The Writer in the Family

The fiction of E. L. Doctorow gave a young man hope of connecting his father and his literary hero

Birthday Boy

“The Horses” by Ted Hughes

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Amy Wetsch

Life, magnified

The Weight of a Stone

Searching for stability in an erratic world led Oliver Sacks and other writers to the realms of geology

New Year, Old Year

“The Horses” by Edwin Muir

Poems read aloud, beautifully

The Snow Maiden

Our final episode of 2018 is a send-off to the solstice

Ho Ho Horror

Why not make this Christmas a little darker?

A Story for Christmas

Protected by Privilege?

An exercise in illogic

Incarcerating the Innocent

An excerpt from Lara Bazelon’s examination of wrongful imprisonment

Lara Bazelon

Time to Tee Up

Podcasts To Get You Thinking

Our new Daily Scholar columnist reviews the best educational offerings

Flying Free

On St. Cecilia’s Day

Handel’s ode for November 22

Bill of Health

The shock of entering the American health-care system

Jane Swavely

Neon Forests

Adam’s Apple

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