“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
Joan Didion and the Magic of Grief
She went from cool customer to recorder of her own bereavement
By Sandra M. Gilbert Monday, January 3, 2022
“Vultures” by Chinua Achebe
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 28, 2021
“The Darkling Thrush” by Thomas Hardy
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Master of the Esoteric
A new biography of one of the past century’s most eclectic writers
By Charlie Lee Monday, December 20, 2021
Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. ConnellSteve Paul
Christmas Movies Beyond the Expected
Six films to shake up your holiday viewing
By David Lehman Saturday, December 18, 2021
