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
Ho Ho Horror
Why not make this Christmas a little darker?
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 27, 2024
“The Sadness of Clothes” by Emily Fragos
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, November 29, 2022
What Hath Gable Got?
“Rhett Butler” romances Claudette Colbert in Frank Capra’s comic masterpiece It Happened One Night
By David Lehman Monday, November 28, 2022
“We Lived Happily During the War” by Ilya Kaminsky
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, November 22, 2022
“For My People” by Margaret Walker
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Enough Already with the Trauma
Learning to live with your inner mishegas
By Jay Neugeboren Monday, November 14, 2022
