“The Hill-Shade” by William Barnes
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 30, 2024
The Homesick Composer
Sergei Rachmaninoff may have taken American citizenship in 1943, but his heart and soul remained in his Russian past
By Joseph Horowitz Friday, January 26, 2024
Black Cleopatra
How a recent Netflix series infuriated Egypt—and raised questions about color stratification and the social construct of race
By Sharon Sochil Washington Thursday, January 25, 2024
“The Earth is Closing on Us” by Mahmoud Darwish
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 23, 2024
How Well Do You Know Your Hitchcock?
A multiple-choice test for the maestro’s fans
By David Lehman Friday, January 19, 2024
Hey Siri, Call Webster
When it comes to learning new words, it’s not where you look them up that’s important
By Kelly McMasters Thursday, January 18, 2024
“Justice Denied in Massachusetts” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 16, 2024
“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 Christopheby 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
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
