“My Philosophy of Life” by John Ashbery
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 14, 2021
An Open Debate
Might Novak Djokovic, despite his loss this weekend, be the greatest tennis player of all time?
By Eric Wills Monday, September 13, 2021
Drawing in Young Readers
The alchemy of children’s illustration
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, September 10, 2021
On Our Knees
What the history of a gesture can tell us about Black creative power
By Farah Peterson Tuesday, September 7, 2021
“The Day Is Done” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Wildfires Revisited
The Caldor and Dixie blazes are something new
By Jeff Wheelwright Saturday, September 4, 2021
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 Christopheby 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 Snow Maiden
Our final episode of 2018 is a send-off to the solstice
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, December 30, 2024
