“He Asked About the Quality” by C. P. Cavafy
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Survival Situation
The debate over evolution and its discoverer
By Anne Matthews Monday, June 10, 2024
Origin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwin by Howard Markel
Tunneling to Freedom
In The Great Escape (1963), the true story of a harrowing breakout from a German POW camp
By David Lehman Thursday, June 6, 2024
The Rescuer
In search of the Underground Railroad’s legendary conductor
By Danielle Amir Jackson Monday, June 3, 2024
Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People by Tiya Miles
A Forgotten Turner Classic
Who was George Eyser, the one-legged German-American gymnast who astounded at the Olympic Games?
By Joshua Prager Monday, June 3, 2024
Facing the Facts
An antiquated take on antiquity
By Sarah Ruden Monday, June 3, 2024
The Missing Thread: A Women’s History of the Ancient World by Daisy Dunn
The Given Child
To what lengths would a mother go to ensure her family’s survival in a remote Himalayan village?
By William deBuys Monday, June 3, 2024
Numbers Game
A novelist’s indictment of how we account for our history
By Nell Pierce Monday, June 3, 2024
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
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
The Weight of a Stone
Searching for stability in an erratic world led Oliver Sacks and other writers to the realms of geology
By Megan Craig Thursday, January 2, 2025
“The Horses” by Edwin Muir
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Snow Maiden
Our final episode of 2018 is a send-off to the solstice
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, December 30, 2024
Ho Ho Horror
Why not make this Christmas a little darker?