Catullus’ Bedspread
Read an excerpt from Daisy Dunn’s new biography of Rome’s most erotic poet
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Engineering Eden
Read an excerpt from Jordan Fisher Smith’s new book about the trial that changed our national parks
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, July 20, 2016
“Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People” and Other Myths
Read an excerpt from Dennis A. Henigan’s updated book about gun control
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Neither Snow Nor Rain
Read an excerpt from Devin Leonard’s eclectic history of the U.S. Postal Service
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, June 27, 2016
The Sting of the Wild
Read an excerpt from Justin O. Schmidt’s new book about venomous bugs
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Good Neighbors
An excerpt from Nancy L. Rosenblum’s new book about everyday American life
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, June 14, 2016
India’s War
An excerpt from Srinath Raghavan’s new book about India in WWII
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, June 8, 2016
America’s Snake
An excerpt from Ted Levin’s new book about the rise and fall of the rattlesnake
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, May 24, 2016
My Life with Wagner
An excerpt from Christian Thielemann’s book about a lifetime of conducting
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, May 17, 2016
The Edge of the Empire
Travel ancient Britannia in this excerpt from Bronwen Riley’s new book
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, May 10, 2016
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
