“Sonnet: Grief Dies” by Henry Timrod
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Remembering Robert Moses
The civil rights leader worked to raise up those at “the bottom”
By Benjamin Hedin Saturday, July 31, 2021
Here for the Beer
Exploring ancient ales and fermentation re-creations
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, July 30, 2021
“Remember” by Christina Rossetti
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Warrior Eros
How an army of homosexual men became one of the most elite fighting forces of the ancient world
By A. E. Stallings Saturday, July 24, 2021
The Sacred Band: Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom by James Romm
Working “Up North”
Drawn to the Canadian backcountry while measuring Earth’s magnetic field
By Josef Eisinger Thursday, July 22, 2021
“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 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
