Up in the Air
The majesty of New York City still mystifies
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 23, 2019
A Prophet of the Truly Great
Harold Bloom’s lasting influence
By David Lehman Monday, October 21, 2019
My Teacher, Harold Bloom
His example helped shape my own approach to literature
By Gary Saul Morson Monday, October 21, 2019
Philip Pullman’s Unorthodox Liberalism
The author’s atheism gets the attention, but his liberal, anti-authoritarian creed is what drives his work.
By Parker Richards Monday, October 21, 2019
Where the Wild Things Are
How a radical conservation effort is transforming a former farm into a verdant, biodiverse landscape—and challenging our ideas about what conservation looks like
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, October 18, 2019
“The Life Beyond” by Rupert Brooke
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Friday, October 18, 2019
Asterisks
This past weekend, two athletes made history in the marathon—but should their achievements give us pause?
By Eric Wills Thursday, October 17, 2019
10 Famous Authors With Surprising Day Jobs
Or, 10 reasons to hang on to that office job
By Katie Daniels Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Thursday, January 23, 2025
Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Unionby Richard Carwardine
“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Keepers of the Old Ways
Eliot Stein on the people keeping cultural traditions alive
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 17, 2025
“The Purse-Seine” by Robinson Jeffers
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Island Royalty
A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary
By Madison Smartt Bell Monday, January 13, 2025
The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christopheby Marlene L. Daut
The Writer in the Family
The fiction of E. L. Doctorow gave a young man hope of connecting his father and his literary hero
By Jonathan Liebson Wednesday, January 8, 2025
