Anesthesia
An excerpt from Kate Cole-Adams’s exploration of the mystery of consciousness and oblivion
By Charlotte Salley Thursday, December 7, 2017
The Fate of Rome
What really caused the fall of the Eternal City?
By Charlotte Salley Monday, November 13, 2017
The Book of Resting Places
An excerpt from Thomas Mira y Lopez’s ruminations on the ways we bury the dead
By Charlotte Salley Thursday, October 26, 2017
Bible Nation: The United States of Hobby Lobby
An excerpt from Candida Moss and Joel Baden’s investigation of the expanding religious and political scope of the popular retail chain
By Charlotte Salley Thursday, October 12, 2017
Reading with Patrick
An excerpt from Michelle Kuo’s memoir on the life-changing power of literature
By Charlotte Salley Thursday, September 14, 2017
The Chinese Typewriter: A History
Read an excerpt from Thomas Mullaney’s exploration of quick changing key strokes in China
By Charlotte Salley Tuesday, September 5, 2017
American Eclipse
David Baron’s illuminating exploration of the nation’s race to catch a Wild West eclipse
By Charlotte Salley Friday, August 18, 2017
Drunks: An American History
Read an excerpt from Christopher Finan’s look at the booze-soaked history of America
By Charlotte Salley Monday, August 7, 2017
Zapped: From Infrared to X-rays, the Curious History of Invisible Light
Read an excerpt from Bob Berman’s new journey into the mysteries of waves we can’t see
By Charlotte Salley Friday, July 28, 2017
The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women
Read an excerpt from Elizabeth Norton’s new give-it-to-me-straight history of 16th-century English gals
By Charlotte Salley Tuesday, July 18, 2017
On the Road
An excerpt from Vagabond: Venice Beach, Slab City and Points in Between by Ceilidh Michelle
By Elizabeth Pankova Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Vagabond: Venice Beach, Slab City, and Points in Betweenby Ceilidh Michelle
The Reading Hordes
An excerpt from The Library: A Fragile History by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen
By Charlie Lee Tuesday, November 9, 2021
<em>The Library: A Fragile History</em>Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen
Writing in the Wings
An excerpt from A Story That Happens: On Playwriting, Childhood, & Other Traumas by Dan O’Brien
By Jayne Ross Tuesday, September 14, 2021
A Story That Happens: On Playwriting, Childhood, & Other TraumasDan O’Brien
The Word—and Weird—of God
An excerpt from A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible by Kristen Swenson
By Jayne Ross Thursday, February 11, 2021
Jayne Ross
Second-Class Students No More
An excerpt from Point of Reckoning: The Fight for Racial Justice at Duke University by Theodore D. Segal
By Jayne Ross Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Point of Reckoning: The Fight for Racial Justice at Duke UniversityTheodore D. Segal
Filling in the Blanks
An excerpt from How Schools Really Matter: Why Our Assumption About Schools and Inequality Is Mostly Wrong by Douglas B. Downey
By Jayne Ross Thursday, November 5, 2020
How Schools Really Matter: Why Our Assumption About Schools and Inequality Is Mostly Wrong by Douglas B. Downey
A Writer by Nature
An excerpt from World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
By Jayne Ross Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Home Is Where the HOA Is
An excerpt from The Sprawl by Jason Diamond
By Jayne Ross Thursday, September 17, 2020
The Sprawlby Jason Diamond
Tolerance in a Dark Place
An excerpt from Plague Years: A Doctor’s Journey Through the AIDS Crisis by Ross A. Slotten
By Jayne Ross Thursday, August 27, 2020
Plague Years: A Doctor's Journey Through the AIDS CrisisRoss A. Slotten
A Lifetime in Verse
An excerpt from Land’s End: New and Selected Poems by Gail Mazur
By Jayne Ross Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Land’s End: New and Selected Poemsby Gail Mazur
