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 Between by 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 Traumas Dan 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 University Theodore 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 Sprawl by 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 Crisis Ross 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 Poems by Gail Mazur
Incarcerating the Innocent
An excerpt from Lara Bazelon’s examination of wrongful imprisonment
By Katie Daniels Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Lara Bazelon
Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times
A video teaser for Alan Walker’s new biography
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, September 20, 2018
Making Oscar Wilde
An excerpt from Michèle Mendelssohn’s account of the writer’s early life and rise to fame
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, July 23, 2018
Michèle Mendelssohn
The Bonanza King
An excerpt from Gregory Crouch’s biography of John William Mackay, the 19th-century silver mine magnate
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, June 25, 2018
Gregory Crouch
The Beautiful Race
An excerpt from Colin O’Brien’s exploration of Italy’s greatest cycling event
By Charlotte Salley Friday, April 6, 2018
The Seabird’s Cry
An excerpt from Adam Nicolson’s look at the great avian ocean voyagers
By Charlotte Salley Friday, February 16, 2018
How to Die
An excerpt from James Romm’s compilation of Seneca’s writings on death
By Charlotte Salley Friday, February 2, 2018
The Future
An excerpt from Nick Montfort’s exploration of how to create what lies ahead
By Charlotte Salley Friday, January 19, 2018
Voices, Places
An excerpt from David Mason’s new collection of essays on literature and travel
By Charlotte Salley Friday, January 12, 2018
Dopers in Uniform
An excerpt from John Hoberman’s investigation into the hidden world of police on steroids
By Charlotte Salley Friday, January 5, 2018
