Reading with Patrick
An excerpt from Michelle Kuo’s memoir on the life-changing power of literature
By Charlotte Salley Thursday, September 14, 2017
Back to School Required Reading
12 Literary Campuses Worth Revisiting
By Our Editors Friday, September 8, 2017
Mahler in the Jungle
The Mexican composer who championed the people, and who memorably depicted the Yucatán on film
By Sudip Bose Thursday, September 7, 2017
A New City, a New Project
Moving to Berlin
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, September 6, 2017
The Chinese Typewriter: A History
Read an excerpt from Thomas Mullaney’s exploration of quick changing key strokes in China
By Charlotte Salley Tuesday, September 5, 2017
The Epic Viking Saga of the Everyday
Eleanor Barraclough on the ordinary people of Norse history
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 31, 2025
“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Brahmin and His Imaginary Friend
How a classic paean to the honest virtues of a Maine fisherman obscured several ugly truths
By Janna Malamud Smith Friday, January 24, 2025
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
