“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
Jeremy Irons Reads T. S. Eliot
The legendary actor on why poetry matters
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, August 28, 2020
Tolerance in a Dark Place
An excerpt from Plague Years: A Doctor’s Journey Through the AIDS Crisis by Ross A. Slotten
By Jayne Ross Thursday, August 27, 2020
Plague Years: A Doctor's Journey Through the AIDS CrisisRoss A. Slotten
“Let Me Begin Again” by Philip Levine
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, August 25, 2020
My Premature Autobiography
The form of things as they were, as they are, and as they will come to be
By Ray Douglas Bradbury Saturday, August 22, 2020
Studying Stones
What rocks reveal about the stories we’ve lost and the stories we tell
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, August 21, 2020
The AI Will See You Now
New screening tools can predict which ER patients are most at risk for PTSD
By Marcus A. Banks Wednesday, August 19, 2020
“Spring and Fall” by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Poems read aloud, beautifully