“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
Visible Man
A writer whose early speculative fiction made him famous
By Charles Trueheart Monday, November 15, 2021
The Young H. G. Wells: Changing the Worldby Claire Tomalin
People of the Parchment
The ordinary lives hidden in medieval manuscripts
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, November 12, 2021
Her Pages Caught Fire
A new biography of a ferociously talented and determined writer
By Rosanna Warren Thursday, November 11, 2021
A Splendid Intelligence: The Life of Elizabeth Hardwick by Cathy Curtis
The Reading Hordes
An excerpt from The Library: A Fragile History by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen
By Charlie Lee Tuesday, November 9, 2021
<em>The Library: A Fragile History</em>Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen
“Salutation to the Dawn” by Kalidasa
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Lost in the Garden
One essayist’s thorny tribute to another
By Anne Matthews Monday, November 8, 2021
The Highest Achievement of American Film Noir
Stanwyck, MacMurray, and Robinson at their best in Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity
By David Lehman Saturday, November 6, 2021
