“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
Wave to Me
There’s one thing I won’t relinquish to a pandemic that’s claimed so much
By Megan Craig Thursday, February 3, 2022
“The Snow Man” by Wallace Stevens
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The Burden of Guilt
A plea for grace and forgiveness after a terrible crime
By Lara Bazelon Monday, January 31, 2022
The Uninnocent: Notes on Violence and Mercy by Katharine Blake
From Murderpan to Mattapan
A writer’s traumatic experiences lead him to travel in time to the places where he was hurt
By Quentin Lucas Saturday, January 29, 2022
Murder, He Wrote
John Darnielle on the fiction of true crime
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 28, 2022
The Plague Year
The more things change, the more they stay the same
By David Guterson Thursday, January 27, 2022
“Sometimes, Oh, Often, Indeed” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Tales of Mercy and Sacrifice
An Italian scholar’s exploration of the Hebrew Bible
By Randy Rosenthal Monday, January 24, 2022
The Book of All Books by Roberto Calasso (translated from the Italian by Tim Parks)
