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
“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
List, List, O List!
A Response to David Handlin’s “One Hundred Best American Novels”
By Sandra M. Gilbert Thursday, August 14, 2014
Physicist, Pacifist, Anti-Fascist
In dissent, Einstein affirmed humanity over nationalism
By Josie Glausiusz Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Depends on How You Tell It
On the psychology of narrative style
By Jessica Love Thursday, August 7, 2014
The Shocking Truth
Anything’s better than being alone with your thoughts
By Josie Glausiusz Wednesday, August 6, 2014
