“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
La Havilland
The movie star became a fixture in Paris, where she lived for half her lifetime
By Charles Trueheart Monday, July 27, 2020
Creeping Illiberalism
A bleak account of the West’s slide toward tyranny
By Charles Trueheart Monday, July 27, 2020
Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianismby Anne Applebaum
“Never Was History So Interesting”
Reading, Writing, and Confinement in 1900
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom Saturday, July 25, 2020
The Oldest Living Music in the World
One man’s quest to uncover the mysteries of Europe’s most enduring folk songs
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, July 24, 2020
Beyond Classification
One writer’s journey into the labyrinth of political and bureaucratic obfuscation
By Michael Sherry Thursday, July 23, 2020
Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Actby Nicholson Baker
Robot Therapy
Artificial intelligence helps keep nursing home residents engaged
By Rebecca McCarthy Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Righteousness Like a Mighty Stream
After a historian’s lifetime of confronting racism, signs of change
By Allison Blakely Monday, July 20, 2020
