If You Can’t See the Stage, Turn to the Page
With theaters shut during the pandemic, reading plays has shed surprising light on works both familiar and strange
By Wendy Smith Thursday, December 2, 2021
The Capital of Self-Reliance
How a backwater became a philosophical powerhouse
By Anne Matthews Monday, November 29, 2021
The Transcendentalists and Their World by Robert A. Gross
The Bird That Sang I Am
Poems about the place where we belong
By Christian Wiman Thursday, November 25, 2021
Touché-ing the Void
How can we live only to die?
By John Kaag Monday, November 22, 2021
The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning by Paul Bloom
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
Dark White
The caste status of Arabs in the United States and Germany
By Rosalie Metro Thursday, November 4, 2021
Creative Destruction
The spiritual quest of the alchemist
By Jennifer Sinor Monday, October 25, 2021
A Prophet and a President
Why Black biography matters
By David Levering Lewis Thursday, October 21, 2021
Caught in the Crosshairs 
Four questions on the future of American gun reform
By Adam Winkler Wednesday, September 1, 2021
