“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Keepers of the Old Ways
Eliot Stein on the people keeping cultural traditions alive
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 17, 2025
“The Purse-Seine” by Robinson Jeffers
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Island Royalty
A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary
By Madison Smartt Bell Monday, January 13, 2025
The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe by Marlene L. Daut
The Writer in the Family
The fiction of E. L. Doctorow gave a young man hope of connecting his father and his literary hero
By Jonathan Liebson Wednesday, January 8, 2025
“Remember” by Christina Rossetti
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Laureate of Lisbon
A new biography of one of Europe’s most overlooked modernists
By Peter LaSalle Monday, July 26, 2021
Warrior Eros
How an army of homosexual men became one of the most elite fighting forces of the ancient world
By A. E. Stallings Saturday, July 24, 2021
The Sacred Band: Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedomby James Romm
Working “Up North”
Drawn to the Canadian backcountry while measuring Earth’s magnetic field
By Josef Eisinger Thursday, July 22, 2021
“We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Fedora, Trench Coat, Cigarette, and Gun
Humphrey Bogart’s legacy as an unconventional heartthrob
By David Lehman Saturday, July 17, 2021
Skin Deep, Only Deeper
How people have used makeup to define—and defy—their roles in society
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, July 16, 2021
