23/7
Read an excerpt from Keramet Reiter’s new book about the rise of solitary confinement
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, November 3, 2016
The Roads Not Taken
I coulda been a contender—as a cantor
By Phillip Lopate Friday, October 28, 2016
Garden State Sorcerer
In his new memoir, Springsteen reveals his inner life but is strangely silent on his music
By Louis P. Masur Tuesday, October 25, 2016
The Root Cause
Padraic X. Scanlan tells the real history of the Irish Potato Famine
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, March 14, 2025
“After Great Pain, a Formal Feeling Comes” by Emily Dickinson
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 11, 2025
“Writing in the Dark” by Denise Levertov
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Tiger Mom
At a forest preserve in India, a writer sees the world anew and learns how to focus her son’s restless mind
By Elizabeth Kadetsky Monday, March 3, 2025
Learning to Be Social 
What might Rousseau teach us about how to live with others?
By Sally J. Scholz Monday, March 3, 2025
