“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 Horses” by Edwin Muir
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Let It Snow
An excerpt from Snow: A Scientific and Cultural Exploration
By Katie Daniels Monday, December 9, 2019
House of Mirrors
Carmen Maria Machado on her meta-memoir of a harrowing relationship
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 6, 2019
Soundtrack of a Revolution
Seeing and hearing a protest explode on the streets of Santiago
By Penelope Rowlands Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Norman Maclean and Me
Advice for living and drinking from the author of A River Runs Through It
By Rebecca McCarthy Monday, December 2, 2019
This Man Should Not Be Executed
Billy Joe Wardlow murdered a man, but mitigating facts say he should not pay for that crime with his life
By Lincoln Caplan Monday, December 2, 2019
The Greatest Sexual Revolution
How World War II prefigured the ’60s
By Jon Zobenica Monday, December 2, 2019
Questions of Inspiration
Should we try to see the poet in her poetry?
By Rachel Hadas Monday, December 2, 2019
Love Unknown: The Life and Worlds of Elizabeth Bishopby Thomas Travisano
