“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
“Vultures” by Chinua Achebe
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 28, 2021
“The Darkling Thrush” by Thomas Hardy
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Master of the Esoteric
A new biography of one of the past century’s most eclectic writers
By Charlie Lee Monday, December 20, 2021
Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. ConnellSteve Paul
Christmas Movies Beyond the Expected
Six films to shake up your holiday viewing
By David Lehman Saturday, December 18, 2021
Why So Many Kids Struggle to Learn
Teachers continue to be trained in ways that ignore the findings of cognitive science
By Natalie Wexler Tuesday, December 14, 2021
“Walking Away” by Cecil Day Lewis
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 14, 2021
