The Epic Viking Saga of the Everyday
Eleanor Barraclough on the ordinary people of Norse history
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 31, 2025
“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Brahmin and His Imaginary Friend
How a classic paean to the honest virtues of a Maine fisherman obscured several ugly truths
By Janna Malamud Smith Friday, January 24, 2025
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Thursday, January 23, 2025
Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Union by Richard Carwardine
“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
Philip Roth’s Patrimony
An elegiac story of change and loss
By Emily Fox Gordon Monday, August 24, 2015
Walled City
It will take more than a catastrophic storm surge to tear down these fortifications
By Wayne Curtis Thursday, August 20, 2015
Mindware
A brief excerpt from Richard E. Nisbett’s new book
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, August 20, 2015
The Phi Beta Kappa Awards Short List
Fifteen books are in the running for three $10,000 awards
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Christina Stead’s The Man Who Loved Children
A novel of the spaces within
By George O’Brien Monday, August 17, 2015
