“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
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 Two Times I Loved You the Most In a Car” by Dorothea Grossman
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Race and Public Health
The coronavirus reveals how this country fails to relieve suffering
By Philip Alcabes Saturday, September 5, 2020
How Architecture Shapes Our Emotions
Why we shouldn’t give up on how cities make us feel
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, September 4, 2020
“The Canonization” by John Donne
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Our Post-Privacy World
Total information awareness may make us feel safe, but will we regret living in a surveillance state?
By Thomas A. Bass Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Coronavirus in the Shadow of the Holocaust
When we look at the pandemic raging around us, do we really know what it is we’re witnessing?
By David Stromberg Saturday, August 29, 2020
