“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
Cooking During Quarantine
The daily rituals that are both indulgent and necessary
By Katherine Lucky Monday, June 29, 2020
The Knock on Grant
Why toppling his bust in Golden Gate Park was a strange way to celebrate Juneteenth
By Elizabeth D. Samet Saturday, June 27, 2020
Whale Song
Unlocking the mysteries of the world’s largest mammals with old bones and new technology
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, June 26, 2020
“Convolvulus” by Helen Dunmore
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, June 23, 2020
The Bloom Has Faded
Reforming the Western canon may not go far enough
By Robert Zaretsky Monday, June 22, 2020
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
What can the American chestnut teach us about ourselves?
By Harrison Hill Monday, June 22, 2020
Founding Falsehoods
Reconsidering how we’ve been telling stories about American history
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, June 19, 2020
