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
Nap Your Way to a Bigger Vocabulary?
On word learning and sleep
By Jessica Love Thursday, July 17, 2014
One Hundred Best American Novels, 1770 to 1985 (a Draft)
A reading enthusiast’s list
By David Handlin Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Autism: The Pesticides on Our Food
New research confirms risks to pregnant women
By Josie Glausiusz Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Describing a Visual World Without Vision
On blindness and language
By Jessica Love Thursday, July 10, 2014
Autism: Something in the Air
Experiments link brain damage to pollution
By Josie Glausiusz Wednesday, July 9, 2014
