“Postcard from Kashmir” by Agha Shahid Ali
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, May 5, 2020
A Year to Forget
Drop 2020, and live in a year worth remembering
By Melvin Jules Bukiet Monday, May 4, 2020
Tropical Troublemakers
A new novel explores the true life and crimes of O. Henry
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, May 1, 2020
Shrugging Off the End Times
I live in two worlds, and people in one of them feel safe from the coronavirus
By Abi Newhouse Thursday, April 30, 2020
God Enraged
The Bible’s many catastrophes see the divine as a source, not a solution
By Randy Rosenthal Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Great Movie Music
Fifteen examples that avoid the usual suspects
By David Lehman Tuesday, April 28, 2020
“The Courage Of Shutting-Up” by Sylvia Plath
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, April 28, 2020
In the Endless Arctic Light
A journey to the far north of Norway means confronting our changing climate
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, February 20, 2025
“Faustina, or, Rock Roses” by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Family/History
David Levering Lewis digs into his own origin story
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 14, 2025
In the Lions’ Studio
A new dual biography turns the lens on the towering architects of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
By Noah Isenberg Thursday, February 13, 2025
Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equationby Kenneth Turan
“My Mother on an Evening in Late Summer” by Mark Strand
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 11, 2025
The Fair Fields
Only rarely did the outside world intrude on an idyllic Connecticut childhood, but in the tumultuous 1960s, that intrusion included an encounter with evil
By Rosanna Warren Thursday, February 6, 2025
