
by Our Editors | Tuesday, September 05, 2023
Remembering Lady Snowblood
by Our Editors | Thursday, June 01, 2023
Remembering Pioneer 11
by Our Editors | Wednesday, March 01, 2023
In the Frame of the Father
The lyrical, spiritual work of Darrel Ellis began with a precious inheritance
by Our Editors | Monday, January 30, 2023
Remembering Pianist William Kapell
by Our Editors | Thursday, December 01, 2022
Remembering George Walker
by Our Editors | Thursday, September 01, 2022
Ulysses at 100
by Our Editors | Thursday, June 16, 2022
14 Novels of Love Gone Wrong
Relationships doomed, damned, or otherwise disappointing
by Our Editors | Thursday, February 11, 2016
Ten Worst Opening Lines
by Our Editors | Monday, September 29, 2014
Spooktacular Books
Thirteen tales it would be monstrous of you to miss
by Our Editors | Thursday, October 22, 2015
Turning Leaves and Turning Pages
by Our Editors | Tuesday, October 13, 2020
The Best of the Bard
Our favorite passages from Shakespeare’s works
by Our Editors | Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Dog Days and Dog-Eared Pages
A summer reading list, Scholar-style
by Our Editors | Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Please, Sir, I Want Some More
Charles Dickens died 150 years ago today
by Our Editors | Tuesday, June 09, 2020
11 Culinary Books with Words to Savor
Food writing so good, you can practically taste it
by Our Editors | Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The 12 Best British Detective Shows
Gray sweaters and cunning sleuths abound
by Our Editors | Friday, October 26, 2018
13 Books to Add to Your Cabin-Fever Reading List
by Our Editors | Monday, March 16, 2020
Thirteen of the Best Books We Read in 2019
From fiction that will pull you in to eight ways the world could end
by Our Editors | Saturday, December 21, 2019
A Holiday Reading Roundup
Seven books published by the Scholar’s contributors in 2019
by Our Editors | Monday, December 16, 2019
35 Over 35
These writers got their start after age 35—there’s still hope for you
by Our Editors | Tuesday, July 30, 2019
The Seven Best Books We’ve Ever Received
‘Tis the season
by Our Editors | Tuesday, December 18, 2018
An Ostrich On Election Day
Eight Things to Distract You During the Midterms
by Our Editors | Tuesday, November 06, 2018
Five Books Banned for Dubious Reasons—So You Should Definitely Read Them
Banned Books Week draws attention to free speech, intellectual freedom, and the right to quietly read a good novel
by Our Editors | Monday, October 02, 2017
Professor Raskolnikov at the Lectern
14 fictional characters who wouldn’t do anything by the book
by Our Editors | Wednesday, September 19, 2018
14 Books to Read, Come Hell or High Water
Part two of our H₂0 series—opening the literary floodgates
by Our Editors | Thursday, August 24, 2017
Ten Tales for Winter
These stories and a warm blanket will get you through the cold
by Our Editors | Monday, February 01, 2016
Last Words
One of the final poems that J. D. McClatchy (1945-2018) wrote
by Our Editors | Wednesday, April 11, 2018
The Ones That Got Away
21 authors who’ve settled down in the sunny Mediterranean—and you can too!
by Our Editors | Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Many Monsters or Monstrous Men—A Listicle Duel About Literary Villains
Two SCHOLAR editors clash over what books to read this Halloween season
by Our Editors | Thursday, October 26, 2017
Five Pulp Favorites—And Five Literary Greats for Ballast
There’s some commercial fiction you shouldn’t feel ashamed to read on the subway … but just in case, we’ve included a few highbrow favorites to cover your tracks
by Our Editors | Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Back to School Required Reading
12 Literary Campuses Worth Revisiting
by Our Editors | Friday, September 08, 2017
10 Books to Read—And Not a Drop to Drink
Dry salvages that will make you thirsty—part one of our H₂0 reading series
by Our Editors | Tuesday, August 01, 2017
The 11 Best Literary Feasts
Our favorite fictional culinary scenes
by Our Editors | Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Ten Neglected Classics
by Our Editors | Tuesday, January 13, 2015
A St. Patrick’s Day Reading List
Pair your pint with one of these titles, whether classic or obscure
by Our Editors | Wednesday, March 16, 2016
A Literary Home for the Holidays
Twelve books about family
by Our Editors | Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Jacob A. Riis: The Other Half
A retrospective at the Museum of the City of New York
by Our Editors | Monday, December 07, 2015
Ten Best Sentences
by Our Editors | Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Fischer v. Spassky
A legendary chess match hits the screen