A Poet of the Soil
The legacy of a writer who struggled with his celebrity
By Richard Tillinghast Friday, September 27, 2024
The Letters of Seamus Heaney selected and edited by Christopher Reid
For Want of Touch
The astonishing breadth of our passions
By Diana Goetsch Thursday, September 26, 2024
“The Pulley” by George Herbert
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Queen of the Night
Leigh Ann Henion embraces the creatures that light up the dark
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, September 20, 2024
Teach the Conflicts
It’s natural—and right—to foster
disagreement in the classroom
By Mark Edmundson Thursday, September 19, 2024
“Snake” by D. H. Lawrence
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 17, 2024
In the Lions’ Studio
A new dual biography turns the lens on the towering architects of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
By Noah Isenberg Thursday, February 13, 2025
Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equationby Kenneth Turan
“My Mother on an Evening in Late Summer” by Mark Strand
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 11, 2025
The Fair Fields
Only rarely did the outside world intrude on an idyllic Connecticut childhood, but in the tumultuous 1960s, that intrusion included an encounter with evil
By Rosanna Warren Thursday, February 6, 2025
“The Frog Prince” by Stevie Smith
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The Epic Viking Saga of the Everyday
Eleanor Barraclough on the ordinary people of Norse history
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 31, 2025
