“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
“To a Milkmaid” by Carolyn Wells
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Tunneling for Daylight
All hail the miraculous, tenacious carpenter bee
By Paula Whyman Friday, February 2, 2024
Thunder in Her Head
A new biography of a master choreographer
By Jerome Charyn Thursday, February 1, 2024
Errand into the Maze: The Life and Work of Martha Grahamby Deborah Jowitt
“The Hill-Shade” by William Barnes
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 30, 2024
The Homesick Composer
Sergei Rachmaninoff may have taken American citizenship in 1943, but his heart and soul remained in his Russian past
By Joseph Horowitz Friday, January 26, 2024
Black Cleopatra
How a recent Netflix series infuriated Egypt—and raised questions about color stratification and the social construct of race
By Sharon Sochil Washington Thursday, January 25, 2024
