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
The Weight of a Stone
Searching for stability in an erratic world led Oliver Sacks and other writers to the realms of geology
By Megan Craig Thursday, January 2, 2025
“The Horses” by Edwin Muir
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Snow Maiden
Our final episode of 2018 is a send-off to the solstice
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, December 30, 2024
Ho Ho Horror
Why not make this Christmas a little darker?
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 27, 2024
African Renaissance?
Finding hope on a continent where many people see only despair
By David Chanoff Thursday, June 1, 2006
New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance By Charlayne Hunter-Gault
In Search of a Great Modernist
Do Proust’s final days illuminate his novel?
By Susan Rubin Suleiman Thursday, June 1, 2006
Proust at the Majestic: The Last Days of the Author Whose Book Changed Paris By Richard Davenport-Hines
Tiny Tomes
Literature in miniature has a 500-year history, but what’s the appeal of a volume too small to read?
By Judith Pascoe Thursday, June 1, 2006
The Man Who Got His Way
John Hammond, scion of white privilege, helped integrate popular music
By Wendy Smith Thursday, June 1, 2006
The Ordinariness of AIDS
Can a disease that tells us so much about ourselves ever be anything but extraordinary?
By Philip Alcabes Thursday, June 1, 2006
The Sack of Baghdad
The U.S. invasion of Iraq has turned cultural icons into loot and archaeological sites into ruins
By Susannah Rutherglen Thursday, June 1, 2006
