“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 Prophecy of an Assassination
John Frankenheimer’s prescient 1962 film, The Manchurian Candidate
By David Lehman Saturday, January 22, 2022
Strokes of Genius
Jing Tsu on how the Chinese language survived the modern world
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 21, 2022
Lessons From an Unwritten Autobiography
From doubt and despair to faith and love
By Jack Miles Thursday, January 20, 2022
“A Litany of Survival” by Audre Lorde
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 18, 2022
New York Was Very Heaven
The midcentury newcomers who reshaped the art world
By Andy Grundberg Monday, January 17, 2022
The Loft Generation: From the de Koonings to Twombly: Portraits and Sketches, 1942–2011 by Edith Schloss
On Hugging
What we lose when we can’t get close to the ones we love
By Chloe Shaw Saturday, January 15, 2022
