“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
The Snow Maiden
Our final episode of 2018 is a send-off to the solstice
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, December 30, 2024
Reaching Out
The best way to escape our current political predicament is to keep talking
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 30, 2019
No Home on the Range
A roadmap to understanding the American West
By James Conaway Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Remembering James McConkey
Diane Ackerman, Brad Edmondson, and Robert Wilson celebrate a real writer’s writer
By Our Contributors Tuesday, October 29, 2019
“[hist whist]” by E. E. Cummings
For the little ghosties and ghoulies on Halloween
By Amanda Holmes Friday, October 25, 2019
From Black Cabs to Blacklisted
Mike Isaac on how Uber went so wrong
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, October 25, 2019
This Is What Terror Sounds Like
10 pieces to guarantee the Halloween shivers
By Sudip Bose Thursday, October 24, 2019
Up in the Air
The majesty of New York City still mystifies
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 23, 2019
A Prophet of the Truly Great
Harold Bloom’s lasting influence
By David Lehman Monday, October 21, 2019
My Teacher, Harold Bloom
His example helped shape my own approach to literature
By Gary Saul Morson Monday, October 21, 2019
